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To: DoctorZIn

This is THE most important issue facing the world today.

Iran with nuke will use them, especially if the Mullahs lose power, which they will eventually.

Millions will die, the planet will be contaminated, and we need to face the reality that this will happen if we are not willing to do WHATEVER it takes to depose the Mullah regime before they get nukes. No agreement with them is worthy anything. They must be removed, the sooner the better.


3 posted on 03/29/2005 9:10:57 AM PST by tomahawk (http://tomahawkblog.blogspot.com/)
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To: tomahawk
Iran with nuke will use them

Okay, you pointed out the key issue. It should be noted that historically there has never been an "irresponsible" nuclear power. Nuclear weapons have been used only 2 times and that is by the United States. And, although we cannot predict contracter-factual history, we very probably saved not only American, but also Japanese lives in the process.

Thus, the key question is, if Iran had nuclear weapons whether they would use them or allow an individual or organization to get their hands on them who would.

Of course it comes down to how crazy and fanatical the guys is charge really are. Are they first fanatics and second politicians (like Hitler) or are they politicians first - interested primarily in maintaining their power and survival.

If your answer is the former they can never be a "responsible" nuclear power and Realpolitik dictates that we must use every means necessary to prevent it. If it is the latter the logic suggest a slightly different course of action from "any means necessary".

Please answer keeping in mind that "any means necessary" could potentially mean politically unpalatable choices (like the reinstatement of the draft) for the United States.

7 posted on 03/29/2005 9:20:29 AM PST by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Patriotism: you love your own people first; Nationalism, you hate people other than your own first.)
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To: tomahawk
Millions will die, the planet will be contaminated, and we need to face the reality that this will happen if we are not willing to do WHATEVER it takes to depose the Mullah regime before they get nukes. No agreement with them is worthy anything. They must be removed, the sooner the better.

I agree. Whatever it takes. Iran must be prevented from getting nukes *AT ALL COSTS* Once they get them, Israel and possibly Iraq, a nation that we worked so hard to free will be gone. Even if they do get nukes we must take the risk and attack them anyway. With mullahs its not a matter of if but WHEN they will use it.

13 posted on 03/29/2005 2:15:30 PM PST by Paul_Denton (The UN is UN-American! Get the UN out of the US and US out of the UN!)
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