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7. there's the actual nuclear threat, and there's the WH's rhetorical description of an eliminated threat
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:54 AM
22 hrs ago

“It knocked out their entire potential nuclear capacity.” (July 16)
“It’s been obliterated.” (July 31)
“We obliterated … the future nuclear capability of Iran.” (August 18)
“But I also obliterated Iran’s nuclear hopes, by totally annihilating their enriched uranium.”  September 20)
“Well, they don’t have a nuclear program. It was obliterated.” (October 13)
“… completely obliterated Iran’s nuclear capability.” (November 11)
“It was called Iran and its nuclear capability, and we obliterated that very quickly and strongly and powerfully.” (November 19)
“We obliterated their nuclear capability.” (December 11)
“We knocked out the Iran nuclear threat, and it was obliterated.” (January 8)
“… obliterated Iran’s nuclear enrichment capability.” (January 20)
“… achieving total obliteration of the Iran nuclear potential capability — totally obliterated.” (February 13)

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/politics/nuclear-program-iran-trump-strike

..now we're back to Trump gaslighting nuclear war; literally threatening to ignite the fuse based on bogus intel - this after tearing up the agreement and program where we monitored it, making room for this game where Trump deploys our nation's defenses based on his autocratic will and whim.

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