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No, we don't need to nuke them. There are other ways to stop them from getting nuclear weapons than this, as well as other ways to hold them accountable for their support for terrorism.
I love how liberals like to paint conservatives and centrists as "judgmental" and that they/we "assume too much", and yet they go about doing the same thing (such as just now), often more often than a conservative would! And they have the NERVE to call us hypocrites? HA!
Like what? What other ways are there to prevent a country from developing their own nuclear program?
1. Empowering the thousands upon thousands of young, educated, secular people who don't like their radical government and want to engage with the West, Israel, and others, as they used to decades ago.
Largely agree with OP. But thinking further, the US is not really in danger if Iran gets a nuke. Let's say they get it, and try nuking Israel - well, there goes Iran from existence. Or if they nuked Egypt / Saudi Arabia? The. Those countries turn Iran into a parking lot - win win.
1. Empowering the thousands upon thousands of young, educated, secular people who don't like their radical government and want to engage with the West, Israel, and others, as they used to decades ago.
1. Empowering the thousands upon thousands of young, educated, secular people who don't like their radical government and want to engage with the West, Israel, and others, as they used to decades ago.
So we should try to convince the young people there to have a rebellion or something, or active airstrikes....not much of a solution, but I wasn't really expecting much when I asked that question.
A rebellion would be helpful. Why not? To overthrow a harsh regime, and it would come from within, and probably be the path of least bloodshed. As for airstrikes, all they'd really be doing is destroying nuclear facilities, with minimal injury or death.
TheDusty, Iran has said numerous times that it plans to "wipe Israel off the map"...what more proof do you need?
Joeymags, Saudi Arabia and Egypt could not turn Iran into a parking lot, and neither of them have nuclear weapons either. Not that I'd care much, but if Iran chose to nuke them, that'd be it for those two countries.
A rebellion would be helpful. Why not? To overthrow a harsh regime, and it would come from within, and probably be the path of least bloodshed. As for airstrikes, all they'd really be doing is destroying nuclear facilities, with minimal injury or death.
If the people of Iran want a rebellion, they will do so. Trying to force a rebellion isn't going to make one happen. And airstrikes would probably be a great way to get Iran to think they are at war and retaliate. But sure, there will be minimal injury and death.
Better than them acquiring nuclear weapons, which could very well possibly lead to a nuclear war. SO you tell me, would you rather see that happen, or a conventional war where the militarily-superior Israel would quickly end the conflict?
As for the rebellion, the people of Iran have been protesting, ever since Ahmadinejad illegitimately "won" that election--it just hasn't been covered by the news in a while. How can they have a rebellion when constantly they have been killed, arrested, or otherwise put down? If you stand for liberal values, perhaps you should be standing for them getting some freedoms instead of whining about medieval Christianity.
Seriously? You're asking what Iran has done? Firstly, it has threatened to "wipe Israel off the map" on many occasions. Secondly, they finance multiple terror organizations--the Houthi rebels in Yemen that recently overthrew the monarchy; Palestinian terrorists; and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Educate yourself before continuing to spew the typical liberal "anything goes" attitude.
Can you link some of those many threats to "wipe Israel off the map"?
1. Empowering the thousands upon thousands of young, educated, secular people who don't like their radical government and want to engage with the West, Israel, and others, as they used to decades ago.
What are they going to do overwhelm the old guard with their facebook and instagram accounts? There's no scenario where the United States is the one to empower those people and that works. For that to work, it must happen organically, not because we orchestrated it. It's like trying to be cool. If you have to try, then you're not.
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