Iran: What would YOU do?

[Bigerik]

We could try something novel, like actual diplomacy!

So why would they want to have nukes? The US helped overthrow their democratically elected government and installed a dictator. The US then supported that dictator, until it became inconvenient and then threw him to the dogs. The US then supported aggression by one of Irans neighbors against them. The US dicks with their economy. US pres calls them a part of an axis if evil and threatens to do what it takes to protect itself from them.

So in what part of this has diplomacy been tried and found not to work? Hey, I'm no fan of Ahmadinnerjacket and the ayatollahs and mullahs, but it is not like we have given them any reason not to want to have nukes. Especially when their are likely a couple of hundred nukes pointed at them right now by their sworn enemy.

Their is a lot of room for diplomacy actually. Crap, let's just give them Some Canadian CANDU reactors, and they will have the power they need without any worries of them making nukes from them.

The US has made friends with worse regimes. Mubarak was no saint. Saddam was a buddy. Damn, Nixon went and met with the worst mass murdering regime in history, and that is one of Americas largest trading partners now. So, now would be a good time to normalize relations with Iran.

Then again, it's a whole lot easier to just drop some bombs, isn't it?

[piece-itpete]

So much for Hope and Change.

Pete

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

So much for Hope and Change.

Pete

Because Dr. No changed it to Nope.

[Bigerik]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Because Dr. No changed it to Nope.

lol

[piece-itpete]

Here's the thing, and it reflects well, at least a little, on our Fearless Leader too: If our friendship/support of thugs in the past resulted in everything bad in the world, from Iran to Al Qiada, how can we say keep on doing it? Isn't this why we bombed Libya?

Pete

[Bigerik]

That's one of the things about Obama that has really disappointed me. Compared to the bonehead that preceded him at his desk, he has been a foreign relations wizard. Just a genius. But compared to what he should have been doing, he gets a D+ from me.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Bigerik

That's one of the things about Obama that has really disappointed me. Compared to the bonehead that preceded him at his desk, he has been a foreign relations wizard. Just a genius. But compared to what he should have been doing, he gets a D+ from me.

I'll let the "bonehead" defend himself.

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I've been waiting to drop that one!!!

Chas

[Bigerik]

Pretty weak defense. I guess that's about right for the guy tho.

[neophyte]

how does that old proverb go? "a bird in the hand....."

[BlueStreak]

More Christian values.........

Dave