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fujiyamasan

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11. I doubt they could have kept it secret all this time
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 05:46 PM
10 hrs ago

there have been no detected tests by the CIA. Iran would have performed them by now for deterrence. That also would have been used by Israel for propaganda.

Iran knew its military was severely outmatched by not just the US (that’s a given), but Israel alone. I think that’s why they have been attempting to negotiate an off ramp for years, even when they kept getting hit by Israel. The retaliatory strikes up until now have been mostly symbolic. If they could have hit back harder, they likely would have. I think Israel has been testing Iran’s defenses for years now, and realized it was mostly a joke.

It was always a paper tiger, except for its terrorist proxies and oil.

That said, this was not our fight. And if this was about regime change, this was up to Iranians to take over their government and have to satisfaction of taking out the ayatollah. Who knows where this leads. Bibi has wanted this for years. We’re just an Israeli mercenary wing, yet we don’t even get paid. We pay them.

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Obama's diplomatic deal was much stronger, had teeth, and was having positive results. Beartracks 12 hrs ago #1
Note to world : build nuclear weapons ASAP Bread and Circuses 12 hrs ago #2
North Korea learned that quick fujiyamasan 12 hrs ago #4
I just hope we don't find out the hard way... COL Mustard 11 hrs ago #8
I doubt they could have kept it secret all this time fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #11
One thing we have proved over and over again is that we underestimate our adversaries. flashman13 10 hrs ago #13
"Used by Israel for propaganda " PCIntern 10 hrs ago #15
Israel is fully capable of defending themselves fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #16
Yeah... PCIntern 7 hrs ago #22
Defense Tasmanian Devil 12 hrs ago #3
Agree. I know it's madness. Bread and Circuses 12 hrs ago #5
Ukraine had nukes and gave them up in return for a promise MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #17
Budapest Memorandum Tasmanian Devil 9 hrs ago #20
I didn't know Belarus was party to it. MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #21
Neither should any other country. Srkdqltr 11 hrs ago #6
And neither should we. Initech 11 hrs ago #7
Yes, it has become dangerous to the world that the US has nukes MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #19
Strange how America carries out undeclared war aggression on other countries . . . Aussie105 11 hrs ago #9
Every nation is entitled to self-defense, including a credible deterrent. dalton99a 10 hrs ago #10
This credible deterrent also is a blank check to invade other countries MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #18
Canada should develop tactical nukes. roamer65 10 hrs ago #12
Nuclear is always evoked to justify fossil fuel driven wars. NNadir 10 hrs ago #14
Neither must tRump. diane in sf 6 hrs ago #23
The lesson is just as easily that we can't touch you with nukes. Melon 6 hrs ago #24
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