Posted on 01/10/2006 10:15:10 AM PST by Rutles4Ever
So Iran has broken the seals on its nuclear reactor and gotten back to work. Now have a look at James Robbins’ “Let Iran Go Nuclear?” I don’t think it’s coincidence that Iran has taken this action at a moment when Israel is in relative paralysis. Rumors of a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities have been circulating in Israel for some time. But the Israelis cannot act without American support.
We are at war. We are not losing the war, but if Iran goes nuclear we will be. Iran is acting because it knows that Europe is weak, and because it sees the United States as paralyzed by domestic opposition to the war. During the presidential campaign, the Democrats wanted to offer Iran a “grand bargain:” we’ll give you nuclear facilities if you send us the spent fuel for safe-keeping. It’s obvious now (as it should have been then) that such a bargain is hopeless. Iran wants the bomb, and nothing but a military strike will deter it. Read that piece by Robbins and you’ll see what’s at stake. Reflecting on the question of a military strike, it seems that the main argument against it is political: Dovish Europeans, the America’s Democratic Party, and Middle Eastern countries will be angry at us for resorting to military means. This strikes me as a bad reason to hold back. The doves will be discredited when we see what comes of a nuclear Iran. But by then it will be too late.
Iran would not dare actually use their nukes. Some of the end-of-the-world Mahdi types might want to hasten the end, but their plan will be ineffective except as it applies to themselves.
We'd better hitch up our trousers if we strike Iran.
NRO bump for being on the money.
Yes, they will. Command and control comes from the top and these idiots have already explained in great detail that they would take 50 MILLION Iranian deaths to ensure that Israel is wiped off the map.
You willing to bet your life, or Israel's survival on that hope?
You should read some of the comments on the BBC "have your say" section about Iran and nukes. A majority of them think its ok for Iran to have nuclear weapons. This is the same nation that took americans hostage for 444 days out of our embassy,says the holocaust is a myth,threatens to wipe Israel off the map, and chants Death to America and Death to Israel on a daily basis.Has the world gone mad? I believe europe hates the US more than islamic radicals with nuclear weapons.This will escalate into another world war I fear.People were blind to Hitler in the 1930's.
Don't worry! The UN is working on this!
Oh sh!t. :(
One thing is certain, if the US, NATO or the un don't take the necessary steps to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, then Israel will. The Israelis have already said they want a process in place by March of this year or they will consider their options.
Oh and supports numerous terrorist organizations.
What does Sean Penn say?
Iran has agreed to let the (utterly toothless) nuclear regulatory body of the UN monitor their "work" on developing "nuclear power". They've done this because they realize two things: 1)that it's easy to appease the foolish Europeans by aligning yourself with the UN; and 2) that UN is a useless body when it comes to enforcement of any kind.
Here's how things will shake out... Iran claims to want to develop a nuclear program solely as a means of generating power (although the ENTIRE WORLD knows this is not true). Iran will at some point claim it is being threatened by Isreal, and that as a peace-loving nation, it must now develop a nuclear deterrent in the case of an attack by the Isrealis. If the Iranians are not stopped in their tracks by the Isrealis or the US, expect them to be the nation that supplies the first terrorist-detonated, large-scale nuclear device.
>>>Dovish Europeans, the America’s Democratic Party, and Middle Eastern countries will be angry at us for resorting to military means.<<<
...Because what is bad for Americans is good for the Democrat party, and for Europe as well.
...Has the world gone mad?...
Yup.
They just don't want to take responsibility for what must be done. They are collectively pulling the covers over their heads and hoping the monster stays in the closet. Perfectly rational behavior for a four-year-old - pathetic for a modern nation-state. Sometimes, you have to "shoot Greedo first"...and this is one of those times. Iran's apocalyptic President must be taken out.
Iran will never get a nuke. Israel will take them out and we'll stomp our feet at the UN, but thank them in private.
It's not up to me or you.
Second how do you "Coexist" with leaders who are convinced their god will reward them for killing as many of YOU as possible? Quit trying to put Cold War dogma to work in a Religious War. Calulations of shared rationality in this case are absurd assumptions.
Whatever. The U.S. military is ready to roll. I've been on active duty in multiple combat zones. Have you?
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