Thanks for the questions Rod..
1. Iraq war - That’s really a two part question…Part one involves how we got into Iraq. That was 25 years ago. A full generation ago. We had just been attacked, and Saddam Hussein was brutalizing his own people. And Hussein was behind an attempt on a then former Presidents life. We didn’t have the technology, or the capability we have today. Plus, we were told that in that case there was a nuke component as well, and they were concurring a neighbor country. So, we went in, and at the time, I supported the mission. As the war dragged on, and we were mired in the mess of it all, , Hussein was ousted, and killed, and the country was left as a training ground for Iranian proxyed terror groups like ISIS, along with the failure of national building that the people didn’t want. It was a good thing for Trump first term to pull us out.
2. I think Iran is run by theocrats, that follow a sect of Islam that are suicidal in their quest to dominate the world through conquest, and vanquish in order to bring the rest of the world to Islam through war and terror. And that they clearly were developing nukes in that quest. Iran can never be allowed to obtain that capability.
3. We could. But, it’s a matter of the nukes. Trump is, and has been masterful in taking that threat out in many ways, without troops on the ground, and without starting any folly of national building. He’s softening up the regime so that the people of Iran have a chance to determine their own fate.
4. Sometimes in life we are forced into doing things that while distasteful, bring about the security for lasting peace. So, as long as this mission stays limited to that, and not a protracted conflict where we send our blood? I wish success, then he can get back to fixing the mess here.
I hope that answers some of your questions…
1. Right, but don't most people think now think it was a mistake to go to war based on the misconception of 'weapons of mass destruction'? DIdn't you Republicans all think that too until your god emperor led you into another war? You had just being attacked by who? Who had you just been attacked by?
Iraq moved its nuclear material out of the country to Syria, we found nothing is this what the average person in the US thinks? Is this what the average republican voter thinks?
But hey, I guess the US military not even taking the time to check on google maps if what they are bombing is a children's school is too much to ask for? Wipe your hands clean again because you don't have the techology to double check your targets on google maps?
2. Then what do you think about Trump pulling out of the JCPOA? Trump literally caused this situation. He pulled out of it for what reason? That they weren't following it? But then, if you don't believe we actually knew what capabilities they had back when the JCPOA was in place, and we had greater monitoring capablities, then why do you believe it now? Why do you believe now that the they can monitor enrichment levels, but then you don't believe that enrichment levels were much lower than that before Turmp pulled out of the JCPOA? Or do you acknowledge that Trump caused this situation in the first place by pulling out of the JCPOA? So republicans simultaneously believe that Iran was able to hide nuclear progress when we had the JCPOA in place, but that we are also now able to detect progress when we don't have the additional access that JCPOA granted?
Let me give you the timeline: pre 2010: Iran enriching at low levels (approx 3.5%), 2010-2014: Enriches up to 20%. 2014-2018: Under hte interim deal and then JCPOA, rolled back to 3.67%, verified by IAEA. 2019: After Turmp pulled out, Iran starts creeping bcak up, first to 4.5%. January 2021: Jumps to 20%. April 2021: Jumps to 60%. Trump caused this shit, and you guys are silent about it.
Also, bombing them doesn't remove their knowledge.....that's one of the reasons why neogitating is the much better choice here. But Trump's dumbass instead decided to pull out and then fukcing sanction them? WTF? This guy claims to be a master negotiator. What is the plan then? If they have the knowledge, and it's easier for them to reach that than it is to stop them from reaching it, then why do what Trump did?
If you're deciding to do this through force? How far are you willing to go? They already have the knowledge of how to reach those percentage levels of uranium enrichment. What, do you think they can bomb that knowledge? No, so what, you want to commit genocide to stop them from reaching it?
3. Masterful? Or is he just lying to you all the time? What do you think of this article back in June of 2025 -
Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated — and Suggestions Otherwise are Fake News
Does that make you the fake news? Or does it even make you consider, in the slightest sense, that if they were able to get even close to Nuclear weapons again in less than a year, that maybe you can't do this through force alone? And don't you think we should be a little cautious at using Nukes as a reason to start a war that will result in the deaths of many of that countries civilian population after the whole thing about Iraq being based on false claims? Your description of Trump is masterful? The guy is an idiot that put us into this situation in the first place. This is the same person that destroyed the longstanding relationship with the whole of Europe within a single year of his 2nd term? This is the guy you think is masterful?
4. But then why run on 'no new wars'? There's nothing different about the situation from before? The only thing different is that Trump pulled out of the Nuclear deal that was in place, and then after he pulled out, Iran's enrichment level went up.
It's like you conservatives refuse to believe that you guys were constantly talking about no new wars before Turmp was elected. You know there is a search feature on this forum where you can search terms like 'no new wars' before a certain date?
Bonus question: Why stop the aid to Ukraine?