Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, happy talk...
...BOOM!
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/w...tion-of-secret-military-site-report-says.html
certainly not out of the woods yet, but this is at least a step in the right direction.
Well, yes it is a step in the right direction but, the problem is that for the last decade, the international community has been trying diplomacy and talks with Iran. It hasn’t worked. Recent previous rounds of talks at Geneva and Istanbul failed too.
Many have voiced their skepticism about these new talks.... will they work this time? will they not?
Only time will tell and there is not much time left.
Well, yes it is a step in the right direction but, the problem is that for the last decade, the international community has been trying diplomacy and talks with Iran. It hasn’t worked.
I guess I don't understand...if Leon Panetta thinks Iran is not attempting to develop nuclear weapons, why are there sanctions, and why is there so much talk about attacking them? What am I missing?
Probably their Sunni neighbors first, even before Israel. . . . . Countries like Bangladesh, Jordan, Egypt, or Pakistan are the ones who really need to worry about Iranian nukes, not us.
What on Earth makes you say this?
I hope by talks they mean that they are going to put their foot down on Iran and say that no more will be tolerated from them and that military action can be expected.
We're not fighting a war, so as far as I'm concerned it's worked pretty well.
Well then AdamT, we will have to agree to disagree.
"There has, in fact, been an “armed attack” against the United States. Iran has been waging a low-intensity war against America and Israel — both directly and by proxy — for more than two decades. Iran’s Quds Force has planned and directed attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and on Israelis in Israel and abroad. Iran has directly supplied our enemies with deadly weaponry in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is responsible for hundreds of American military deaths — including the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut and the Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia. "
I guess I don't understand...if Leon Panetta thinks Iran is not attempting to develop nuclear weapons, why are there sanctions, and why is there so much talk about attacking them? What am I missing?
Iran’s support for international terrorism and Iran’s active pursuit of weapons of mass destruction.
Well then AdamT, we will have to agree to disagree.
"There has, in fact, been an “armed attack” against the United States. Iran has been waging a low-intensity war against America and Israel — both directly and by proxy — for more than two decades. Iran’s Quds Force has planned and directed attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and on Israelis in Israel and abroad. Iran has directly supplied our enemies with deadly weaponry in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is responsible for hundreds of American military deaths — including the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut and the Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia. "
Bahahaha sure
Connery said:
In any case, there is no good military solution here. We could bomb the crap out of them and it wouldn't set their program back for very long. We could launch an Iraq-style invasion but that would actually be much more difficult than Iraq was, and more costly, and we can ill afford it. On top of the direct cost, which would be immense, it would likely plunge the world economy into a massive recession, if not a depression.
What on Earth makes you say this?
I didn't deny your former statement, I just find it to be a laughable reason for "going to war" considering the fact that the United States has supported and continues to support terrorist groups. US government officials have even openly stated their support for terrorist groups in Iran in the recent past months. Your latter statement first off is false as there is no evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program as well as hypocritical considering the fact that American allies such as Israel, India and Pakistan have proliferated without much whining from American government officials.
But you already knew all this when you wrote your post.
I am not disagreeing with you in that.
What I am saying is that I am very pessimist about these "new" round of talks because almost certainly Iran will use them to gain further time to obtain full military nuclear capability.
A war would be a disaster for the whole world but regrettably sometimes wars are forced upon us whether we like it or not.
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