Quote Originally Posted by texas grass
so because iran sits on oil they shouldnt have nuclear technology. thats stupid hogwash. keep on destroying our world with unrenewable oil cause we keep on waisting it. they have every right to have a RENEWABLE POWER SOURCE.

christians are just as fanatic as muslims. they both want the end of times. christian bush talks to god and god told him to attack muslims. hes said that on national tv. christians are extremist fanatics just like muslims.
No, it's not hogwash, but to deny that the Iranian government has alterior motives is naive.

To be able to master the techonology necessary to create nuclear arms is the issue at hand here. Uranium Enrichment is not an easy task and requires very specific conditions to happen. Once they learn that it's only a matter of further refining the enrichment process to make weapons grade uranium.

Iran has said several times before that any action taken against them will result in them attacking Israel.

They seem a little over eager to attack don't you think?

While I do believe the general idea that if everyone has nukes then no one will want to use them is probably true.. I think I would rather err on the side of caution and try to pre-emptively stop this process diplomatically first.

And by the way, if you think that oil is the only way to destroy the world then you should look at the waste by product of nuclear power plants. Not only is it hazardous but it is generally of high enough grade to still be used for a Dirty bomb...

Yep, a weapon can be the byproduct of your clean renewable energy.

Who knew right?

In addition you would want the material waste to be buried deep in a insulated container that won't leak and contaminate the earth. We wouldn't want to possible destroy our precious planet with radioactive material after trying to move away from oil... which was also destroying our planet.

You would also want to make sure the grounds are well protected. Being radioactive material you could only imagine that it might be sought after from various terrorist groups (please notice I said terrorist and not muslims).

So yes.. there are alot of issues that should be of concern to the international community over a nation that has definitely shown their hostility towards neighboring nations.

Do I think we should invade... well like I said before in other posts, with me being half Iranian and having family over there it makes it a bit difficult to not be biased. I'm going to say no right away. My family is there.

Do I think we should do something... Yes, I do think this is a serious issue and it needs to be handled.

Do I think that we need to be the gungho leader that charges in there and forces the change. No, I honestly think this needs to be handled by a group of nations working together. I am not referring to the UN as they seem to do a piss poor job of enforcing any of their policies. I am referring to a reformed UN where the Member nations have some actual backbone and enforce their diplomacy and policies or else using their military power if necessary in the situation where other nations may be at danger/risk... like the one we see before us now.

I do agree with one thing in your post though:

fanatical christians are equally as bad as muslim extremists.. both have killed in the name of their religion. Thats just NUTS!