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Baitball Blogger

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19. What I exactly said was that maybe Russia told Iran to move their missiles. In those words.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:27 PM
Jun 23

I never said nuclear-tipped missiles, though I can see why you made that assumption.

Trump attacked Iran because he believed that Iran was close to having a nuclear bomb. His words exactly:

"“I don’t care what she said,” Trump told reporters. In his view, Iran was “very close” to having a nuclear bomb.

Trump’s statement aligned him with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has described a nuclear-armed Iran as an imminent threat, rather than with his own top intelligence adviser. Trump was expected to meet with national security officials in the Situation Room on Tuesday as he plans next steps."

I think most people would agree that the fear is that Iran would deliver that "nuclear bomb" through missiles, once they put it all together. Though there is no indication that they were in the process of doing it. It's just a fear. And that's what Trump used to attack, despite going against the intelligence.

However, there is no question that what Iran does have is the uranium needed to make a nuclear weapon. And if Trump had succeeded in his claims of destroying the facilities and the supplies, there should have been evidence of radiation. But there was none.

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Facts be damned, Trump continues saying he "obliterated" Iran's nuclear sites: "That's my story and I'm sticking to it." sop Jun 23 #1
He's been known to lie! spanone Jun 23 #7
Is there any estimate on the human factor stillcool Jun 23 #2
Illegal attack by Israel and the United States malaise Jun 23 #3
Curious? Could the heads up be a concern for cachukis Jun 23 #4
One of the papers said he was influenced by Baitball Blogger Jun 23 #5
Agree that it may have influenced. What have we cachukis Jun 23 #6
They voted for a man who owes his Baitball Blogger Jun 23 #15
You'd have to be an idiot not to have seen it coming. Grins Jun 23 #8
There is no security in the U.S.'s security apparatus anymore PJMcK Jun 23 #9
A maga guy that I used to be friends with has a trucking biz louis-t Jun 23 #10
The bombed facility was an enrichment plant thus "fallout" would not be expected. NNadir Jun 23 #11
Mango Mussolini is also a Russian asset...plus 90 percent of his confidantes JT45242 Jun 23 #12
One correction SCantiGOP Jun 23 #13
Radioactivity is not determinant of success/fail. Thurs & Fri there was lots of truck / equip activity at Fordo Bernardo de La Paz Jun 23 #14
So, to be clear... Dreamer Tatum Jun 23 #16
Our esteem president believed this was all about taking out nuclear sites. Baitball Blogger Jun 23 #17
Nope. You said they moved their MISSILES. Dreamer Tatum Jun 23 #18
What I exactly said was that maybe Russia told Iran to move their missiles. In those words. Baitball Blogger Jun 23 #19
Yup. Everything Krasnov touches dies. Joinfortmill Jun 24 #20
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