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Car bombs kill Iranian nuclear expert

Again try justifying it all you want if it makes you feel better. Al-Qaeda sure did.

You're being extremely dishonest. I'll give you a clue. The difference here is purpose. Whomever blew up this guy didn't do it to terrify the Iranian populace and expose their ideological goals. They did it to stop the Iranian government from getting close to a nuclear bomb. The people who flew planes into the World Trade Center didn't do it to stop the US from creating bombs. They did it to terrify Americans. If we had blown up an Iranian cafe full of people who have nothing to do with the Iranian nuclear project, you'd have a point. However, this was 1. targeted and 2. concentrated.
 
using your definition then the 9/11 attack on the twin towers was not an act of terrorism as it certainly was not random

The victims were certainly random, since their identities were unknown.
 
Again try justifying it all you want if it makes you feel better. Al-Qaeda sure did.

This has nothing to do with al-qaeda, so you can stop that. This was not an act to cause terror, it was a targeted assassination of someone contributing to advanced the nuclear program of one of our enemies. I'm sure you don't want Iran to have a nuclear bomb, but what do you suggest to do about it? Tell them nicely not to.
 
You're being extremely dishonest. I'll give you a clue. The difference here is purpose. Whomever blew up this guy didn't do it to terrify the Iranian populace and expose their ideological goals. They did it to stop the Iranian government from getting close to a nuclear bomb. The people who flew planes into the World Trade Center didn't do it to stop the US from creating bombs. They did it to terrify Americans. If we had blown up an Iranian cafe full of people who have nothing to do with the Iranian nuclear project, you'd have a point. However, this was 1. targeted and 2. concentrated.

Really? You don't think it has spread terror to anyone working on a project they think the world doesn't like? Yes, it did spread terror and no I am not being dishonest comparing those that support this to Al-Qaeda.

This is dispicable and while I don't think the U.S. had direct involvement this goes against ANYTHING American.
 
This has nothing to do with al-qaeda, so you can stop that. This was not an act to cause terror, it was a targeted assassination of someone contributing to advanced the nuclear program of one of our enemies. I'm sure you don't want Iran to have a nuclear bomb, but what do you suggest to do about it? Tell them nicely not to.

It was an act of terror and a cowardess one at that. Face facts, the nuclear cat is out of the bag and the world is going to have to deal with it.
 
You're being extremely dishonest. I'll give you a clue. The difference here is purpose. Whomever blew up this guy didn't do it to terrify the Iranian populace and expose their ideological goals. They did it to stop the Iranian government from getting close to a nuclear bomb. The people who flew planes into the World Trade Center didn't do it to stop the US from creating bombs. They did it to terrify Americans. If we had blown up an Iranian cafe full of people who have nothing to do with the Iranian nuclear project, you'd have a point. However, this was 1. targeted and 2. concentrated.

Some, like yourself, are both honest and intelligent.

As we have seen here in this thread, some aren't.
 
This has nothing to do with al-qaeda, so you can stop that. This was not an act to cause terror, it was a targeted assassination of someone contributing to advanced the nuclear program of one of our enemies. I'm sure you don't want Iran to have a nuclear bomb, but what do you suggest to do about it? Tell them nicely not to.

According to SecDef Leon Panetta, Iran is not building a nuclear bomb. Please see post 19.
 
It was an act of terror and a cowardess one at that. Face facts, the nuclear cat is out of the bag and the world is going to have to deal with it.

It was not an act of terror, it was a targeted assassination, big difference. And yes we are dealing with it, by killing the people working for their nuclear program. Would you rather go to war with them? Or just let them have one?
 
It was not an act of terror, it was a targeted assassination, big difference. And yes we are dealing with it, by killing the people working for their nuclear program. Would you rather go to war with them? Or just let them have one?

At this point they WILL have one regardless of what we do. Your support of such a cowardly act of terrorism is noted. Al-Qaeda in the U.S. will be very proud of you.
 
At this point they WILL have one regardless of what we do. Your support of such a cowardly act of terrorism is noted. Al-Qaeda in the U.S. will be very proud of you.

I see you would rather deal in ad-homs, and strawmen, than with facts.
 
I see you would rather deal in ad-homs, and strawmen, than with facts.

and quite ironic, too, since he is accusing your position as being the one al Qaeda would applaud rather than his.
 
Just something I quickly wanna put out there:

Do you think attacks like these will piss the regime off more and make them want to attain nukes that much more or do you think it will make them back down? (Edit: If they are in fact, attempting to attain nukes)
 
I see you would rather deal in ad-homs, and strawmen, than with facts.

