SpaceCowboy

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That was the statement you were originally replying too… That was the justification for the entire war.

Ok so some guy on the internet called Chairman Meow said that. I didn't say that.

They have the centrifuges. They have a delivery system. Once they have the material, they’d be able to put together a little boy style bomb

Any sources for that?

Yeah, the IAEA. It's not my job look up information for you, the site is here: https://www.iaea.org/

Much of the information is in PDF form, and very technical stuff. So shit tier "journalists" won't read it.

I’m saying there isn’t any reason a sovereign nation isn’t allowed to build a bomb if they wanted.

What about the nuclear non-proliferation treaty?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons#Iran

I think you'll find Iran is violating international law with it's actions.

No war is justified. It’s very 19th century to think this way. Wars are necessary when another nation threatens your survival.

That’s a justification you fucking idiot.

When was the last time a country declared war? We stopped doing that kind of thing when it lead to two world wars and nuclear weapons came onto the scene. The way things are done now is there's escalation and de-escalation. It allows countries to back off from a war.

I'm talking about international norms and you call be a "fucking idiot". Maybe you need to educate yourself on how the world works beyond playing HOI4 or where ever you get your ideas from.

If a nation has the capability to eliminate an existential threat, it is necessary for them to do so

Ahh, yes. Because Israel is part of the United States?

Israel is an ally of the US. Do I need to explain how alliances work too FFS?

Whether it’s valid or not is not relevant. It is a signal that they are not interested in a diplomatic outcome.

They were sticking to the nuclear accords before Trump unilaterally ended them… Seems like it’s the US that’s not interested in diplomatic outcomes.

Congratulations, you finally got one right! Yes by all reports Iran was abiding by the JCPOA. Trump cancelled that then assassinated a general in his first term which made a war pretty much inevitable. It's possible war could have been avoided had Americans voted for Harris. But broadly speaking Americans are too stupid to know when they are voting for war. They voted for the Iraq war and didn't realize that, and by voting in Trump again they were voting for a war with Iran.

If we could rewind time and tell Bush not to do the "axis of evil" speech (which was the US signalling war with Iran) and use the time machine again and tell Trump to not cancel treaties with Iran and kill their general, and if they listened, then maybe a war could've been averted.

But since time travel isn't a thing, the adults need to focus on the situation at hand and not obsess over grievances. Iran has developed the capability of building a nuclear weapon. They've consistently expressed a desire to be an existential threat to Israel. The use of a nuclear weapon would result in the deaths of millions. This is obviously unacceptable (if you're not a fucking psychopath) and needs to be prevented.

The Iranian regime has also attacked all of it's neighbours, and has targeted civilians. Iran is also responsible for October 7 which led to a war that resulted in the deaths of over 73,000 Palestinians. It's clear they will attempt to repeat this in the future. Not to mention the fact that they've killed at least 30,000 Iranians to maintain their power.

Whatever grievances Iran has does not justify the evil acts their regime has brought onto the world. In an ideal world Bush would've never made the "axis of evil" speech, Trump wouldn't have cancelled the JCPOA and wouldn't have killed an Iranian general. But that it not the world we're living. In the world we live in has Iran under control of some psychopaths that want to build a nuke.

Bottom line, these psychopaths can't be allowed to have a nuke.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why wouldn't Iran and the US also be kicked out?

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Yeah we don't talk about that because that implies there is something wrong with the Jewish race or religion... so it's an objectively antisemitic line of thinking.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

BRB, I gotta do a Plague Inc. run.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gross incompetence makes even more sense.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Iran is shooting at them anyway, so maybe not so sensible.

 

Of course it's just a cartoon. In reality, Sideshow Bob wouldn't be arrested at the end.

 

Protest swiftly condemned by all levels of government; organizing group denies hospital targeted

Toronto police say they are increasing their presence along hospital row after a pro-Palestinian protest downtown on Monday night, including outside Mount Sinai Hospital.

Toronto Police Service spokesperson Stephanie Sayer told CBC News the increased police presence is to ensure that essential hospital services and emergency routes remain accessible.

"Interfering with the operations of a hospital is not acceptable," Sayer wrote in an email.

Police have not said if the hospital's operations were impacted by the protest. The hospital has not responded to CBC News's request for comment.

"The Toronto Police Service is investigating several incidents that occurred in front of Mount Sinai Hospital and along the demonstration route. As we have said before, officers use their discretion during large crowd demonstrations and even if arrests are not deemed safe to make at the time, investigations will continue and charges can be laid at a later date," Sayer said.

 

GENEVA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and that it had severed ties with those staff members. "The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific attacks on Israel on October 7," said Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General.

"To protect the agency's ability to deliver humanitarian assistance, I have taken the decision to immediately terminate the contracts of these staff members and launch an investigation in order to establish the truth without delay."

Lazzarini did not disclose the number of employees allegedly involved in the attacks, nor the nature of their alleged involvement. He said, however, that "any UNRWA employee who was involved in acts of terror" would be held accountable, including through criminal prosecution.

 

I'm going to the game tomorrow and I want my Jose Bautista bobblehead!

Does anyone know how long before the game you have to be at the Skydome before they run out of bobble heads?

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