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CTyankee

(68,053 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:30 PM 12 hrs ago

Osama bin Laden and Khomeni are both now dead. Are we safer?

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Osama bin Laden and Khomeni are both now dead. Are we safer? (Original Post) CTyankee 12 hrs ago OP

Khomeni Greg_In_SF 12 hrs ago #1

The women will still have to throw off the oppression of their husbands Walleye 12 hrs ago #2

Iranians might be. Americans aren't because we still are stuck with Trump Buckeyeblue 12 hrs ago #3

I think... 2naSalit 12 hrs ago #4

Don't forget the peace that prevailed in Iraq after Hussein. Sneederbunk 12 hrs ago #5

Khomeini has been dead for years Fiendish Thingy 12 hrs ago #6

Greg_In_SF

(1,160 posts)

1. Khomeni

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:32 PM

12 hrs ago

can no longer order the violent oppression of women or the executions of the LGBTQ community in Iran.

I'm sure they feel safer.

Walleye

(44,370 posts)

2. The women will still have to throw off the oppression of their husbands

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:33 PM

12 hrs ago

Buckeyeblue

(6,324 posts)

3. Iranians might be. Americans aren't because we still are stuck with Trump

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Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:34 PM

12 hrs ago

2naSalit

(101,762 posts)

4. I think...

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:39 PM

12 hrs ago

the source of that info is lying. I think he's probably not dead.

Sneederbunk

(17,408 posts)

5. Don't forget the peace that prevailed in Iraq after Hussein.

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Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:40 PM

12 hrs ago

Fiendish Thingy

(22,720 posts)

6. Khomeini has been dead for years

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:55 PM

12 hrs ago

Did you mean Kahameini?

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