Quote Originally Posted by PharmaCan
There's a big difference between buying a handgun for home defense and developing weapons that are not only unneeded for defense but which are also capable of killing hundreds of thousands , if not millions, of people.

If you think that people and their behavior cannot be controlled, go try to smoke a joint on the court house steps. You'll learn real soon that people are capable of being controlled. In fact, one of the tenets of a civilized society is that we willingly control ourselves, and willingly allow others to control us, in order to maintain order and civility in our society.

Iran cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons; that is a simple fact. It is also a simple fact that Iran has no defensive need for nuclear weapons. So, Iran absolutely must not be allowed to get nuclear weapons.

I certainly wouldn't let anyone in the US government, particularly not anyone in the lying-ass Bush administration, be the judge of whether or not Iran is actually developing nuclear weapons. However, I think Israel has good intel and they will know when the time is right to strike.

Sadly, it seems to be more a matter of when, than if, a strike will be necessary. But, the Iranians have no one but themselves to blame. They are a democratic society with elected leaders and, if they choose to elect nut jobs to lead them, they will have to bear the consequences of their decisions. ...just as we Americans will have to suffer for many years due to the consequences of electing Bush.

JMO

PC :smokin:
You took my example out of context. I understand there is a huge difference between a handgun and a nuke. What I am saying is we need to build and defend our country from our country just like you would your own home. Build our defense up as a nation, securing our borders, then if another country tries to attack us then we can defend our country. Iran, nor Iraq attacked our country on 9/11. A group did, an idea did.

Why do you think Iran has no use for a defensive nuclear program? Why should they trust other countries if we don't? If I seen another country nation building and occupying eastern civilization I would be concerned. With the history US has in our so called conflicts there is no way in hell I would trust the US if I was the leader of another country.