I have such an inner turmoil over Iran. On the one hand, why are we allowed to have nuclear capabilities and decide who else can or cannot? On the other hand, these guys scare the crap out of me and I don't trust them one iota, so I do NOT want them to have the ability to obliterate some country they get into a pissing match with or just plum dislike. I don't believe it, but what if their desire really is innocent; just to generate power not weapons?

Some days I am so thankful that I'm not charged with this responsibility. Maybe it's time to start building that bunker though.

I agree.  They are looking to get a deal for dismantling their nuclear program.  What exactly that is, we will have to wait and see.

you partly answered your own question, we have nukes and they don't which allows us to dictate, to an extent, what others do to our vital interests. One of the worst Presidents we haqve ever had, Jimmah Carter, rightly recognized the Persian Gulf area as a vital interest of the US the we would go to war to defend

This also includes not allowing one nation in the gulf to become a regional hegemonic power and threaten their neighbors. There is of course my usual nationalistic rant that most of the fascist liberals on this board ignore now. We are the hegemon and we can do whatever the hell we want.

No war in 30 years? How about an eight year war?Look up the Iran-Iraq war! From 1980 to 1988 Iran had up to 1,000,000 casualties, thanks in part to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (chemical weapons) ,and Iraq had an estimated 375,000. It's a matter of history. Go on the net and read all about it for yourself.

If you believe that Iran's enrichment of uranium (needed to produce advanced nuclear weapons), WHICH THEY BOAST OF ALMOST MONTHLY, will not be used to make warheads for the missiles that they are also proud to show off, I would like to sell you some beach-front property in Maricopa. Trust me, Ahmadinejad will vouch for me. If Iran is in compliance with its obligations regarding the nuclear issue then why has the UN imposed three rounds of sanctions against them for failing to live up to those obligations? Again, a matter of historical fact. Go to the web, type in - UN sanctions against Iran - you will get an education on the subject.

You must have a short memory if you do not remember why Ahmadinejad was not allowed to go to ground 0. When the idea was broached, there was a national uproar. To allow the antisemitic leader of a country that sponsors terrorism to place a wreath at the site of the worst terrorist attack in the US would be an insult to the 1,000s of dead. The people of NY and the entire US said, overwhelmingly, NO! For once Republican and Democratic leaders were united on this issue. To answer your question, "what does that say", it said that we had a sense of decency and respect for our dead that was sadly missing in Ahmadinejad.

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I don't blame you, the news media in other countries is surely more honest and upright than ours.  In Iran for instance, you will surely get the truth about Ahmadinejad there. 

Hey Einstein:

Do you care to show some facts so the rest of us idiots can learn how 9/11 was an inside job?  Or is the CIA now watching this thread and you had to disappear in the middle of the night?

How do other countries media get stories that are more truthful than us?  And last questions:  What countries media do you consider to more truthful than the American press?