Iran, nukes and Israel

[LuckyTheDog]

Ya know ...Israel got itself into this mess by introducing nukes into the region. Can't it deal with it the way we did with the Soviets (and still do with Russia)? Why does it need us to hold its hand? Let them sit down with the Iranians and work out verifiable arms-control measures.

I'd be in favor of backing up Israel's nuclear deterrent by pledging the use of our own, if necessary (the same deal we have with NATO countries). But launching a preemptive war yet again? I say no, unless we get solid, undeniable evidence that Iran is planning a military strike on another country.

[saltpoint]

1. I'd feel a whole lot better if President Gore or President Kerry were

navigativng the U.S.'s foreign policy in the Middle East right now instead of Kindasleazy Rice and the rest of the hacks in the Bush administration.

[wtmusic]

2. The dynamic is entirely different

They are too close together geographically, and Israel is surrounded by countries more sympathetic to Iran than itself.

I would imagine they're more concerned about a smuggled nuke than a missile attack, the direct source of which could be traced.

[Lithos]

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Lithos
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