Iran May Have Nuke Bomb w/in 6 Months

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bhunter

A. Rational and Iran do not belong in the same sentence. Their leadership is composed of radical Islamists that would like nothing better than to upset the tea cart in the ME. Assuming that other nations have the same power calculus that we do is a mistake. B. Ironically, without Saddam around as a power check, there are no easy solutions to an expansionist Iran.

A. I'm a little uncomfortable simply ascribing irrationality to a nation or its people simply because we don't have a real good read on them (or perhaps even because a real good read of them may result in us recognizing that they're reacting to us.)

B. And why is it exactly that Saddam is no longer a power check in that area? Might it have something to do with us invading them because we thought they may have WMD's? Sound familiar to the Iranian threat we're now hearing?

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by whell

I don't agree. Iran has been quite open about its goals and desires - calling for the DESTRUCTION of Israel and the US. And he thinks he's just the guy to do it. And, its suggested that he may think that this will bring about the arrival of the Mahdi, whose arrival he prayed for during a speech at the UN.

Yeah, I think they just might be crazy enough to use it.

Crazy enough to use one - after the first one Iran cease to exist.

[Dondilion]

Why are we so agitated about Iran when the Israelis have enough bombs to wipe out Iran?

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Why are we so agitated about Iran when the Israelis have enough bombs to wipe out Iran?

Because the Conservatives want us to do Israel's bidding.

[piece-itpete]

Problem with waiting - cities get gone.

Or are we endorsing a first strike by Israel?

Pete

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Problem with waiting - cities get gone.

Or are we endorsing a first strike by Israel?

Pete

Recognise, they are loonies in Israel too.

[piece-itpete]

I don't think they're perfect, but man they have a good reason to have a real military.

Pete

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Problem with waiting - cities get gone.

Or are we endorsing a first strike by Israel?

Pete

I'd personally like to sever our special relationship with Israel. The way I see it is that we pay them several billion a year and they cause us problems in their neighborhood. That's a fool's bargain IMHO.

[piece-itpete]

Maybe if these other countries tried actually taking responsibility for their own problems and stopped scapegoating Israel then they wouldn't be causing the problems.

If we abandoned Israel what would stop all those Jew haters?

Pete

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Maybe if these other countries tried actually taking responsibility for their own problems and stopped scapegoating Israel then they wouldn't be causing the problems.

If we abandoned Israel what would stop all those Jew haters?
Pete

Don't know and it's not my problem. It seems our unwavering support for Israel just transfers the hate upon us. What do we get out of it (other than the ability for our politicians to pander for Jewish votes)?