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Originally posted by RawAlex@Nov 18 2004, 02:49 PM
Nick, don't worry, Mike never let facts get in the way of a good rant against the rest of the world (and those communist muslim bastard terrorist rouge non-nation and government sponsored terror minded groups).
Iran is very smart. They know that GW has overplayed the US forces, and there really are not enough soldiers around to do anything about Iran. The UN will certainly not be in the mood to support action, and the usual list of countries will not be interested.
As a result, Iran more than likely IS working on nuclear capabilities, and the US created the situation under which it could happen without potential for "correction".
Because Colin Powell and the US cried wolf already, less people are likely to pay attention this time.
It's just how it goes.
Alex
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Alex, you bring up VERY good points. I am in shock.
Iran is doing a masteful job in RealPolitik. They are playing the US off the Europeans.
The US is in a weaker posistion because there was no WMDs found in Iraq.
It will be more difficult to convince the world to go along with the US to put real, significant pressure on Iran. The UN, and most of the world would be against any military action, or any real pressure that would change Iran's mind.
However, this does not change the fact that Iran is a threat to the US, and with nuclear weapons it would become untouchable.
If the UN and Europe do not come around, the US will be forced to act unilaterally. ( Israel is a wild card here as well). Fortunately, we have a President who understand this, and the US has enough capability to take out Iran's nuclear program on its own.
I give full respect to the Iranian leaders - they have been very effective, and very wise. Certainly they played the game better then Saddam did.