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Originally posted by marbles87
reply to post by Dustytoad
Why does every solution have to deal with an attack. It's obvious that the ME is in the position its in because they have been exploited by the rest of the world and when they try to rise in the ranks they get kicked back to the bottom. I'm sure if someone actually went into the Middle East and tried build their infrastructure BEFORE an attack the people and gov't might be more receptive. Sure there are the terrorist cells but you can't snap your fingers to get rid of them just the same as you can't bomb them out of existence. If you help the people and the government regain control over their part of the world the people will no longer support the terrorist cells. There will be lots of blood loss to fix the Middle East but I would rather spill blood in an effort to do the right thing than to spill it in vain like Iraq and Afghanistan. Remember no matter what your message is when you go into another country you are the invader just like if any other country came into your back yard. NO army trains for peace it only trains for war and that's why everyone is at war. It will take everyone laying down their weapons and helping each other to get over this hump and I don't think it will ever happen.
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by Dustytoad
Now you know how I feel when talking to people about this issue. No one cares what you post. They will go on believeing what they want regardless. Countless times I hear Iran only wants peaceful energy and 20% enrichment. Then Iran comes out and says they want nuclear submarines and 60% enrichment and months of defending their peaceful progress is abandoned and a new position adopted.
Originally posted by charles1952
reply to post by Dustytoad
Yours seems to be the only responsible position.
May I suggest keeping up the pressure through sanctions and other means until the Iranian people themselves replace the crazy government with one that's sane?
Originally posted by Dustytoad
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by Dustytoad
Now you know how I feel when talking to people about this issue. No one cares what you post. They will go on believeing what they want regardless. Countless times I hear Iran only wants peaceful energy and 20% enrichment. Then Iran comes out and says they want nuclear submarines and 60% enrichment and months of defending their peaceful progress is abandoned and a new position adopted.
I Don't trust Iran.
I also do NOT want to attack Iran.
Does anybody get this??
Originally posted by Dustytoad
I Don't trust Iran.
I also do NOT want to attack Iran.
Does anybody get this??
Originally posted by marbles87
I feel that same feel bro. The United States hands are tied in this matter. We have no edge in this matter. All we can really do is sit back and let it play out. I bet if Israel backed off, Iran would back off too. I can only hope. I feel for the ME and what is going on their but maybe just maybe if everyone took a step back and let the cards play out the end hand might not be as bad as everyone is thinking.
Sure Iran threatened Israel but then again who hasn't. Do you know how many countries the United States have threatened and in the end did nothing. Some people just like to hear themselves talk. Let them build a nuke. If they use it then, handle the aftermath. Nukes will never go away. Who can you really blame for the nuclear problems we have today. Iran who is just copying from someone else so they can climb the global ladder or the dumbasses who created it in the first place.
Originally posted by bcccl
while i don't like the iranian regime, the sanctions are based on a lie, namely that iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and that supposedly renouncing its non-existent nuclear ambitions they will be lifted. every iranian offer including the last one has been ignored, or the goalposts have been moved, the reason being that intention is to entrench the regime further and make dialogue impossible. the whole thing is a charade based on a fabrication, just like iraq, and the desired end is war.
Originally posted by Dustytoad
reply to post by marbles87
Israel has NO plays left in this game. It's up to the big dogs now. Look up Iran on a globe and then look at Israel. Look up bunker busters.. Look up radiation...
Israel has been left out of this "debate"
Originally posted by bcccl
while i don't like the iranian regime, the sanctions are based on a lie, namely that iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and that supposedly renouncing its non-existent nuclear ambitions they will be lifted. every iranian offer including the last one has been ignored, or the goalposts have been moved, the reason being that intention is to entrench the regime further and make dialogue impossible. the whole thing is a charade based on a fabrication, just like iraq, and the desired end is war.