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IronLionZion

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17. Well they won't have the element of surprise if it's in the news
Tue May 20, 2025, 10:34 PM
May 20

Iran doesn't have many allies left. Syria overthrew Assad and has been distancing themselves from Russia and Iran. Hamas is badly weakened. The Houthis have limited capabilities.

Israel is calculating this might be the best time to strike with minimal risk of retaliation.

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Yeah, but GQP have other priorities..... Lovie777 May 20 #1
And cutting taxes liberalgunwilltravel May 20 #2
Nutty Yahoo has lost his mind. My grandmother would say he's too big for his britches. littlemissmartypants May 20 #3
Would you prefer a nuclear Iran? Mosby May 20 #6
Hell no, but at this point I'm really starting to question if a Nuclear Israel is a really bad thing or not. Eko May 20 #8
I believe . . . Richard D May 20 #9
You honestly believe that Iran doesn't have nukes already? Javaman May 20 #10
What I believe doesn't matter nt Richard D May 20 #11
Israel can bomb the crap out of Iran and it will do nothing Javaman May 20 #12
That does not make sense. Richard D May 20 #13
I guess you don't read my above response about them just having to assemble it Javaman May 20 #14
They haven't reached 90% enriched uranium yet Mosby May 20 #15
so we will preemptively blab stopdiggin May 20 #4
Another situation where the 'Great Negotiator' is told to sit down and STFU... EarthFirst May 20 #5
The U.S. a will be at war by 2028 unless Lump croaks Ponietz May 20 #7
Sooner, the way he's going Bayard May 20 #18
Did Vlad manipulate him with kompromat? Ponietz May 21 #19
A strike on Iranian nuclear facilities would be far more justified than the total annihilation of Gaza. Martin68 May 20 #16
Well they won't have the element of surprise if it's in the news IronLionZion May 20 #17
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