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

• “No”

  

  “Nuclear Buildup Would Lead To Diplomatic Isolation”

• “Objection”

  

  “This Approach is Mistaken”
  

• “Objection”

  

  “Iran's Militant Regime Seeks Domination, Not Friendly Relations”
  

This Approach is Mistaken

Dr. David Bukay

University of Haifa

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This approach is mistaken. It rests on the two of the main fallacies of the Western democratic world: a) "the mirror image;" and b) similarities and analogues to other cases.

Iran is different. Its aims and ambitions are different. It has deep religious drive out of 1400 years of frustrations and immense internal religious justification. The issue is not defense but offense. A pure offense aimed at controlling the Islamic world. The apocalypse is here: shi`ah against sunnah. And if one does not understand religion, and history, and geopolitics, he cannot comprehend the issues at stake from Iran's perspective. They are not like North Korea, and they do not care being a pariah state. They are Shiites and they used to be isolated and alienated. They wholeheartedly wish to bring Ali's house to power over the Sunnah. Saudi-Arabia is the target and not Israel. And Iran will not stop until it is stopped.

By the way, the Taliban is back in Afghanistan, and they control 40 percent of the country. It will take a short time after the US lives to take hold of the country. The same case is Iraq. Leaving Iraq, even according to agreements and arrangements means its fall into chaos, its separation to three cantons, and/or under Iran's rule (if its regime is not toppled down before), and wars over all the Middle East.
 
Under these circumstances America will be forced to intervene militarily, with much higher prices.

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"No" Heritage Foundation

• Nuclear Buildup Would Lead To Diplomatic Isolation
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• Now is the Time for a Little Realistic Thinking
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• Let's Look at the Options
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• Some More Practical Options
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"Yes" Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

• We Should Do It For the Right Reasons
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• The Iran Threat Should Be Taken Seriously
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• We Must Defeat Vicious Ideologies
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• We Need To End Teheran's Islamist Regime
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"Yes" David Bukay

• The US Must Aim at Toppling Down the Regime
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• The Most Feasible Option Remains Military Action
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• The Regime Has Two Important Mass Forces
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• Nuclear Buildup Would Lead To Diplomatic Isolation
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• Now is the Time for a Little Realistic Thinking
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• The Iran Threat Should Be Taken Seriously
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• We Must Defeat Vicious Ideologies
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• Let's Look at the Options
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• Some More Practical Options
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