That worked out really well for Ukraine’s deal with Russia!
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UrineArtistMar 29, 2026
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Sadly, the only real guarantee any nation has against attack from countries like the US and Russia is having nuclear weapons.
You could demonstrate that the consequences of any attack will far outweigh the benefits, which I think is Iran's strategy right now but even then you only have to look at Russia's war in Ukraine to see even that might not be enough.
Expecting these countries to obey a piece of paper though is just f****** copium.
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Jdobbs07Mar 29, 2026
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Even then is that really enough? The threat is that you destroy yourself and the rest of the world if they are used
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UrineArtistMar 29, 2026
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Yeah you're right, I mean there's no ultimate guarantee but it does at least put way down at the very end of the target list.
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SantorumsGayMasseuseMar 29, 2026
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It’s worked for North Korea
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National-Two2417Mar 29, 2026
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Considering the Budapest memorandum was toilet paper in the end. Nukes are the only guarantee of protection these days.
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Unser_GiftzwergMar 29, 2026
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This posturing tells me that the UAE and the Gulf states are screwed in the medium term.
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scarab1001Mar 29, 2026
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Donnie is happy to break every agreement signed by America. It doesn't matter if he was the one who agreed it in the first place.
Remember USMCA agreement where the Orange Moron said "“I look at some of these agreements, I’d read them at night, and I’d say, ‘Who would ever sign a thing like this?’". It was, of course, him.
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HarEr89Mar 29, 2026
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They mean like in Ukraine?
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DofoloMar 29, 2026
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It means they don't want to uphold their end of the deal, and assume the other side will.
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CallmeKahnMar 29, 2026
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"But the leopard guaranteed he wouldn't eat my face off this time."
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tekguy1982Mar 29, 2026
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Ukraine tried that years ago
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Apprehensive_Rush_76Mar 29, 2026
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You beat to the Ukraine comment.
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Efficient_Basis_2139Mar 29, 2026
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I'm not sure how you'd get agreement from a fanatical fundamentalist regime who not two months ago massacred 35 thousand of *their own citizens*, attacked civilian infrastructure of neutral countries (as well as their ally), have funded and armed terrorist groups for decades causing untold death and misery, and are literally trying to hold the entire planet hostage just to cling to power.
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Wild-Yogurtcloset921Mar 29, 2026
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The same way you’d get agreement from a government that overthrew over a hundred democratically elected leaders, funded right wing paramilitaries and death squads and fomented civil wars leading to the deaths of millions of civilians (USA). Both sides have rational self interests and can reach a deal. The USA surely doesn’t care about civilians dying not sure why you think that is relevant when we ally the UAE and Saudis among others
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No-Message8847Mar 29, 2026
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Do they mean that the United States and Israel won’t attack Iran in the future?
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