Nolte: Iran Has Been an ‘Imminent Threat’ for 47 Years

This whole argument around whether or not Iran is an “imminent threat” is pretty dumb and entirely disengenous.

The question isn’t whether or not the threat from Iran is imminent. Everyone knows Iran has been an imminent threat for 47 years. If declare war on America (as Iran has) and then kill hundreds of Americans, including civilians (as Iran has), how are you not an imminent threat?

Rather, the question should be what it is that you consider a threat.

Wasn’t the threat from Iran imminent in November of 1979 when the Islamic Republic stormed the sovereign soil of our embassy and held 42 of our hostages for 444 days?

Wasn’t Iran an imminent threat in April of 1983 when, unprovoked, its proxies killed 63 people, including 17 Americans, at the U.S. embassy in Beirut with a car bomb?

Wasn’t Iran an imminent threat when Iran-directed its proxies