yes, because all other nations with nuclear capability developed that in full view of the international community
Precisely. So if our goal is to
prevent Iran from developing nuclear capability, then gosh, maybe we should, oh, I dunno, incorporate that.
because it should be
what iranian citizen should feel comfortable knowing that a nuclear armed israel, a nation that cannot be found temperate in its use of force, could decimate their nation while being without nuclear parity
:shrug: if you want to argue that Iran
should have nuclear weapons, that's a separate issue. However, recognizing that it is
rational of Iran to highly prioritize a very popular program doesn't exactly do much for your argument that we can instead trust Iranian politicians when they pretty-promise that they
won't, especially after they have already been caught lying about it.
reasonable government policy or do you believe that your own government should discontinue ensuring the safety of yourself and your family. if you do not believe such termination of a strong defensive posture is wise, then why should it be found so for the iranian citizens
Again, you are only
weakening your earlier argument here.
let's see, iran's major opposition in the region is a nuclear power
That is incorrect. Iran's major opposition in the region is
not a nuclear power, but
intends to become so if Iran does. Hooray, now the sunni-shia fight is
nuclear! There's
no possible way that goes badly!
yet you find iran the one seeking to assert hegemony. i can only conclude you do not fully understand the meaning of that term
On the contrary - I state that they seek regional hegemony and I am pretty comfortably within the vast mainstream of analysts of Iranian intentions when I say that. Having nuclear weaponry would be invaluable in forcing their will upon regional states. Oh, you don't like that we've just flipped the government of Bahrain? Feel free to go to war with us over it - oh, but you can't, we've got a nuke. It allows them to pursue the same kind of regional aggression that they are
already engaging in, but effectively without check.
as opposed to developing nuclear weapons out in the open. like what other nation?
Again, you are only weakening your earlier argument that we can trust the Iranians to cease development, or that we can trust that our current knowledge of their development is accurate.
let's review which nations have nuclear capacity and which ones are inclined to initiate warfare. and when looking at israel and iran the results are compelling. iran ... has not initiated warfare with another state in over a century
:lol: yeah. Because Iran has never even
heard of Hezbollah, or the Qods-Force, or Moqtada al-Sadr.
Iran is the largest state supporter of terrorism in the world. It's not cpwill saying it,
it's the Obama' Administrations' own State Department saying it.
Iran has no nuclear capability
Yeah. that's what we're trying to keep.
no, it's like the israelis can now kick their ass with nuclear weapons so iran better arm itself in kind in self defense
Again, you are only weakening your original claims. If you wish to abandon them, that's fine.
Sure. Because it's not like they have a 
