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Miguelito Loveless

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27. They don't have any nukes
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:22 PM
Mar 20

They have been accused of being about to have them for 47 years, and yet they have never turned up. Iraq didn't have them either.

Are you telling me you believe the Child Rapist's claims?

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This seems like a really stupid idea. Ocelot II Mar 20 #1
It is a really stupid idea sarisataka Mar 20 #13
What could possibly go wrong? tanyev Mar 20 #2
Answer: Everything! flashman13 Mar 20 #3
So the braintrust is assuming Iran won't fire on it because the oil/storage? underpants Mar 20 #4
Depends how stupid Iran is EX500rider Mar 20 #5
Wouldn't Iran lose those facilities anyway? EYESORE 9001 Mar 20 #8
Big difference between temporarily occupied and destroyed EX500rider Mar 20 #11
Define 'temporary' EYESORE 9001 Mar 20 #14
For them, it might as well be destroyed if it is occupied any real length of time SamuelTheThird Mar 20 #18
Well the facilities require oil to be pumped from the wells to there.. EX500rider Mar 20 #22
The Dutch destroyed their refineries rather than have them used by Japan in WWII. PufPuf23 Mar 20 #39
If the facility is occupied .... reACTIONary Mar 20 #12
No one else can use it with out Iran continuing to pump oil there from the well heads. EX500rider Mar 20 #23
Iran is prepared to take everyone in the Gulf Miguelito Loveless Mar 20 #17
This could lead to worldwide nuclear war SamuelTheThird Mar 20 #19
This is the path Miguelito Loveless Mar 20 #20
"Iran is prepared to take everyone in the Gulf.." Even more reason they can't be trusted with nukes IMO EX500rider Mar 20 #24
They don't have any nukes Miguelito Loveless Mar 20 #27
So they ruined their economy with sanctions & have thousands of centrifuges under a mountain.. EX500rider Mar 20 #30
Something Israel claims Miguelito Loveless Mar 20 #36
They don't have nukes & working on getting them are 2 different things. EX500rider Mar 20 #31
Again, the claim is they have been working on them for 47 years Miguelito Loveless Mar 20 #34
And again why do they have centrifuges under a mountain enriching uranium to nuclear bomb percentages? EX500rider Mar 20 #35
Again, proof other than Israeli Miguelito Loveless Mar 20 #37
That's the UN saying that not Trump or Israel EX500rider Mar 20 #38
Iran cannot win the war by strength and may end up a larger version of Gaza and a failed state. PufPuf23 Mar 20 #40
"Israel cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons." The facts would indicate otherwise IMO EX500rider Mar 20 #41
I don't trust Israel with nukes much more than I trust Iran--- BUT Jack Valentino Mar 20 #43
Because Iran "holds all of the good cards" Trump can't just declare victory and walk out. flashman13 Mar 20 #6
Do trump and Kegbreath ever consult any actual military experts? Bayard Mar 20 #7
Trump wants a blood sacrifice. Baitball Blogger Mar 20 #9
they should have considered it before now. maxsolomon Mar 20 #10
Why won't Iran want to damage the petro Farmer-Rick Mar 20 #26
because they are self-interested. maxsolomon Mar 20 #29
The Iranian army has the whole fucking island zeroed for motherfucking artillery missions. SoFlaBro Mar 20 #15
Be out of range for most their artillery @ 25 miles+ unless they line it up exposed on the beach EX500rider Mar 20 #25
Why would they stop attacking the rest of the ME? Red Mountain Mar 20 #32
Well the issue for them is that's where 90% of the oil leaves from EX500rider Mar 20 #33
Let's see: Miguelito Loveless Mar 20 #16
Its way west of the strait IbogaProject Mar 20 #21
Been obvious for a while now OC375 Mar 20 #28
US speeds up deployment of thousands more Marines, sailors to Middle East Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 20 #42
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