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To: neolib who wrote (245923)	8/15/2005 1:34:33 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572099

. But assuming Pakistan & Israel don't lose their Nukes, I assume that Iran (and eventually S.A.) will acquire them. If this is the case, then the necessary next step is to eliminate the Iranian and SA regimes before they acquire nukes. Don't you agree its in the best interests of the planet to not allow authoritarian dictatorial governments which are unpopular with their own population to acquire nuclear weapons? If you view SA's and Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons as inevitable, then the removal of SA's and Iran's regimes is the proper step. I think GB has said as much - the quote goes something like "we will not allow Iran to have nuclear weaponry". I interpret that along the lines of either 1)grandstanding, or, 2)if Iran ever detonates a nuclear weapon, the country's regime will be forcibly removed from the planet. #2 may happen even if they refuse to give up the objective of possession of nuclear weaponry. A bombing strike which you seem to think is inevitable would have very unfortunate fallout I suspect, so I'm less sure that will happen. Such as what? They already end their government sessions with "death to America". What unfortunate fallout do you anticipate from non-Iranians attempting to destroy Iran's nuclear production capabilities?

To: neolib who wrote (245923)	8/15/2005 4:52:19 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572099

I don't recall any European progress on disarming Israel's Nukes. It was simply a bunch of carrots for Iran to stop making progress themselves. I'd rather see Pakistan & Israel lose their Nukes than Iran join the club. But assuming Pakistan & Israel don't lose their Nukes, I assume that Iran (and eventually S.A.) will acquire them. In spite of how you prefer to wrap it up, the European leaders honestly seemed to believe they put together a very attractive and reasonable package in their offering to Iran. Of course they still expected some fine tuning and further negotiations before closing it, but this nevertheless is what they believed. It was a true shock to them when it got turned down by Iran as way off anything acceptable. You should have read the newspapers over in Europe when that happened and you would know what I mean. Taro