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They are actually so close now that it is hardly worthy of argument.
An actual attack on Israel is actually the least of the concerns about Iran getting nuclear weapons.
Israel has them of course but they don't use them to threaten. They still to this day will not even admit they have them, they are strictly being used as a deterrent. If Iran gets them it will create a hegemony in the region that has a very violent past.
How would Iran threaten its neighbors to pursue its own goals?
Another key issue is that it will set off an arms race in the region. It will not be long before countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, and Kuwait are demanding nuclear weapons to deter a strike by Iran, or at least the threat of one. Do we really want the most unstable region in the world to be armed to the teeth with nuclear weapons?
A third key issue is the well documented support of terrorism by Iran. I highly doubt they would openly attack Israel but one of their little suitcase nukes could very well find its way into the hands of a terrorist group.
A fourth issue is the spread of nuclear technology into the western hemisphere which would directly go against the Monroe Doctrine which the US still follows. We all know that Iran was very friendly with Venezuela and Cuba so who's to say they won't export technology and materials to one of these countries in order to spread their beliefs? We all know how Castro went all out supporting the "revolution" in countries in the western hemisphere once he turned to marxism. Give Iran a powerful tool like nuclear weapons and they may take the same attitude with their ideals.
Originally posted by ausername
reply to post by DarknStormy
It's sad, so many people are blinded by their biased perspectives that they will not see the truth until it's too late to matter.
You're not alone in that regard.
Good luck.
Originally posted by DarknStormy
reply to post by ausername
If Iran wanted nukes they would already have them... Just like North Korea. If you want to worry about a country, turn your focus to Asia. Israel are just a bunch of terrorist run warmongers.
Originally posted by superman2012
I'm not speaking for DarknStormy, just for myself.
Can I ask you some questions?
Were you for the Iraq invasion?
Did you see the truth afterwards?
Does it hurt to get lied to by your own government?
Why are you falling for it again?
Do you have proof that no one else does?
Why aren't you showing it to the leaders of the world?
What is your favorite color?
Originally posted by Siberbat
Originally posted by DarknStormy
reply to post by ausername
If Iran wanted nukes they would already have them... Just like North Korea. If you want to worry about a country, turn your focus to Asia. Israel are just a bunch of terrorist run warmongers.
Here's an idea. Has it occured to anyone that the nuke tests in NK were actually Iranian nukes? What makes us think that NK has the resources to support such a program and Iran doesn't?
I'm not falling for anything here. You are using the past and trying to apply it here, and that is a foolish, although predictable approach.
Originally posted by superman2012
reply to post by ausername
So we have established that the government lied to its citizens as a false pretense to invade Iraq. You didn't fall for it, nor did you see the lie (according to you) afterwards.
Originally posted by superman2012
reply to post by ausername
Agree with you just about.
It isn't far too late now. It should never have even been a thought, unless the US was attacked. I agree with you though, there is no reason to risk US soldiers for an Israeli "what if".
Originally posted by ausername
Originally posted by superman2012
reply to post by ausername
Agree with you just about.
It isn't far too late now. It should never have even been a thought, unless the US was attacked. I agree with you though, there is no reason to risk US soldiers for an Israeli "what if".
It isn't anyone's "what if" anymore.
Nukes should be the least of the "worries" now... But hey whatever perspective makes you happy.
Originally posted by ausername
reply to post by DarknStormy
It's sad, so many people are blinded by their biased perspectives that they will not see the truth until it's too late to matter.
You're not alone in that regard.
Good luck.
Originally posted by sanitus
reply to post by syrinx high priest
Israel is the best and firmest ally to the U.S. in the middle-east. What we will find from Israel is agreement with our decisions, and what you will find from the U.S. is agreement with their decisions. The only thing stopping them from becoming a full-blown U.S. state is proximity (and their apparent apartheid, which I forgive, considering their locale.) The issue is that Iran needs to back-down, period. Considering their past, I have little hope for that. So, the future options on the table must include full-blown use of force against them. Israel won't attack without our permission, and the U.S. will not attack, at all, unless provoked. So, you have the stand-off, with very little diplomacy seeming to work.
My advice to the Israelis is to prepare for the worst, and know that the good guys are with them.