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To: Brumar89 who wrote (2556)	7/19/2007 11:27:43 PM
From: kumar	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4152

Iran has publicly stated that it wants nuke tech for civilian energy generation. I have yet to see any positive info from credible sources, that indicate its not the case. BTW, why aren't folks like u talking about Israel having Nuke weapons ? Iran is a signatory to the NPT, Israel is not ( and neither is India)

To: Brumar89 who wrote (2556)	7/19/2007 11:40:56 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4152

<The problem with Iran getting nuclear weapons is that the Iranian leadership does not respect international law> I think you have Iran confused with the United States. Iran has not been marching its armies into other countries, as we have. As for Iran being untouchable -- no aggressor nation is untouchable. If Iran attacks other countries then they are absolutely subject to counter-attack -- as you well know. I made this point earlier -- we should make it clear that aggressor nations are subject to counter-attack. The problem with our moral and political authority on these issues is that in Iraq we are the aggressor nation.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (2556)	7/20/2007 1:33:37 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4152

Something else to remember about Iran: The Enforcers Turn on Their Masters July 18, 2007: The Iranian government is losing control of its security forces and secret police. Islamic radicals increasingly refuse to obey orders from the top, claiming God has commanded them to do otherwise. The Islamic conservatives have remained in power by cultivating Islamic radicals in the security forces, men who were willing to fight to the death to keep an un-elected Islamic conservative government in power. But now the Islamic radicals are out of control, and bringing them to heel will threaten the ability of the Islamic conservatives to rule the country. strategypage.com This article makes a tremendous amount of sense. The Basiji, and other radical factions within Iran's government will lose tremendous power under a moderate government. The way they stay in power is to maintain, if not ratchet up, the extremism they have displayed. How would they respond if the "Supreme Guide" suddenly told them that they have to discard their very "raison d'etre", namely paving the way for the return of the Mahdi? They'd tell him to "pack sand" because it would be evident he was succumbing to pressure from the west. As the Saudis discovered, that's the problem with coming to power on the backs of fanatics. Once you have power, you have to placate them and give them another mission that furthers the "revolution". If you don't, you have to wipe them out. That's what the Saudis did. Hawk