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Should we bomb Iran to prevent their getting nuclear weapons

Should we bomb Iran to prevent their getting nukes?

  • yes

    Votes: 9 18.8%

  • no

    Votes: 39 81.3%
  • Total voters
    48
  • Poll closed .
sKiTzo said:
You mean like the time Israel bombed the USS Liberty then claimed it was an accident?
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Or how about the day of 911, where Israelis were caught driving truck bombs around New York City. One of them was pulled over near the Washingington bridge and the Israeli occupants arrested. That was reported in the news once and then quickly covered up. The other one exploded on King st. between 6th and 7th. The 2 occupants were arrested and this wasn't in the news. Yeah, great allies!
 
ChrisL said:
Yes, but their leaders definitely have a questionable agenda. To deny that would be just naive. Don't you think?
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The US is the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons on innocent people. What makes us beyond reproach?
 
ChrisL said:
Seems to me that they are the ones who are always doing the intimidating. They willfully and maliciously kill their own citizens.
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Unfortunately, either no one should have nukes or everyone should have them.

I never thought it would come to this.. For 50 years the Saudis, Kuwaitis etc have demanded a nuke free ME.. and now this.
 
Catawba said:
For the same reason we feel we need them.
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To insulate a genocidal totalitarian theocracy from external pressure on human rights?
 
Catawba said:
The US is the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons on innocent people. What makes us beyond reproach?
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I didn't say we were "special" or "beyond reproach." I said that Iran's leadership has a questionable agenda and they are a brutal dictatorship.
 
ecofarm said:
No war with Iran!!
Why?
Fk Israel!!
Well, that's not a reason.
Damn money-grabbing, gold-hoarding big nose breathing all the good air Jews!!
What?
Leave Iran alone!!


That doesn't work for me.
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Has anyone stated that, at least in this thread?
 
Leon Panetta recently stated that Israel had not made a decision on whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program, and suggested that stronger sanctions were still an option.

Military strikes should never be considered as an option until all non-military avenues/ diplomatic solutions have been completely and utterly exhausted. At the very least i hope all involved realise the Human cost at stake if they get it wrong whichever way it goes. It will be significant.
 
ChrisL said:
I didn't say we were "special" or "beyond reproach." I said that Iran's leadership has a questionable agenda and they are a brutal dictatorship.
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Not to mention the insanity factor of their leader.
 
ecofarm said:
To insulate a genocidal totalitarian theocracy from external pressure on human rights?
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The way the treat their citizens is just disgusting.
 
ChrisL said:
I didn't say we were "special" or "beyond reproach." I said that Iran's leadership has a questionable agenda and they are a brutal dictatorship.
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We have had a questionable agenda throughout our history of Nuclear weapons as well, so have Israel, NK, and Pakistan.
 
sharon said:
Unfortunately, either no one should have nukes or everyone should have them.
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You're joking, right? I mean, I've heard people argue that Iran is not pursuing nukes (haha), but arguing that Iran getting nukes is fair and good? You've GOT to be joking. Why would you want to protect the Iranian regime?!
 
Catawba said:
We have had a questionable agenda throughout our history of Nuclear weapons as well, so have Israel, NK, and Pakistan.
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None of those countries are like Iran.
 
ChrisL said:
None of those countries are like Iran.
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I don't get your point. The US alone, is the only country ever to have used nuclear weapons on innocent people.
 
Catawba said:
I don't get your point. The US alone, is the only country ever to have used nuclear weapons on innocent people.
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Well, that was long before I was born. Our leadership is not an insane theocracy.
 
ecofarm said:
You're joking, right? I mean, I've heard people argue that Iran is not pursuing nukes (haha), but arguing that Iran getting nukes is fair and good? You've GOT to be joking. Why would you want to protect the Iranian regime?!
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Unfortunately, no, she doesn't appear to be joking. She seems to view Israel as no different from Iran, essentially.
 
johnny_rebson said:
Of course not, we are a Christian country.
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There is a subtle, but significant difference between a country of primarily Christians, as a majority religion, and a government based on, and intricately tied to the Christian religion in matters of law.
 
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