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Originally posted by DJMessiah
Did you just skip everything I wrote? Here, I'll quote it again:
"The United States is committed to the security of Israel and to
maintaining the qualitative edge that is critical to Israel's security."
Again with stone throwing.
The Iranians led a violent insurrection against the Shah and has been chasing his followers around the world for the last 28 years commiting all manner of atrocities. They've invaded Iraq. They have no legal support to operate in Iraq as they've been accused. They've invaded Afghanistan, also without legal support. You will notice that the UN body of law isn't sharia. They've invaded Lebanon and Palestine. Iran is currently operating unlawful military adventures in a number of countries within the region.
Originally posted by mybigunit
Question how many countries have the US invaded in the past 50 Years and how many have the Iranians invaded?
Originally posted by WhatTheory
Originally posted by mybigunit
Question how many countries have the US invaded in the past 50 Years and how many have the Iranians invaded?
I am not sure how many the US has invaded but you say it like it's always a bad thing. Sometimes you must invade to protect yourself when threatened. Should the U.S. have invaded all the Japanese islands after they attacked pearl harbor? Of course we should have. Should we have invaded some countries to fight Hitler? Again, of course we should have and did with great success.
As far as Iran goes, let's see....All I can think of is the Iraq/Iran war when they crossed the border to attack Iraq and currently by supplying all the money, arms and men to kill U.S. troops and allied forces.
Originally posted by Lethil
No i personally from what i have read do not think they are building weapons...but as for my post you so blatantly took out of context.In which i said *say im wrong* and they are building nuclear weapons,i hope they do and i hope America and Israel leave them alone to prosper and become a better nation.Although lets be honest...its not going to happen...China has too much interest in Iran,if America even dared bomb Iran you would be severely punished.And even before you had the chance you would also be punished by China...so its not going to happen EVEN if they are building nukes.
[edit on 3-6-2008 by Lethil]
Originally posted by mybigunit
Japan attacked us and deserved everything they got. I dont mean to be mean but its a fact.
If you attack us on OUR land then you deserve a beatdown.
That should not be our policy the policy of policing the world and nation building.
Originally posted by ats1629
OK.. Just to put this into perspective.. What if the US said that about IRAN.. What if BUSH said IRAN will disappear very soon..
The US always gets labeled as the bad person when it comes to these things.. but really.. did we lay out the American Flag in IRAQ and start telling the locals to move out..
we are not making Iraq the 51st state... No... We could have taken over the world after WW2.. but did we?
Alot of Americans have died defending the world from the wacko people out there...
But we have not declared any new land.. Any new soil.. which is what the wars long ago were all about..
The UN gave Israel thier land back.. Not the US...
Imagine if the US just left the Middle East.. do you think they would all live in harmony and just get along?
No.. Russia would go rolling in there and take over...
Not that I am for a war with Iran.. but I am sick and tired of how people are apologizing for Ahmadinejad....
The dude is wacko... You dont say stuff like that.. he wants a fight... too bad the people of Iran will be the ones that suffer...
Originally posted by StellarX
The UN gave Israel thier land back.. Not the US...
They did not and did not even exist to make such decisions.
Partition - The United Nations Special Commission on Palestine (UNSCOP) recommended that Palestine be divided into an Arab state and a Jewish state. The commission called for Jerusalem to be put under international administration The UN General Assembly adopted this plan on Nov. 29, 1947 as UN Resolution (GA 181), owing to support of both the US and the Soviet Union, and in particular, the personal support of US President Harry S. Truman. Many factors contributed to Truman's decision to support partition, including domestic politics and intense Zionist lobbying, no doubt. Truman wrote in his diary, however, "I think the proper thing to do, and the thing I have been doing, is to do what I think is right and let them all go to hell."
The Jews accepted the UN decision, but the Arabs rejected it. The resolution divided the land into two approximately equal portions in a complicated scheme with zig-zag borders (see map at right and see Partition Map and detailed partition map of UNSCOP Proposal and final map: UN Palestine Partition Plan Map - 1947). The intention was an economic union between the two states with open borders. At the time of partition, slightly less than half the land in all of Palestine was owned by Arabs, slightly less than half was "crown lands" belonging to the state, and about 8% was owned by Jews or the Jewish Agency. There were about 600,000 Jews in Palestine, almost all living in the areas allotted to the Jewish state or in the internationalized zone of Jerusalem, and about 1.2 million Arabs. The allocation of land by Resolution 181 was intended to produce two areas with Jewish and Arab majorities respectively. Jerusalem and environs were to be internationalized. The relatively large Jewish population of Jerusalem and the surroundings, about 100,000, were geographically cut off from the rest of the Jewish state, separated by a relatively large area, the "corridor," allotted to the Palestinian state. The corridor included the populous Arab towns of Lod and Ramla and the smaller towns of Qoloniyeh, Emaus, Qastel and others that guarded the road to Jerusalem. (Click for Large Detailed Map)
I am not sure how many the US has invaded but you say it like it's always a bad thing. Sometimes you must invade to protect yourself when threatened.
Should the U.S. have invaded all the Japanese islands after they attacked pearl harbor?
Should we have invaded some countries to fight Hitler?
As far as Iran goes, let's see....All I can think of is the Iraq/Iran war when they crossed the border to attack Iraq and currently by supplying all the money, arms and men to kill U.S. troops and allied forces.
Originally posted by darthdescendent
this is a pointless debate... us citizens are going to stand up for their country and the people from other countries are going to side with iran. In my opinion if the dirtball wants to start a war in the attempts to bring about islamic prophecy then the only thing he'll get is a swift ass kicking. Whether it be from isreal, the US, or the UK.
Originally posted by Mad_Hatter
War between Iran and Israel is inevitable...its been in the making since we (The US) gave Israel back to the Jews after WWII....tsk tsk... and yep...I'm sure the U.S. will get involved for 2 reasons...a)United States backs israel and b) United States likes to play "Team America: World Police"
[edit on 6/2/2008 by Mad_Hatter]
Originally posted by JSR
so, if the president of Iran says he wants the "Zionist regime" removed, how do you suppose he intends to to do that?