Comments on: Iran to World: Piss Off

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:02:09 +0000

… I don’t know, something about me thinks the idea of a country run on religious beliefs, without any separation of church and state, which goes against international opinion, which does all it’s research in an extremely closed manner, which has shown religious fanatisism, which believes in the Cresent above all nations, which has a mouthpiece that speaks of genecide, couldn’t possibly be BAD to have Nuclear Weaponry.

*/sarcasm*

Well, America can’t really do anything. Israel doesn’t want to use their boys, but is willing to give their birds. Europe is too weak handed, the UN incompetent, and Russia is Iranian oil-dependant.

Jay says the right thing about Canada. The only nations able to do anything are the Commonwealth. Israelli birds, US (Iraq) airspace, and Commonwealth pilots? Could do the job nicely. Just about the only thing each nation is willing to give, too.

By: lrC

lrC — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:10:31 +0000

Norway joining the nuclear club is different from Iran joining the nuclear club. If that isn’t stark enough for you, you probably haven’t sufficient knowledge or intelligence to discuss the implications of less stark distinctions.

By: jay

jay — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:18:37 +0000

Well, I’d say DCardno gets it about right.

By: Robert McClelland

Robert McClelland — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:12:52 +0000

I’m waiting, Jay.

By: DCardno

DCardno — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:37:45 +0000

Okay - how about a paranoid fantasy about acquisition of nuclear weapons by a nation led by a man who has made public statements that a (reasonably) peaceful and undeniably democratic nation should be “wiped from the face of the Earth” or that the same nation is “an abomination.” Oh, wait - that’s not a fantasy.

As for what it says about the UN - well, I think Jay covered that pretty thoroughly.

By: Robert McClelland

Robert McClelland — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:23:28 +0000

Why should reaction to Iran joining the nuclear club be any different than the reaction to any other nation joining the nuclear club? Sorry, any answer involving the right’s paranoid conspiracies about how nuclear bombs will end up in the hands of terrorists is unacceptable.