| Community Leader Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA Gender:  Posts: 834 Level up: 52%, 73 Points needed |  |  Quote:
(1) Iran is developing weapons of mass destruction -- "that is most likely true."
(2) Iran is ignoring the international community -- "true."
(3) Iran supports Hezbollah and terrorism -- "true."
(4) Iran is increasingly inserting itself in Iraq and beginning to get involved in Afghanistan -- "true."
(5) The people of Iran want a regime change -- "most likely an exaggeration."
(6) Sanctions won't work -- "most likely true."
(7) You cannot negotiate with these people -- "not proven."
| Hmm.. I'm seeing some similarities...
1. The US has already developed weapons of mass destruction, and it has already used them, twice.
2. The US is ignoring the international community.
3. The US apparently protects some terrorists, such as Luis Posada Carriles from Venezuela.
4. The US has "inserted" itself in Iraq and Afghanistan, and does not appear to be leaving any time soon.
5. The people of the US want a regime change.
6. Sanctions have not been tried.
7. You cannot negotiate with these people.
In my opinion, the US has *already* shot itself in the foot in Iraq. We'd be shooting ourselves in the other foot if we started a war with Iran.
In my opinion, *anyone* can use violence to settle a conflict. It takes a much stronger person (or country) to settle a conflict with non-violence.
How much more suffering do we want to cause our fellow human beings??? |