What the F are we, king's of the world? Containment for a while might be a plan...
You really can't contain a nuclear power bent on the destruction of a neighboring state. All you can do is preempt it.
The islamics who rule rian are the type of people who WOULD use a nuclear weapon. The only way to defeat them is to preemt.
Containment?
Containment for a while was a "plan" with regard to the Soviet Union. They were at least rational enough to care whether they lived or died.
Islamic fanatics are often suicidal death-cultists who cannot be trusted to understand or even fear the threat of massive retaliation.
Besides, a nuclear Iran would not hesitate to share its new toys with Islamic Jihad, Hamas, Hezbolla, or Al-Qaeda.
No way. Even the Saudis see this more clearly than you.
Iran's nuclear ambitions must be eliminated before they become a serious threat. And the government should be bombed to smithereens in broad daylight while it is in session as well. That might give the people an oportunity to rise up.
Yeah right, kick the can down the road, it's the American way. Got us all sorts of wonderful things - Pearl Harbor, near disaster in Korea, the Cuban Missile Crisis, a fiasco in SE Asia, the Iran Hostage crisis, WTC-1, OKC, WTC-2 ..... I wonder what Pearl Harbor 2 will be like?
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How do you contain a nuclear tipped ballistic missile controlled by madmen?