Originally Posted by
MaxQ
It has been forgotten that at the beginning of the war, Feb. 28th, preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon was not one of stated reasons for attacking Iran.
That reason only was resurected days later.
Initially it was:
1.To kill their leaders.
2. To destroy their military capability.
3. Be a catalyst for a successful uprising of the population.
Then what? There was never anything presented as to "then what do we do?"
The elimination of Iran's ability to make a a nuke only was added a few days later. After "unconditional surrenderr" no longer looked like it was eassy-peasy.
Donkeys following the road first traveled by Croesus.
Negative. This is blatant misinformation and rewriting of history to fit a narrative.
At the start of the conflict, notice the third bullet:
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the strikes in an eight-minute video posted to Truth Social shortly after operations began. He framed the action as major combat operations with these core justifications:
- To defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, described as a "vicious group of very hard, terrible people."
- Iran's "menacing activities" directly endangered the U.S., U.S. troops, bases overseas, and allies.
- Preventing Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon — Trump reiterated that Tehran "can never have a nuclear weapon" and accused the regime of rejecting opportunities to renounce nuclear ambitions while rebuilding its program and developing long-range missiles.
- Broader historical grievances: For 47 years, Iran had chanted "Death to America," supported terrorism and proxies, waged campaigns of bloodshed, and targeted the U.S. and others (referencing events like the 1979-1981 hostage crisis).