# Speculation About Trump's Underlying Reasons for Bombing Iran and Other Targets

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**Tags:** iran-strikes-2026\
**Created:** [March 4, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209 "2026-03-04T21:58:58Z")\
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> [@United States and Israel are bombing Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran/1028071/1034):
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> That’s not a goal, that’s a strategy

… it’s a goal and a strategy.

> [@United States and Israel are bombing Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran/1028071/1034):
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> how can bombing another country win a war?

Israel can’t take what it dishes out. If nukes aren’t used, Israel will likely eventually give up. The rest of the world is sick and tired and many of us aren’t blaming Iran. We’ve got only about three weeks of fuel left here. We are screwed. Israel started this war. They aren’t going to win it. So they better start figuring out how to end it and do it quickly.

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