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That doesn't seem like a good reason to cancel the only thing stopping them from developing nukes. Of course they fund proxy armies, but that's a reginal proble
by hackyhacky 1y ago
That doesn't seem like a good reason to cancel the only thing stopping them from developing nukes. Of course they fund proxy armies, but that's a reginal problem that can be addressed through conventional means.
Cancelling the Joint Agreement is a case of cutting off your nose to spite your face. In particular, it was clearly an expression of Trump's animus to Obama.
- awongh 1y agoFor sure part of it is goading them into looking like the bad guys. Otoh, ballistic missiles eventually become a western europe/NATO security issue. Not exactly sure how close Iran would be to that, but that is an element of the situation.
- acdha 1y agoBallistic missiles are a problem but also why it would be better to keep them from having nuclear bombs to put on those missiles.
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoYep, the JCPOA was canceled because 1) Bibi has always wanted to go to war with Iran, and knew very well how to get the US's help to do it, and 2) Trump's ego can be trivially played by just saying it's something Obama got credit for.