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11. Nukes save lives- its a deterrent. If Iran had one a lot of girls would be alive today. instead they were killed by

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:20 PM

20 hrs ago

the brutality of the bibi and Trump regimes. The mullahs have no monopoly on brutality

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Iran SHOULD have a nuclear weapon [View all] 31st Street Bridge 20 hrs ago OP

Really, Cuba. For crying out loud. Walleye 20 hrs ago #1

He's pathetic! some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #3

I don't know "US" anymore.... some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #6

I feel exactly the same Walleye 20 hrs ago #9

Yep. I feel like some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #24

Very disorienting to all of us Walleye 17 hrs ago #26

And now, Bolivia. peppertree 17 hrs ago #27

CORRECT! He's a bully some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #2

Every nation has the right to self-defense and credible deterrence. dalton99a 20 hrs ago #4

Hard disagree TheProle 20 hrs ago #7

That may be all true, but we have no moral authority anymore Walleye 20 hrs ago #10

Hate is no substitute for rationality. TheProle 20 hrs ago #13

Not the OP. TheProle 20 hrs ago #16

We are all suffering from PTSD here Walleye 20 hrs ago #18

Iran is more progressive than afghanistan by leaps and bounds questionseverything 20 hrs ago #17

No way should Iran ever have a nuclear weapon. Melon 20 hrs ago #8

"The means to destroy us"? dpibel 20 hrs ago #19

You'd eat a nuclear weapon in any western city? Melon 19 hrs ago #20

Transparent diversion dpibel 18 hrs ago #23

I really enjoyed this post. AloeVera 16 hrs ago #29

Those Mullahs running that country PCB66 20 hrs ago #12

Yes, they are terrible. But Trump also hates the US. Walleye 20 hrs ago #15

Post removed Post removed 19 hrs ago #21

I think no nation should posses even one Torchlight 18 hrs ago #22

At this point... Xolodno 17 hrs ago #25

I would prefer H2O Man 16 hrs ago #28