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Trump Team Weighs Options, Including Airstrikes, to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program News Article

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-iran-plan-nuclear-weapons-def26f1d
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u/Sabertooth767 Neoclassical Liberal 25d ago

Why not? Israel proved you can strike Iranian nuclear facilities and Iran can't do shit about it.

I've grown weary over the fearmongering by the Democrats. The nuclear deal is moronic and has only enabled Tehran. They are completely and utterly incapable of waging a war against the United States. They can't even touch Israel!

I'm not saying that we necessarily should use military force against Iran, let alone invade, but to take it off the table is foolish.

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u/Remarkable-Medium275 25d ago

I have absolutely no complaints about being hawkish on Iran. My complaints is the isolationist rhetoric about Ukraine, only for him to be a standard hawk on everyone else.

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u/Davec433 25d ago

The difference with Ukraine is they’re not our ally and Russia isn’t threatening us.

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u/autosear 25d ago

Russia is directly threatening us. Putin even recently declared the sale of Alaska to be illegal. They threaten us every single day that we don't retreat from the global stage and give up our influence to Russia.

Also Ukraine essentially is our ally. We promised to protect them if they would give up their nukes.