Should the U.S. Use Military Force Against Iran?
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?








I thought we agreed humor was acceptable?
I enjoy the snakiness, don't get me wrong
I'm a little hesitant about letting the US off the hook on the sending Jews back during WWII. It's not about hindsight, but I will say that I am inferring that the US at that time did know something about what was happening to the Jewish population there. If Hitler had a meeting (meetings,?) with a radical Islamic leader from the British controlled Jerusalem area then I would bet money the British and American governments had a clue. (I will find the name of the Islamic leader that met with Hitler - it's in a book I have somewhere around the house.)
My point about the Kurds was less about the qualifier you used but how a historic question of discrimination has been turned into part of the apology and defense for the Iraq war on the part of the British and American governments. On this, they absolutely have long known about the treatment of the Kurds and while they have given half-hearted support in the country they occupied, they don't say one word about what kurds go through in the countries of allies.
Yeah, I don't lose any sleep about the lies either, the only thing is both sides always lie. Hamas does ask for one more loop to be jumped through, so does Israel. That's why I brought up the fact that just defending one of the polarized views on this issue does no good.
It should be obvious to those of us outside the region that neither side appears to take any of the negotiations serious. Israel hasn't given back any of the land they said they would because they claim that the terrorists haven't stopped the violence. And the terrorists say they throw bombs because Israel never gives back any of the land they said they would.
Any way, how this relates to Iran is that Iran is not going to help the Palestinians. All the stuff about destroying Israel is pure political rhetoric. Not one of the Muslim nations has ever done anything to help Palestine (Syria, made a temporary exception to this fact but it proves the rule).
What we hear about the "danger" of Iran is also pure political rhetoric. The US government has tried to isolate Iran ever since they kicked out the US backed dictator in 1979 and back then the geopolitics of a country that shares a border with our old nemesis, the Soviet Union, not doing what our government wanted was a big no, no.
This is a problem our government created for us. And I think the best solution is to tell our government to stop putting its nose in Iran's business and start thinking about non-military solutions so that neither of our countries has to continue living in fear of each other.
- mangueken
March 24, 2009 10:14PM
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