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Quote by: The Decider  I'm just curious...what evidence, hard evidence, do we have that Iran is working on a bomb? It could very well be true, and probably is. But after the experience with Saddam's "nuclear program" that Blair claimed could have a bomb ready in 45 minutes, I think "solid proof" would be a nice goal this time.
I don't read Farsi (Persian) but I've read that nobody in Iran--neither Khomeini or the current president--actually said "wipe Israel off the map." The language is actually vague. The Israeli "regime" is mentioned, but not the map. A regime and nation-state are two different animals. Again, we need to be precise with our evidence before blundering into another war. The neo-cons have a serious credibility problem. They better get to work.
Not unless America says so. You forget that we have 140,000 American soldiers embroiled in a worsening civil war next door to Iran. Any attack by Israel will have a direct impact on those American troops. The Shiite militias in Iraq have shown an impressive ability to slaughter people when they feel the need. An attack will also destabilize Lebanon again.
When Israel bombed the Osirak reactor in Iraq, the Middle East didn't have all these complications. Israel will do what its told. If American soldiers die because of her recklessness, she will get the blame. |
Very true on the credability issue. However, you can't really be serious on the fact that Iran hasn't threaten Israel (Jose no propaganda websites with a different interpretation of the "wipe Israel off the map quote.")? :confused:
If Iran built a nuke, then Israel would be justifable in a first strike.