04-14-2015, 07:50 AM
Great! America gives Iran a pass at making bombs and the Ruskies give them the means to deliver. Its all going according to plan. Maybe I should check into selling bomb shelters.
(04-14-2015, 11:45 AM)username Wrote: [ -> ]I was going to post something about this in the New Cold War thread. The deal isn't even done but Russia decides to provide the Iranians with high tech, anti-aircraft weaponry? That way, if the whole deal falls apart and we (and/or Israel) decide to bomb the hell out of Iran instead, now they'll be able to shoot down our aircraft...
Thanks and fuckyouverymuch, Putin/Russia!
That and the recent close encounter between one of Russia's fighter jets and a US reconnaissance plane. Russia is running this train wreck.
(04-14-2015, 01:08 PM)username Wrote: [ -> ]I don't watch House of Cards.
I'm curious...would you (any of you) advocate bombing the hell out of Iran to prevent them from developing a nuclear weapon? I just don't see, short of war, how we can prevent a country intent on developing nuclear weapons from doing so. Witness: North Korea.
We can sanction until the cows come home but it hasn't slowed Iran down in their pursuit of developing a weapon or nuclear capabilities. The only real benefit of having an "agreement" with Iran is it might slow them down a bit and/or force them further in to hiding to the extent that IAEA inspections occur. I don't think sanctions are set to be loosened unless/until Iran demonstrates compliance with its end of the deal.
But, either congress or the Ayatollah could seemingly nuke the deal entirely so it may well BE an exercise in futility.
If Israel wants to take the lead in fighting a war in Iran, perhaps we could provide some support to our ally but I'm one of those Americans that is war weary. I'm not really interested in dropping bombs on Iran. That said, we could just continue our sanctions (I don't really care much about Iran's economy either) but we shouldn't kid ourselves that those are really hindering Iran's nuclear pursuits.
(04-14-2015, 04:24 PM)Maggot Wrote: [ -> ]Iran wants Iraq badly and I think the current U.S. administration has no problem with that as long as its done piecemeal. A trade that I'm sure was talked about. Iraq has no say in the matter their soldiers run away. Iran currently runs military operations there now anyways.
(04-18-2015, 10:39 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: [ -> ]I think the nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Iran is a very good thing.
(04-21-2015, 08:39 PM)Jimbone Wrote: [ -> ]They may have been 'trolling' Netanyahu, but he was right and they knew it.
(04-21-2015, 08:39 PM)Jimbone Wrote: [ -> ]the administration outright lied in order to pursue their own agenda
(04-21-2015, 10:07 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: [ -> ]So, why do you think that the leaders of the US, Russia, China, France, Germany and the UK negotiated a deal which conflicts absolutely with Netanyahu's stance if "they knew he was right"?
(04-21-2015, 10:07 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: [ -> ]But, to insist that "they knew he was right" -- in reference to the White House's (and the five other global leaders') view of Netanyahu's stance on negotiating with Iran -- makes no sense to me at all.