Iran Warns They Will Respond to Sanctions Over Nuke Program (1 Viewer)

[ProudAmerican]

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TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian Foreign Ministry official warned Sunday that Tehran would not remain passive if the West imposes sanctions on over Iran's disputed nuclear program, but did not say how it would respond.

so, is this statement enough to justify military action once sanctions are in place?

or are rogue governments able to make threats at will with no fear of being held accountable?

also, wouldnt sanctions be posted by the U.N. and not the "west"

 

[Binary_Digit]

The response may warrant military action, depending on what the response is, but I don't think the statement by itself justifies any action. It's just an idle threat from someone who wants to appear strong to the people he rules over.

 

[tecoyah]

I would hope we are learning a lesson right now on the results of pre-emptive attack without justification. Its unfortunate reality that threats will exist in this world, and some instability will make risk unavoidable, But to remove a threat before it is proven to be valid does not work well on this scale.
Should we decide to invade Iran due to statements made by its leadership, we will suffer incredibly on many fronts....economic, diplomatic, and militarily to name a few. Truthfully I dont see how we could afford another front in this "War on Terror", unless we just Turned the area into a sheet of Glass.

And that could be deadly to billions.

 

[GarzaUK]

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so, is this statement enough to justify military action once sanctions are in place?

or are rogue governments able to make threats at will with no fear of being held accountable?

also, wouldnt sanctions be posted by the U.N. and not the "west"

AS long as the US is in Iraq, war with Iran is unthinkable.

 

[jfuh]

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so, is this statement enough to justify military action once sanctions are in place?

or are rogue governments able to make threats at will with no fear of being held accountable?

also, wouldnt sanctions be posted by the U.N. and not the "west"

Define rogue state.

 

[ProudAmerican]

But to remove a threat before it is proven to be valid does not work well on this scale.

and to remove it after its proven valid could mean disaster for many countries.

 

[Binary_Digit]

But to remove a threat before it is proven to be valid does not work well on this scale.

and to remove it after its proven valid could mean disaster for many countries.

That's the paradox...which side to err on?

 

[t125eagle]

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so, is this statement enough to justify military action once sanctions are in place?

or are rogue governments able to make threats at will with no fear of being held accountable?

also, wouldnt sanctions be posted by the U.N. and not the "west"

in my opinion, no. it would have to depend on what they do next. as for the rogue governments, it would also depend on what they do next.
to many, like in Iran, i would imagine that the UN and The West are the same thing.