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29. The thing about Iran is that Trump is in the Epstein files more than 1,000,000 times

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I honestly don't get what's so special about Iran. [View all] redgreenandblue Thursday OP

Iran has been the big bad since Bettie Thursday #1

Women in Iran are very educated compared to many countries womanofthehills Thursday #11

What's so special about Iran is that it has 309 million barrels of oil. Irish_Dem Thursday #2

This is it exactly. mwmisses4289 Thursday #3

Bingo that's why Blue Full Moon Thursday #8

Bottom line - I would also add two other elements Cosmocat Thursday #16

Yep. Trump does nothing unless it benefits him personally. Irish_Dem Thursday #19

They refused to allow the imperialists to control their malaise Thursday #4

Iran became "evil" in 1951, when Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil sop Thursday #26

Well, they have claimed to want to "wipe Israel off the map"... QueerDuck Thursday #5

Under the deal negotiated by the Obama administration, they were giving up their path to any means of doing so. redgreenandblue Thursday #10

They were the second Muslim country to recognize Israel Easterncedar Thursday #23

;-{)..... Goonch Thursday #6

They fire at all nations ships right now OC375 Thursday #7

They are Shia, descended from Muhammed. cachukis Thursday #9

Trump is jealous. Iran's dictatorship rules with an iron fist Martin Eden Thursday #12

You mean the land formerly known as Persia? You're right. Nothing special about it. Intractable Thursday #13

Trump: "It is the greatest killing of a Persian leader since Alexander killed Darius and took his rugs" dalton99a Thursday #30

They also fund terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas EdmondDantes_ Thursday #14

It is a head scratcher, I agree. mysteryowl Thursday #15

They have been attacking us through proxies since 1979. We cannot pretend that... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #24

I'm just saying that if we are under attack for 40 years mysteryowl Thursday #28

I suppose that they should have just allowed the US and UK to control their country to steal their oil then? ihaveaquestion Thursday #36

They have every right to feel resentment towards America and the west, but that doesn't justify... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #46

Saudi Arabia? displacedvermoter Thursday #37

Saudi has been cracking down on extremism Melon Thursday #39

Ok displacedvermoter Thursday #40

The 9/11 Commission found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior officials... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #47

We live under a dictatorship..... Hope22 Thursday #17

"You're foolin' yourself! We're living in a dictatorship. A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working class... Ray Bruns Thursday #20

China has made huge investments in Iran randr Thursday #18

They have oil and they defied us Easterncedar Thursday #21

Just the truth malaise Thursday #42

It's not that they are a dictatorship. It's that they are a terrorist state. Melon Thursday #22

"Iran has been developing nuclear weapons and hiding production." redgreenandblue Thursday #35

Saudi Arabia displacedvermoter Thursday #38

Not one effin country on this planet should have nuclear weapons malaise Thursday #41

Agreed....but here we are. Melon Thursday #43

OIL jonstl08 Thursday #25

They sell oil without using US dollars. Chemical Bill Thursday #27

The thing about Iran is that Trump is in the Epstein files more than 1,000,000 times Blues Heron Thursday #29

The lesson the US seems to be teaching all countries is "get nukes" David__77 Thursday #31

Or American hostages. dalton99a Thursday #32

They weaken KSA hegemony on oil price. JCMach1 Thursday #33

We need a military base there. 617Blue Thursday #34

They took Jimmy Carter's second term from him. gulliver Thursday #44

Iran is the biggest regional power GreatGazoo Thursday #45