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West displays Gulf military power to defiant Iran

World Jan. 25, 2012 - 06:23AM JST ( 7 )

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Ben_JackinoffJan. 25, 2012 - 08:38AM JST

Iran also has accused Israel of masterminding a series of covert attacks such as a malicious computer virus designed to infiltrate uranium enrichment labs and targeted slayings of members of Iran’s scientific community.

Flattery will get you nowhere.
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tkoind2Jan. 25, 2012 - 09:39AM JST

The last thing anyone needs is a new war. I hope for a peaceful solution. After all Iran's government is crazy, but the people of Iran have been trying for some time now to change. I don't want to see people die on either side over something that may be resolved in a peaceful manner. Iraq and Afghanistan should teach us how well wars work out. They don't.
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Elbuda MexicanoJan. 25, 2012 - 10:07AM JST

The revolutionary government of Iran is praying for a war, this makes a good excuse, the Mullahs can say, look at those evil infidels from the West and now even those Aussies down under are against us!! Those in power can point the finger to those no good Zionists in Israel and their buddies in London and in Washington DC, right?? This is what all dictators need, too fool enough Iranians into thinking that whole world is against them and that they need to rally their people around the FLAG and around their RELIGION, they have been doing this for years, nothing new folks, same old tactics used for many years now by those in power in Teheran.
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HonestDictatorJan. 25, 2012 - 11:14AM JST

The virus was definitely from Isreal (it also affected some US nuclear plant systems of the same model type from what I've read), as for the scientist assassinations, could be and could be someone else that Iran doesn't suspect at all...
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tkoind2Jan. 25, 2012 - 12:06PM JST

Elbuda. I think you can easily make the argument the other way. The west is also eager for a war with Iran. It would give them more control over the global oil supply and rid them of a potentially powerful rival state in the region.

It will be justified as providing the region with freedom and for ridding the world of leaders heading towards WMD production. Sound familiar?

Sadly it will kill a lot of people, compare to Iraq and Afghanistan for a death toll and multiply it given the greater capacity of Iran to wage war.

On the western home front it will provide a distraction from the ongoing economic hardships. It will rally people to the flag, to the Christian goodness to overcome Islamic terror and it will call upon our nationalism.

See this sword of war cuts universally. Yes Iran's government is nuts, but then so are our's for looking for a new war after Iraq and Afghanistan.

What is needed on all sides is the capacity to think about the lives of people on all sides first and do everything possible to avoid another pointless and horrific war, regardless of who wants it.
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SuperLibJan. 25, 2012 - 12:26PM JST

tkoind2: Elbuda. I think you can easily make the argument the other way. The west is also eager for a war with Iran. It would give them more control over the global oil supply and rid them of a potentially powerful rival state in the region.

No one is eager to make war with Iran. The world has bent over backwards with negotiations in an effort to prevent conflict. The new round of measures is yet another attempt to bring Iran in line with the international community without any shots fired. If people were eager, the war would have already started. Instead, Iran is on the verge of nukes. In some cases the attempt to prevent conflict leads to a much greater one down the road. Hopefully that won't happen here.

As for the oil soil, no one will control it except for the Iranians, with or without a war. It's as simple as that. Even the US is pretty far down on the Iraqi oil list despite what the bumper sticker crowd wants to sell.

It will be justified as providing the region with freedom and for ridding the world of leaders heading towards WMD production. Sound familiar?

One can easily point to North Korea and Pakistan to show what happens when the world sits on their collective asses and does nothing. But in the end each situation needs to be looked at on a case-by-case basis. Simply throwing out the word "Iraq" is meaningless unless you want someone to throw the words "North Korea" right back at you. Then we can start over from the beginning and get down to the nuts and bolts of this specific case.

I think the world sees a very real, very unified opportunity to stop a country like Iran from getting nukes and all measures are being exhausted. Personally, I think they're doing the right thing.
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RushO'HannityJan. 25, 2012 - 12:40PM JST

tkoinnd you forgot the unicorns.