Once a distant, mysterious land, the U.S. has become intensely embroiled in Middle Eastern politics. While simultaneously waging campaigns in both Afghanistan and Iraq, America has turned a wary eye to Iran and its alleged nuclear weapons. With the lives of potentially thousands of soldiers and citizens at stake in both countries, should the U.S. take direct military action against Iran?
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The US Must Aim at Toppling Down the Regime
- From David Bukay
By Dr. David Bukay - University of Haifa
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Iran's theocracy must be toppled
Yes, *both* military and ideological attack must be used against Iran, the "motherland" of Islamic totalitarianism. There can be no compromise, no diplomacy or "talks" with an enemy dedicated to your destruction, and who has already attacked you. Iran's attack began with the hostage-taking in '79 and continues to this day in its sponsoring, supplying, and guiding the attacks on our soldiers in Iraq.
We already *are* at war with Iran.
- HBinswanger August 21, 2008 11:25AM
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Why should the US fight Israel's War?
Why Should the US risk it's soldiers and wealth to protect Israel? To each country their own.
We've already shown that we are a failure when it comes to regime change--why tangle with a larger, stronger country?
- akahn
November 11, 2008 7:52AM
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Must we?
If anything we should strike Isreal in retaliation for the unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty.
Considering the effort US interests put into establishing Isreal and the effort US interests put into exploiting Iran, I really fail to see the moral imperative here.
Maybe if Isreal would stop raiding villages in areas it deems itself worthy to govern it would have the resources to topple Iran itself.
Or maybe, if we take a breath and get a clue, we might give the people there a chance to take matters into their own hands and topple their own tyrants.
- Submariner September 3, 2009 3:14AM
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