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Originally Posted by Cappy
Fair enough, i did add those words.
I don't know if there would be more civilian deaths in the region whether or not Iran had nukes. The region seems to be doing a pretty good job at bloodshed, proxy or not, on their own.
Looking at it from the Ayatollah's perspective. Your largest enemy in the region and world is sitting on about 200 nuclear warheads (undeclared, because of course, the NFT says no other countries should have the), backed the by the world's largest military and economic power.
You have two neighbours already invaded and deposed by the USA (one a former nemisis) with another regional power (Saudi's) preaching some of the worst forms of Islam possible - but they have oil to sell to the US and appear to be friends.
I can certainly see why Iran (in this regime or the next) want nuclear warheads). Its the same reason Israel wants them; Pakistan, india, china, you name them.
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Don’t forget the recent history of the last 75 years where those nations have instituted coups to remove democratically elected leaders, fed significant funding and weapons to an invading country, and allowed chemical weapons to be used on the population during said invasion.
It’s insane to me that people see all of Israel’s actions as defending itself and deterrence, and refuse to believe that the same can’t be true on the other side.