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9 Answers
Shootah
Don't get me wrong, I'm as tired of these wars, and the deaths caused by them, as the next person. Neither am I saying we should attack Iran. BUT, I do differ in how I see and understand Iran. I see Iran as dangerous, by virtue of the fact that it is a country that hates the West, Israel, and particularly the United States. Does anyone recall seeing Iranians burning American flags in their streets?! When is the last time anyone has saw an Iranian flag being burned in the streets of the United States or Canada?!
Let's look at a hypothetical situation, in which one person from each country that is considered capable of affecting the well being of other countries, is locked in a big wide open room. As a country that has had power enough to deter most countries from trying anything stupid, it's going to be on you to decide who is going to be armed with a machine gun and grenades. To be fair to everyone, as a representative of your country, it's going to be your responsibility to see that everyone is equally armed with enough firepower to kill everyone in that room. The only problem is, one of those representatives has been known to act out, and they are screeching, delusional, and acting psychotic, threatening to kill and shut down half the room, by stopping anyone from conducting commerce in that region. Out of fairness, do you freely give that one individual what could kill everyone else in that room?! Do you feel any apprehension at all? Is being fair all that important in that instance?
It's just something to think about whenever someone says they want to arm psychopaths with hideous killing machine (nuclear weapons), just to be fair. That would just be naive, to not know your real enemies, and not deal with them accordingly. I'm not saying blowing them off the face of the earth, or to go to war with them...but it would be very wise to be aware of what they are doing and have a plan or two ready to respond to their craziness!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
Ann
It is all about the oil and not Nuclear weapons. Iran used to be the USAs and Britains strongest foothold in the middle east. They lost it when the Sha of Iran was ousted because of his brutal regime.. Iran does not trust the west because of it. We have no right to tell them they cant have nuclear weapons, when many countries in that region secretly developed nuclear weapons and were never cited or punished for it. We dont need another war!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
sunnyB
eggplant
What right does the USA have to dictate to another country what they can or cannot do? The USA has been constantly meddling in other people's countries for far too long.
There is always someone who hates someone else. The USA and Britain have done a lot of meddling in Iran a long long time ago. I have read the whole history of the sad affair. And it was done in the name of OIL. Eisenhower said for the USA not to become a military nation. The USA is a great nation and it would be respected more by all if they stopped interfering.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
bulletman
Don't worry, Israel is keeping an eye on Iran, in fact all Arab states, they will not pussy foot around like the U.S.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
digger
Not me. Double standards don't work. If nukes are a legitimate weapon for America, Israel and a dozen or so other countries, on what grounds do these same states believe that they can single out any one nation as being dangerous ?
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Don`t do as I do do as I say.
Have no idea what gives the US this right.
Live and let live and there would be less friction.
All have military weapons so what is the difference
Should gun powder have been banned by the power in force at the time.
After all China invented it for celebrations NOT destruction. In short it is not the weapon it is the intent.
What universally accepted crime has Ahmadinejad committed with nuclear weapons that you would want to prevent him from producing such weapons? Why are some nations permitted while others not? Political leaders come and go. Who says that every nuclear nation can be trusted today AND should be trusted in 20 years from now.A good severe economic recession can quickly change a nation's political landscape as recent history has shown us.
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So what happen now? do we wait and get caught with our pant down?
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Cops don't arrest people BEFORE they commit the crime (as tempting as that would be,at times) they wait with their pants on just in case the impending crime doesn't occur.
Police-States do it otherwise.
Clonge
It's time. While Iran hasn't attacked Israel directly, the other similarities between Iraq then and Iran now are striking. There was a lot of uproar when Israel attacked the Iraqi reactor, but the world later realized that it was the right thing to do. The same stance would probably apply today; initial outcry, then glad they (be it Israel or the US) did it. http://judaism.about.com/library/1_security/iraq/bl_iraq.htm
| 12 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
dad59
To those that oppose USA involvement in dictating countries like IRAN from having nuclear capabilities and their ambitions, humanity, etc., WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LIVE THERE???
| 12 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
1-What crimes against its own people has Iran committed? (I think you're confusing Iran with Irak's chemical weapons against the Kurds)
2-What evidence of WMD's does Iran possess ? "Gut feeling" isn't considered evidence.
Why do you think that is? Is it simply envy towards our values as our leaders would want us to believe?