To: tejek who wrote (210928 ) 11/7/2004 9:41:16 AM From: RetiredNow Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 1572282 Iran is a very real problem. Did you know that Khomeini and Rafsanjani's avowed goal is the complete destruction of Israel and an elimination of U.S. presence in the Middle East? They have published this in their newspapers and state media for 25 years. Yet the liberals in America always turn a blind eye to this. Why? It's because they don't want to face the truth. Iran is going to have to be dealt with militarily. They are doing everything in their power to get a nuclear bomb and the negotiations with the Europeans that has been going on for 3 years has shown ZERO progress. And unlike Iraq, Iran is the world's foremost sponsor of terrorism. My best bet is that Bush will strike with our stealth bombers. He will have no choice. The world simply can't afford to allow Iran to have a nuclear bomb. Why the double standard when we turn a blind eye to Israel and their bomb? Well, very simple. Israel is the most secretive country on the face of the earth when it comes to their nuclear technology. Their ideals, Democracy, and political position in the Middle East, guarantees that they won't divulge their secrets nor use a nuclear bomb except as a very last resort. We can trust the Israelis with nuclear technology as we can trust ourselves. However, the Iranians are sworn enemies of the U.S. and Israel. They would love to pass nuclear technology to terrorists, if they could get away with it. Don't believe me? There are reports that the insurgency in Iraq is largely funded by Iran and the military intelligence comes straight from Iran. Iran is the U.S.'s biggest enemy right now. Unfortunately for the Iranian people, it's their government that has made it so. If it weren't for the theocratic mullahs in charge, we'd probably have pretty good relations with the Iranian people. But be that as it may, we better hope Bush bombs those nuclear facilities in this term. Otherwise, a nuclear Iran is a certainty.