Originally Posted by
AAdvocate
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).
Dude…Bibi has literally been telling the world that Iran is “two weeks away” from a nuke for the last twenty years. When the dust finally settles on this one, it won’t be long until we hear the same argument the next time the Israelis want to drop bombs on Iran. How many times do you need to hear the same worn out argument before you realize you’ve been duped by the boy who cried wolf?
Have the Iranians been actively attempting to develop nukes? Of course they have? Have they been two weeks away from that capability for the last twenty years? Almost certainly not. Are there far less disruptive ways to address the problem? Of course there are, but they’re less likely to result in the lavished praise Netanyahu and Trump so desperately seek. This whole thing is about egos.