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To: combjelly who wrote (850438)	4/16/2015 6:41:21 PM
From: PKRBKR	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573088

But, ok. Say Iran did build a bomb without testing. What would they do with it? Nuke us? We'd wipe them out. Not only do we have a lot of bombs, we can put them anywhere on the planet we desire. Nuke Israel? Israel has somewhere between 150 and 300 world-class bombs. While they can't place them in the same places we can, they've got the ME pretty well covered. In either case, Iran cannot cripple either us or the Israelis enough to stop a counter-strike. I can assure you that the Iranians know this. You approach this from a rational perspective. The mullahs are far from rational.

To: combjelly who wrote (850438)	4/16/2015 9:27:12 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1573088

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To: combjelly who wrote (850438)	4/17/2015 1:59:27 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Recommended By Greg or e TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573088

CJ, basically the argument for easing our stance against Iran's nuclear program is this: 1) Iran doesn't really want nuclear weapons. 2) Even if they want the bomb, it's hard to make. 3) Even if Iran gets the bomb, they won't dare to use it. #1 is laughable. #2 won't be relevant once Iran does get the bomb. Might take months, might take years, but even Obama says that Iran getting the bomb is unacceptable. #3 is a stupid argument to make because at the very least, no one wants to see a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Plus there are way too many suicidal fundamentalists there who are convinced that Allah wants there to be a nuclear war. Tenchusatsu