• Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Why are they saying ‘death to America’?

    Because America won’t leave them alone. America started this shit, and continues to retaliate over and over for it’s own fuck ups comming back to bite it.

    Obviously Iran is going to hate them and say things like ‘Death to America’ when America just wont stop giving them reasons to.

    Maybe if America can demonstrate proper restraint and just leave the country to it’s own afairs, truly show themselves to NOT be an enemy of Iran, perhaps even an ally given sufficient time to heal; Iran will no longer feel the need to defend themselves against an immanent threat, whether real or perceived.

    Bombing them sends the opposite message.

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      1 day ago

      So… Yes, but we still can’t allow them to have the ability to take out an entire city in one strike. Sucks, I know, but there are lines.

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        24 hours ago

        The rest of the world says the same about America.

        ‘Terrorist’ isn’t a way of life, it’s the perspective of those against you.

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          11 hours ago

          I would happily give up all our nukes if everyone else agreed to do so as well.

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            10 hours ago

            As nice as that would be, the unfortunate reality is that’s just not a realistic solution. You can’t put the cat back in the bag, so to speak.

            The technology is already known; If everyone agreed to disarm, each party would just be even more worried about nations potentially ignoring that agreement and their now lack of defense against it.


            The biggest reason I’m not all that concerned about Iran having nukes is the fact that so many nations are already nuclear armed. The use of nuclear weapons is so hated globally that they can only really be used in defence. If any individual nation chose to use their nukes offensively, the inevitable response from everyone else would mean the decision is suicide.

            If Iran acquired nukes, then used them on say, Israel; America at the very least would turn Iran into a nuclear wasteland. I’m sure there are other nations that would join in, even if just on principle.