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XKhammer wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 12:26goose wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 10:04Council Scum" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:59At what point do you decide you are sick of having terrorist attacks on your own soil and retaliate?Which terror attacks on US soil have Iran been responsible for?
They did retaliate by invading Iraq and Afghanistan and that did not go well. "No more foreign wars" was the message Trump was elected on.Iran, specifically through its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), extensively funds, trains, and arms several militant groups across the Middle East to expand its regional influence and pressure rivals. Major groups supported include Lebanon's Hezbollah, Gaza-based Hamas and Palestinian Islamic JihadHouthi rebels in Yemen, and various Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria.
Anyone else here think goosestep is a mouthpiece for the mad mullahs
goose wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 10:04Council Scum" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:59At what point do you decide you are sick of having terrorist attacks on your own soil and retaliate?Which terror attacks on US soil have Iran been responsible for?
They did retaliate by invading Iraq and Afghanistan and that did not go well. "No more foreign wars" was the message Trump was elected on.
Council Scum" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:59goose wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:47Council Scum" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:36US embassy bombing 1983
US Marine bombing 1983
US Embassy bombing 1984
Hijacking of TWA airlines by Hezbollah 1985And do you think the number and scale of Islamist terror attacks has gone up or down since the invasion of Iraq?
at what point do you stop getting involved in a region which culturally and historically doesn't want you getting involved?At what point do you decide you are sick of having terrorist attacks on your own soil and retaliate?
goose wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:47Council Scum" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:36US embassy bombing 1983
US Marine bombing 1983
US Embassy bombing 1984
Hijacking of TWA airlines by Hezbollah 1985And do you think the number and scale of Islamist terror attacks has gone up or down since the invasion of Iraq?
at what point do you stop getting involved in a region which culturally and historically doesn't want you getting involved?
Council Scum" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 09:36US embassy bombing 1983
US Marine bombing 1983
US Embassy bombing 1984
Hijacking of TWA airlines by Hezbollah 1985
goose wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 06:29Nutsin wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 03:24goose wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 22:24They wouldn’t be dead if this ‘war’ hadn’t started. What happened to no more foreign wars?
The US’s own intelligence said that Iran was not actively pursuing a bomb and was years away from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Day 1 of this war and the USA had a terror attack on its own soil.Only a total cսnt would blame a president for what a terrorist did to innocent people.
So who was to blame for the bombing at a kids concert in Manchester?
You don’t think UK or US foreign policy has any part to play?
How many terrorist attacks were there pre Iraq?
Nutsin wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 03:24goose wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 22:24Massive Attack" wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 22:19
It's war, casualties are always highly likely, you can't be that naive to think there wouldn't be any? The devastation of their Regime Epic Fure Operation itself is what's so impressive. To destroy so much of their top command, nuclear and missile capability since last June to now is going to neuter them long term for the betterment of everyone.
You would have preferred the old Islamic Rep Regime to exist continuing on with their proxy wars and terror?They wouldn’t be dead if this ‘war’ hadn’t started. What happened to no more foreign wars?
The US’s own intelligence said that Iran was not actively pursuing a bomb and was years away from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Day 1 of this war and the USA had a terror attack on its own soil.Only a total cսnt would blame a president for what a terrorist did to innocent people.
So who was to blame for the bombing at a kids concert in Manchester?
Massive Attack" wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 23:59goose wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 23:13Massive Attack" wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 23:07
Botched by different Administrations for a start although the problem for all the region was the Iranian sponsored input to destabilising it all, hence why this is so important in strangling Irans capability to continue their terror once and for all. What's noticeable is allies in the Region are preferring to back the US on going ahead with it rather than siding with the Islamic Rep Regime because they too also realise how destabilising they are. Many who don't support them are sick and tired of the same old evil Regime and like many (if not yourself) across the world as well as in the entire region there welcomes it.
They also had their chance after chance after chance to play ball with America who were willing to come to table but alas they had no intention for genuine diplomacy and instead continue on waging their wars by proxy. Long overdue and more than happy to see it being followed through after making such a significant targetted impact last year.So is it regime change to free the people or is it about nuclear capability?
Both, which only goes to show how important this all is, for all of us.
Nutsin wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 03:45OK_Guy wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 23:31both would be good for the people of Iran & the World... would you not agree the World would be a safer place?
when you consider the Israelis have lived under daily threat from not only Iran but their proxies as well (Hamas, Hezbollah & Houthi's) for decades and, the people of Iran get murdered in their ten's of thousands if they protest against the regime. By your previous comments one would believe that you would prefer the status quo, killing of Iranians & Jews must be ok in your book.
Goose wants to wait until Iran becomes an imminent threat of nuclear war. Let that sink in! That’s what you are arguing with.
OK_Guy wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 23:31both would be good for the people of Iran & the World... would you not agree the World would be a safer place?
when you consider the Israelis have lived under daily threat from not only Iran but their proxies as well (Hamas, Hezbollah & Houthi's) for decades and, the people of Iran get murdered in their ten's of thousands if they protest against the regime. By your previous comments one would believe that you would prefer the status quo, killing of Iranians & Jews must be ok in your book.
goose wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 22:24Massive Attack" wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 22:19
It's war, casualties are always highly likely, you can't be that naive to think there wouldn't be any? The devastation of their Regime Epic Fure Operation itself is what's so impressive. To destroy so much of their top command, nuclear and missile capability since last June to now is going to neuter them long term for the betterment of everyone.
You would have preferred the old Islamic Rep Regime to exist continuing on with their proxy wars and terror?They wouldn’t be dead if this ‘war’ hadn’t started. What happened to no more foreign wars?
The US’s own intelligence said that Iran was not actively pursuing a bomb and was years away from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Day 1 of this war and the USA had a terror attack on its own soil.
goose wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 22:37Massive Attack" wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 22:27 Third and final time I ask, you would have preferred the Status Quo?Absolutely. As would the families of the 3 dead soldiers & the people killed in Texas today.
Iran wasn’t a threat to Europe or the US.
Has there been any recent examples of regime changes in the Middle East which have gone well?
goose wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 20:44Massive Attack" wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 20:32
It's not the same situation. Conflicts in the past were never going to make material change in the region like crushing this one. This is the head of the beast which needed toppling the most.The entire point of Afghanistan was to topple the Taliban - and look who ended up replacing them.
There's dozens of other crazy Islamic clerics lined up to take over......... are you happy to commit troops into Iran to oversee change to the 'right' one?
goose wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 23:13Massive Attack" wrote: ↑01 Mar 2026, 23:07
Botched by different Administrations for a start although the problem for all the region was the Iranian sponsored input to destabilising it all, hence why this is so important in strangling Irans capability to continue their terror once and for all. What's noticeable is allies in the Region are preferring to back the US on going ahead with it rather than siding with the Islamic Rep Regime because they too also realise how destabilising they are. Many who don't support them are sick and tired of the same old evil Regime and like many (if not yourself) across the world as well as in the entire region there welcomes it.
They also had their chance after chance after chance to play ball with America who were willing to come to table but alas they had no intention for genuine diplomacy and instead continue on waging their wars by proxy. Long overdue and more than happy to see it being followed through after making such a significant targetted impact last year.So is it regime change to free the people or is it about nuclear capability?