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20,000 reasons why Iran's quest to get an A-bomb is not big deal!!!
Of course if Iran does get a nuclear bomb it is almost guaranteed insurance that the American Empire will not invade them. Bullies don't pick on people that can defend themselves. The talk is getting louder from our leaders in Washington and would-be leaders about how to stop Iran's plans to develop a nuclear bomb. We need to take a deep breath and recognize that there are more than 20,000 reasons why this is no big deal. That's the number of nuclear bombs that the Federation of American Scientists says are currently held by these countries: •Russia: 11,000 •USA: 8,500 •France: 300 •China: 240 •United Kingdom: 225 •Pakistan: 90-110 •India: 80-100 •Israel: 80 •North Korea: 1 to 10 The heated up talk about Iran's nuclear intention is an aftermath of President Obama's saying in his State of the Union address, "Let there be no doubt, America (he meant the USA) is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal." That caused the leading Republican candidates who are trying to unseat Obama to issue their own tough talk. Mitt Romney has said repeatedly, "I will again reiterate that Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is unacceptable." Rick Santorum, in a 1,900-word foreign policy statement on his website, says he would "first and foremost publicly embrace the (Iranian) opposition and call for regime change." Trying to ban nuclear weapons now anywhere is as unrealistic as it would have been to ban rifles in the olden days. Or atomic bombs in World War II. We must remember that two atomic bombs we dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed 150,000 to 250,000 people and ended World War II. It's so simple: Countries that have nuclear weapons and know when or how to use them — or more likely not use them — will be the survivors and leaders. Those who misuse them will die as other countries with nuclear weapons retaliate. "Iran with nukes means a nuclear war in the Middle East becomes far more likely. With no one able to strike second, everyone will be on a hair trigger in a region with lots of triggers for conflict." —Dennis Ross, former special assistant to President Obama for the Middle East "Iran's nuclear program is geared towards salvaging a bankrupt political reading of Islam. Once Iran relied on its revolutionary ideology to project power. Now it needs power to project its worn-out ideology." —Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, scholar, Middle East Institute |