well, i suppose we should invade iran if they had destructive weapons.......just like those mysterious WMD's in iraq
I would say that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were a greater threat to my personal security than Iran.
Or maybe a get out of jail free card, just to smooth things over for BP in its oil exploration negotiations. Oh wait, I forgot, that was done on "compassionate grounds." What a joke. However, real compassion was shown by the people of Lockerbie, who opened their homes to Americans who came to Scotland to identify and recover the remains of their loved ones, gave them food and showed them every kindness. Some of the women of that town even took the clothing of the victims from the police, after all possible forensic evidence had been recovered, washed these articles and gave them back to their families.
But in any case, it's Israel that should be worried about a bomb going off in the middle of their country, not Scotland. I'm not one of those people who believes we can let Iran develop nukes, and deter their use, like we've done with North Korea.
Last edited by SoSo; 12-15-2010 at 05:13 PM.
Well commerce often trumps ethics a sad but true fact of life and and whatever country you dwell in you will find your politicians have tolerated terror on others.
I was living in the area at the time of the bombing and the event had a significant impact on the psyche of the local population.
I have always believed that the Iranians are a bit wary of the Israelis and are fully aware of the reprecussions of a first strike.
Last edited by Mr Gently Benevolent; 12-16-2010 at 04:58 PM.
There is much more chances that THE BOMB would be Pakistanian origin, not Iranian.
Despite all minuses of current Iran regime. It is stable country with predictable foreign politic. Main issue about Iran atomic bomb is not fear of using it as terrorist weapon, but fear that Iranian regional domination could not been contaimed after that by military. Considering world hunger to oil this is much more threat to capitalist world.
In case of terrorists real axis of evil is Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. But no one cares about this.
Wilders is not a fool, however it appears the majority of 'his' MP's are. Now if you'll excuse me, i need to go make up some scientific evidence for that last statement.
Honestly though, this is like the time Iran warne us that it would reconsider the ties between the countries if Wilders was allowed to release Fitna. With all due respect to the Iranians on here, our government really doesn't give a flying pelican shyte as to how Tehran feels about The Netherlands. It is like Minister Rosenthal(OMG JEW) said, Iran does deserve a lot of the criticism leveled against it.
For me, I'd edit it a bit:
I'd say Saudi Arabia represents a potentially bigger economic security threat to me than Iran and that Pakistan represents a potentially bigger physical security threat to me than Iran.
But to confuse matter I would say that Iran represents a potentially bigger geopolitical threat than either Saudi Arabia or Pakistan in the long-term if they do not develop into a country with a foreign policy that is largely cooperative with the West.