No those are the facts. It was an act of terrorism. Dispicable that you and others support it.
 
You're being extremely dishonest. I'll give you a clue. The difference here is purpose. Whomever blew up this guy didn't do it to terrify the Iranian populace and expose their ideological goals. They did it to stop the Iranian government from getting close to a nuclear bomb. The people who flew planes into the World Trade Center didn't do it to stop the US from creating bombs. They did it to terrify Americans. If we had blown up an Iranian cafe full of people who have nothing to do with the Iranian nuclear project, you'd have a point. However, this was 1. targeted and 2. concentrated.

I don't know why it's so important as to whether or not this incident qualifies as terrorism. It's close enough to terrorism for me. And probably for the family of the innocent passenger who was killed as well. There are other very successful and clandestine ways to assassinate a target. Having chosen a car bomb shows that the perpetrators were sending a message of terror to others.


This is dispicable and while I don't think the U.S. had direct involvement this goes against ANYTHING American.

I agree: dispicable. I do wonder why you don't think the U.S. had direct involvement, though. The CIA will facilitate/arrange/support/condone anything that serves to protect the United States short of political assassination -- and I'm not even sure about that. From November 11th:

In a significant failure for the United States in the Mideast, more than a dozen spies working for the CIA in Iran and Lebanon have been caught and the U.S. government fears they will be or have been executed, according to four current and former U.S. officials with connections to the intelligence community. The spies were paid informants recruited by the CIA for two distinct espionage rings targeting Iran and the Beirut-based Hezbollah organization, considered by the U.S. to be a terror group backed by Iran.

"Espionage is a risky business," a U.S. official briefed on the developments told ABC News, confirming the loss of the unspecified number of spies over the last six months. "Many risks lead to wins, but some result in occasional setbacks," the official said.

Exclusive: CIA Spies Caught, Fear Execution in Middle East - Yahoo!

Some, like yourself, are both honest and intelligent.

As we have seen here in this thread, some aren't.

Oh, brother.
 
No those are the facts. It was an act of terrorism. Dispicable that you and others support it.

What is truly despicable are the lengths you will go to in order to engage in agitprop through the use of incredibly false equivalencies and blatant turnspeak.
 
Oh, brother.

Yes -- Hatuey gave an intelligent and honest reply rather than an unintelligent one motivated by a dishonest agenda.
 
What is truly despicable are the lengths you will go to in order to engage in agitprop through the use of incredibly false equivalencies and blatant turnspeak.

Translation: "I don't like it when people call me out for supporting terrorism even though I do".
 
Translation: "I don't like it when people call me out for supporting terrorism even though I do".

Are you actually TRYING to sound as stupid and dishonest as you do, or does it just come naturally to you?
 
What amazes me is that some conservatives are ok with assasinations of civilians. They have more in common with Al-Qaeda than being American.

What amazes me some people constantly pointing fingers at conservatives or liberals on things. Conservatives and liberals have both been on both sides on this thing. Not everything is C vs L. Stop constantly making things one vs the other.

The difference being Osama actually had people killed, where this worker in Iran was simply driving his car.

It's even worse that some are justifying this assasination of the Iranian.

Its not that simple. Not at all. This worker was not simply driving his car. This worker was actively trying to develop a tool to destroy the world for an unstable government. Would you feel better if war were declared against Iran and committed thousands of troops, and billions of dollars to stopping their nuclear program?
 
Are you actually TRYING to sound as stupid and dishonest as you do, or does it just come naturally to you?

Just calling it out as it is. Sorry you don't like the TRUTH.
 
This worker was actively trying to develop a tool to destroy the world for an unstable government. Would you feel better if war were declared against Iran and committed thousands of troops, and billions of dollars to stopping their nuclear program?

You have proof that this worker was actively trying to develop a tool to destroy the world? I'd like to see this proof that THIS ONE worker was doing what you accuse him of and justify him being assasinated for.
 
So terrorism is ok as long as it is in Iran? :doh

Tell me, what did THIS civilian guy do that deserved to get him killed by a terrorist attack?

No, assassination of a nuclear scientist in an unstable country is ok as it will delay the program until a more permanent solution is implemented.
 
No doubt some of the same people praising this assassination criticized Obama for taking out bin Laden. Because of course ... Obama.

No, I applaud Obama for allowing the Seals to take out bin Laden.

I wonder how many people criticizing this operation applauded Obama's actions ?
 
No, assassination of a nuclear scientist in an unstable country is ok as it will delay the program until a more permanent solution is implemented.

So the career choice of nuclear scientist is now ok to be assasinated? Wow, just wow.
 
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