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ok so is Iran getting into the game too?

they've been in the game for awhile. unlike iraq, iran allows supervision of their facilities. Iranians are nothing like Iraqi's. Worlds apart. I'd trust Iran more with nuclear technology than Pakistan. And Iran is not breaking any rules (nuclear testing etc)

Also, they are years and years away from having any nuclear bomb.
 
Whee!!!

Another source of paranoia. I expect when going to war with Iraq does not fix things for us, Iran will be more and more on the lips of people, and not in a healthy way.
 
The iranians are too smart to hand these weapons to foreign groups because everyone will know where they came from. If they get it, I think that they will be using it more as a deterrent against israel than the united states. that is what has israel worried.
 
Originally posted by: rickn
they've been in the game for awhile. unlike iraq, iran allows supervision of their facilities. Iranians are nothing like Iraqi's. Worlds apart. I'd trust Iran more with nuclear technology than Pakistan. And Iran is not breaking any rules (nuclear testing etc)

Also, they are years and years away from having any nuclear bomb.
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i hope that is true. the iranians are good people who got shafted by US during Iran-Contra. they want democracy and i hope the people don't get dragged into a nuclear standoff with the world.

 
i think, at the end of the day a nation such as pakistan is more dangerous, as rickn has stated.

one reason is that both Iraq and Pakistan are mainly composed of Sunni Muslims, whereas Iran is mostly Shiite. Unfortunately, the two groups have a history of hatred for each other. For example, in Pakistan, Sunni [majority] - Shiite violence takes place every day. The shiites are persecuted and targeted by fundamentalists [including barging into and gunning down Shiite people while praying in the mosque.] Iraq and Pakistan enjoy warm ties, in fact it was Iraq who was most congratulatory and proud of Pakistan when it conducted its nuclear tests. Iran and Iraq have been at war. Iran and Pakistan's relations are murky because Pakistan was a major supporter [in fact the taliban was founded in PK,not AF] of the Taliban, while Iran hated them. Long before 9/11, Both Iran and India [particularly in Kashmir] have been battling Afghans that have been supported or were members of the Taliban. Iran is a country with a lot of hope folks. It may be in our 'axis of evil', but I think that we should try to work with those people more and work towards the future.
 
Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
Hehe, didn't they just make friends with India (nuclear weapons-ready) a few months ago?
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Iran and India have had good relations for years UNCJigga. India and Iran share a joint history, that includes language, food, customs, dress, race, and traditions. I've found them to be very good people [be weary of the Iranian mechanics tho 🙂]
 
A country swimming in oil does not spend so much foreign currency on nuclear energy for civilian purposes.


 
Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
Originally posted by: rickn
they've been in the game for awhile. unlike iraq, iran allows supervision of their facilities. Iranians are nothing like Iraqi's. Worlds apart. I'd trust Iran more with nuclear technology than Pakistan. And Iran is not breaking any rules (nuclear testing etc)

Also, they are years and years away from having any nuclear bomb.
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i hope that is true. the iranians are good people who got shafted by US during Iran-Contra. they want democracy and i hope the people don't get dragged into a nuclear standoff with the world.
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It's worth noting that while the Iranian people want democracy and better ties with the West, the country is run by hard-line Islamic mullahs who are anti-US and support terrorism (among other things, they finance Hezbollah). Until that changes (and it may), they are very much a part of the Axis of Evil. Funny how even though the world ridiculed Bush for that speech, it's turned out to be prophetic.
 


It's worth noting that while the Iranian people want democracy and better ties with the West, the country is run by hard-line Islamic mullahs who are anti-US and support terrorism (among other things, they finance Hezbollah). Until that changes (and it may), they are very much a part of the Axis of Evil. Funny how even though the world ridiculed Bush for that speech, it's turned out to be prophetic.[/quote]



He was ridiculed because of the "axis" part...implying that there was some organized association between the three. It has not turned out to be prophetic.

 
Originally posted by: Vernor
A country swimming in oil does not spend so much foreign currency on nuclear energy for civilian purposes.
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the amount of money they've invested is trivial, the amount of expertise they have learned is invaluable (to the Iranians). Tehran is a dirty city, so if they want cleaner sources of energy, more power to em.
 
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It's worth noting that while the Iranian people want democracy and better ties with the West, the country is run by hard-line Islamic mullahs who are anti-US and support terrorism (among other things, they finance Hezbollah). Until that changes (and it may), they are very much a part of the Axis of Evil. Funny how even though the world ridiculed Bush for that speech, it's turned out to be prophetic.
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He was ridiculed because of the "axis" part...implying that there was some organized association between the three. It has not turned out to be prophetic.

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Oh yes, very prophetic, a self fulfilling one.
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
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It's worth noting that while the Iranian people want democracy and better ties with the West, the country is run by hard-line Islamic mullahs who are anti-US and support terrorism (among other things, they finance Hezbollah). Until that changes (and it may), they are very much a part of the Axis of Evil. Funny how even though the world ridiculed Bush for that speech, it's turned out to be prophetic.
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He was ridiculed because of the "axis" part...implying that there was some organized association between the three. It has not turned out to be prophetic.

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Oh yes, very prophetic, a self fulfilling one.
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😛 <-- sticking my tongue out at you both..
 
Tehran is a dirty city, so if they want cleaner sources of energy, more power to em.
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This is very true. Also, i don't think Iran is stupid enough to think they can take on the U.S. in any way...unlike some other countries.
 
Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030209/wl_nm/nuclear_iran_dc_4

i hope this doesn't escalate
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I have been saying for months that after Iraq, they'll go after Iran then Syria. Now, the administration even admit to it. If they don't like any regime after they invade Iraq, they'll go after them. Powell said this just a couple days ago. Bin Laden couldn't do more to get recruits than this will. But hey, I'm a nutcase moron.



 
Originally posted by: hagbard
Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030209/wl_nm/nuclear_iran_dc_4

i hope this doesn't escalate
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I have been saying for months that after Iraq, they'll go after Iran then Syria. Now, the administration even admit to it. If they don't like any regime after they invade Iraq, they'll go after them. Powell said this just a couple days ago. Bin Laden couldn't do more to get recruits than this will. But hey, I'm a nutcase moron.
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link?
 
Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: hagbard
Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030209/wl_nm/nuclear_iran_dc_4

i hope this doesn't escalate
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I have been saying for months that after Iraq, they'll go after Iran then Syria. Now, the administration even admit to it. If they don't like any regime after they invade Iraq, they'll go after them. Powell said this just a couple days ago. Bin Laden couldn't do more to get recruits than this will. But hey, I'm a nutcase moron.
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link?
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For what? The story is in the first post with link to it.

 
Originally posted by: hagbard
Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: hagbard
Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030209/wl_nm/nuclear_iran_dc_4

i hope this doesn't escalate
Click to expand...


I have been saying for months that after Iraq, they'll go after Iran then Syria. Now, the administration even admit to it. If they don't like any regime after they invade Iraq, they'll go after them. Powell said this just a couple days ago. Bin Laden couldn't do more to get recruits than this will. But hey, I'm a nutcase moron.
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link?
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For what? The story is in the first post with link to it.
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where in that story does powell say that were on the prowl?
 
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