They'll be nuking our towns and cities any night now.
Honestly, if you believe that there is an Iranian nuclear weapons programme at all, then you must also still be looking for WMD in Iraq.
Speaking of Iraq, there are still American forces there. To protect Iran from Israel. You might argue that that is Iran's concern, not America's. But under the circumstances, good luck to them.
Irving Kristol is dead. Deal with it.
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Interestingly, the IAEA believe Iran has a nuclear weapons program but aren't looking for WMD in Iraq.
ReplyDeleteStill, why should I believe them over you?
No, they don't. They are going through the motions as they went through them after the Iraq invasion. They knew they wouldn't find anything, and they didn't. For the very good reason that there was nothing to find. But look who pays their bills.
ReplyDeleteAnd in any case, who cares? An Iranian bomb (which does not exist) is nothing to do with us, just as an Iraqi bomb (which did not exist) would have been nothing to do with us.
But we have taken out an Arab leader who was at war with Islamic fundamentalism, and now we are being softened up to take out a country with more women than men at university, and with three reserved seats for Christians and one for a Jew in Parliament.
Reserved seats! Really? That's your argument that Iran's AOK?
ReplyDeleteHas it occurred to you that the fact they have specially reserved seats is not a sign of inclusivity, but quite the opposite? Most democracies don't have to have reserved seats for religious minorities, because they're allowed to stand anywhere and everywhere.
And they are in Iran. They are just guaranteed these ones for two Assyrians and one Armenian (I think - it might be the other way round), and for a Jew.
ReplyDeleteThe Assyrians are a lot better off in Iran than in "liberated" Iraq, and the Armenians are a LOT better off in Iran than in our dear NATO and putative EU brother, Turkey.
Even of you were right, so what? That would make Iran a threat to Britain how, exactly?
Only ONE nation in the Middle East actually has nukes and that is Israel.
ReplyDeleteI wish Iran well in developing its own nukes.
The notion that any nation (USA France Britain) should presume to tell Iran that it cant have them is a nonsense.
Yeah, cause they call us Little Satan, but actually they're our best buddies.
ReplyDeleteIran already has a policy of combatting our national interest. Nukes = power. More power, more anti-British influence and action. It also has a policy of fomenting radical Islamism. I don't know if you've noticed, but that's not been entirely good for us in recent years.
Just heard on the radio that John Smeaton is standing for Parliament as an independent. And he's got quite a good profile in the Sun as well I see.
ReplyDeleteWhen are you going to get similar media coverage for your bid for NW Durham, do you think?
Oh, ouski and Anonymous, what very simple souls you are...
ReplyDeleteJJGM, I don't want anywhere to have nuclear weapons.
Smeaton is Jury Team. Avoid avoid avoid.
ReplyDeleteThe Sun indeed! You're David Lindsay.
ReplyDeleteIs ouski for real?
Oh, yes, they still exist. Which is why I can't see the Murdoch papers generally having too much time for me, although I might be wrong. The Times, in particular, is now where old neocons go to die.
ReplyDeleteJury Team? Policy-free slebs. Like Rantzen. Accordingly, not going to win.
Keep on topic, please.
"But we have taken out an Arab leader who was at war with Islamic fundamentalism, and now we are being softened up to take out a country ..."
ReplyDeleteI recently saw a Melanie Philipps column about Camp Ashraf, where a commenter pointed out the 20/20 hindsight obvious; that taking out Saddam H was the worst thing that the West could have done, as, with a majority Shia population, the only way for Iraq to go was into Iran. It may have been obvious to some at the time, but I don't remember it being mentioned then. Do you?
Even if meddling in other countries was right (I don't think it is) the West just seems to score own goals all the time. Doh!
And not just the Shia. It's either Ba'athism or Wahhabism in the Sunni Triangle.
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