“They have backed up their genocidal rhetoric with a program to develop nuclear weapons.”
Netanyahu’s not in the best position to accuse others of genocidal rhetoric backed up with powerful weaponry.
Important to note that it’s more than just hypocrisy, it’s probably also a complete lie.
https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack#00000197-66c5-d617-a597-7fddbf0e0000
The U.S. intelligence community assesses that Iran is not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon
Just like those weapons of mass destruction, way back when in Iraq? I’m shocked, I say, shocked!
Iran’s nuclear program is well documented though.
Their nuclear program is well documented. The allegation that they are imminently capable of producing or deploying a nuclear weapon is not.
I don’t think that allegation has been made, just that they have began the process of building a bomb.
They are claiming self defense in part due to Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The implication being that there is an immediate threat.
First, [the Israeli official] alleged that the Iranian government is advancing a “secret program” to develop nuclear weapons. The U.S. intelligence community assesses that Iran is not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon. Secondly, the Israeli official said, Iran has thousands of ballistic missiles. Finally, he said Iran has been distributing weapons and arms to proxy groups across the region, like Hezbollah and Hamas.
I don’t think that allegation is completely implausible. Although it will probably be impossible to independently verify for a number of years.
No need to change nukes to weaponry, Israel has nukes too.
It’s good old Projection: every accusation is an admission.
Trump started all this shit when he ruined the last nuclear deal in his first term.
He sure is great at fucking everything up, and sowing chaos.
Wonder if this is what the US missiles redirected from Ukraine went to….
Lol, but the media keeps saying… "Trump was against this! He was trying to work with Iran "
There isn’t a dearth of missiles. This is just another convenient excuse to weaken Ukraine.
The Zionist regime is a rogue state. It threatens the security of mankind.
Unfortunately it also has the backing of a much larger rogue state.
Aw.
Did we get too close to getting along again?
Here are the global knock-on effects of Trumpism. The world has been afraid of this for years. And mind you, it’s not because the USA is losing its grip, its role of world police. It’s because of fucked-up diplomacy dominated by egomania, backing the wrong allies in the wrong way. And being so dumb that you’re easily exploitable.
I’m sorry for once again seeing every conflict through USian eyes - Americans do that well enough by themselves - but in this case it’s just true. Fuck Trump, Fuck Netanyahu. Let’s hope this nightmare ends soon.
From the article:
A U.S. official told CNN that the United States had no involvement or assistance in the Israeli strikes
Um, sure. No involvement at all during the last 8 decades.
And Netanyahu:
“This is a clear and present danger to Israel’s very survival. 80 years ago the Jewish people were the victims of a holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi regime. Today, the Jewish state refuses to be a victim of a nuclear holocaust, perpetrated by the Iranian regime.”
Of course they stick to that one however nonsensical it has become, considering Israel is the Nazi regime now, inflicting its own holocaust on others.
“I think it’s been excellent. We gave them a chance and they didn’t take it,” Trump told ABC on Friday morning. “They got hit hard, very hard. They got hit about as hard as you’re going to get hit. And there’s more to come, a lot more.”
This sounds very “not involved”
Can’t keep himself from bragging even as his PR people try to tone it down.
You make it sound like slavish devotion to Israel isn’t bipartisan.
Because the State department policy is bipartisan because the hegemony is bipartisan
Is this going to lead to WW3?
Pretty sure this is WW3. Just more like FFA rather than teams.
Someone please explain why two middle eastern states trying to annihilate each other is WW3.
Don’t forget Ukraine and Russia. That’s why it’s more FFA.
I mean yeah, democratic decline, dwindling ressources and climate change are putting the world on a path to a lot more conflict. This is going to be the new normal going forward if we don’t manage to stop the underlying problems. Doesn’t mean there will be a massive world war, but it definitely means there will be more significant wars.
Crazy that within just a couple weeks Ukraine and now Israel have successfully smuggled drones into a country. Terrifying new vector of war.
Nowhere mentioned that israel used smuggled drones.
Sorry I read that in a different report here: https://apnews.com/article/iran-explosions-israel-tehran-00234a06e5128a8aceb406b140297299
Israel’s military said about 200 aircraft were involved in the initial attack on about 100 targets. Two security officials said the country’s Mossad spy agency was also able to position explosive drones inside Iran ahead of time and then activate them to target missile launchers at an Iranian base near Tehran.
That’s 3 countries and Palestine, which is also a country in my book.
“Defense”
Iran will win this war.
Defense contractors will win, we will be poorer and Iranians will be slaughtered by the millions.
They don’t stand a chance.
What will the USA and Israel do? Bomb them to death and? Invade? Without an army in the ground you can’t really win. Which of their lackeys can they send, the turks? The saudis? Good luck with that.
Take out the Iranian regime that’s holding their country hostage and Iranians will do the rest themselves.
Israel doing something good for once
Finally.
