Jiang says the stated nuclear pretext for war with Iran is not credible because U.S. envoys made impossible demands and, according to him, Iran later conceded the uranium enrichment point before bombing began.
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Nuclear Pretext
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Jiang argues the anti-nuclear rationale is a pretext because he says Iran had already agreed to zero uranium enrichment, even for civilian purposes, before the strikes.
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"Look, this is the question that Evan's going to debate for all eternity, because there's no real answer. Even today, Trump and his team..."
"...few hours later, of course, the bombing started. Okay. So this nuclear pretext is complete nonsense. Also remember the envoys are Jared Kushner and..."
"Right. So first of all, Trump has failed to articulate a purpose and a strategy for this war. At first, it was about nuclear..."
"It is a pretext. And they tried different, many different excuses. And then finally, Rubio said this. Rubio basically said, look, we had to..."
"...job was to make sure no deal could happen. So the nuclear pretext is not relevant. Before these talks, remember there were these protests..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Glenn Diesen asks Jiang the practical questions first: what is this war for, who is exhausting whom, where is the weak point, and why would Washington choose such a disaster?
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