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Iran Has Started a Mideast Nuclear Arms Race
WSJ/Yidwithlid ^ | 3/22/09 | Yidwithlid

Posted on 03/22/2009 8:13:29 PM PDT by Shellybenoit

The Arab League is warning Iran not to harm the sovereignty or independence of any Arab state. Arab League Deputy Secretary-General Ahmad Bin Hali accused Teheran of issuing provocative statements against Arab states. Arab countries will not allow Iranian influence in Iraq on account of Iraq's sovereignty and stability, he said in an interview with an Egyptian television channel on Saturday. He also said Iran's interference in Palestinian affairs was not justified. (JPOST)

The truth is the Arab League nations are worried about Iran. And the closer it gets to Nuclear capability, the more worried they get. Maybe that's why Iran's Arab neighbors are rushing to gain a nuclear capability of their own:

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: arableague; iran; iraniannukes; nuclearweapons

1 posted on 03/22/2009 8:13:29 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
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To: Shellybenoit

Maybe that's why Iran's Arab neighbors are rushing to gain a nuclear capability of their own

Bingo.

Why do you think Saudi, UAE, and other Gulf states have been on military buying sprees? They're worried about Iran. Why is the Bahraini Navy participating in drills with the US, French, and British Navy? They're worried about Iran. Why did the Saudis arrest some Shi'a cleric last week? He was spreading pro-Iranian sentiment. Why do the Arab states look coldly on Syria? Assad is Iran's ally. The Arabs are dead scared of Iran with nukes. The Arab-Persian rivalry and the Sunni-Shi'a conflict draw the lines in the sand that split the Middle East into camps.
2 posted on 03/22/2009 8:25:59 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
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To: Shellybenoit

The race has been there for a while. They are just 65 or so years behind.


3 posted on 03/22/2009 8:26:42 PM PDT by donmeaker (You may not be interested in War but War is interested in you.)
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To: Shellybenoit

They are worried Iran will cross the nuclear threshold first, as they should be. The nuclear genie has been out of the bottle for decades, it’s only a matter of time before every third world dictator has the capability to hold us hostage. Promises to disarm ourselves will only encourage them.


4 posted on 03/22/2009 8:43:30 PM PDT by OCC
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To: G8 Diplomat

Yes. And, it could even drive the Saudis, the GCC, and Egypt to ally with Israel and the US in an attack against Iran.


5 posted on 03/22/2009 10:44:13 PM PDT by Thunder90
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To: Thunder90

It already has. I read an article awhile ago saying Riyadh would support an Israeli strike on Iran.


6 posted on 03/23/2009 10:12:42 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat (I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
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