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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (287344)	5/11/2006 5:45:58 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571931

Ted, As for the former.......holding open the threat as a part of a strategy, the whole world knows we are in a bind in Iraq thanks to Bush and wouldn't buy the bluff for more than two seconds. Part of a reason why we're in a bind is because of the whole brouhaha over the existence of WMD in Iraq. "Let's make sure," our allies said. We didn't wait until we were sure, so we blew that opportunity at a real coalition. This time, it's different. We're pretty sure that Iraq and North Korea have or are actively pursuing nukes. Shouldn't that motivate our allies to take strong action? Of course not, because the truth is that they don't give a damn about WMD. Kind of similar to Bush, but for the opposite reason. They don't care if Iran has nukes, and they never did. Ten, you only hear and believe what you want to hear and believe. For an engineer, facts don't seem to play that big a role in your life. The US and its allies are all concerned that Iran may get nukes but they also know that won't happen for another 5-10 years. A lot can change over that period of time. But waiting and negotiating doesn't fit Bush's ideology so he's biting at the bit. If he does decide to move, and he will make that move on his own, all hell will break out within and outside this country. Are you fine with Iran having nukes? If so, that's the end of it, but if not, don't you think the world ought to take some sort of action through the U.N. Security Council? Yes, I think the Security Council should place sanctions on Iran......and it sounds like they are moving in that direction.