Would You Support A US/NATO Strike On Iran if They Develop Nuclear Weapon?

Question

Yahoo news quoted a poll that said the majority of Americans and French supported a military strike if sanctions and diplomacy fails

Answer 1

Palidan Punk, you know not what you speak of...
We keep holding Iran to this standard that we hold other 1st world nations to. We keep equating this current nuclear threat to the same nuclear threat we faced during the cold war.
Here's the difference...
The Soviets cared about living.

Islamic Extremists glorify death..bloodshed, murder, all as long as it is in the name of allah. They will use a nuclear weapon if obtained, and they will use it in OFFENSE. They believe Allah will praise them for it.

Keep defending them...It will be your doom. I do not exagerate this point. You people need to wake up and study hard what we are facing here, and when I say we I dont just mean the U.S. but the entire free world.

Answer 2

I don't think anyone can say one way or the other because other cirumstaces could factor in the decision. We live in an age where everyone is vulnerable to nuclear weapons. There is no defense that is totally safe. There is always going to be another Iran-like country. Given Iran's track record of spreading terrorism and it's support of the Israel attacks I would be very uncomfortable knowing Iran had the a bomb. It's time other arab nations become more courageous and stand up against Iran. But, that is not going to happen as the fanatics are growning in numbers. But, doing a first strike beforehand might actually embolden the terrorsits and make things worse. This decision about whether or not to strike needs to be well thought out. We still haven't got Bin Laden after 5 years... what makes anyone think we could just go in a take their nukes outs like a piece of cake? It ain't so easy!

Answer 3

You said that the news quoted a poll that a majority of Americans and French would support a military strike against Iran.

However, if you polled those same people, you would find that they do not read enough news to be able to arrive at an informed decision.

We must, as citizens of the world, READ the news. Watching Fox News does not satisfy this requirement, as Fox is pure propaganda, put out by the Neo-Cons occupying the White House.

In fact, most people do not know the history of the United Nations.

The UN was founded after the end of World War II by the victorious allied powers with the hope that it would act to prevent and intervene in conflicts between nations and make future wars impossible or limited. The organization's structure still reflects in some ways the circumstances of its founding, which has led to calls for reform. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, with veto power, are the five main victors of World War II or their successors: The United States, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China (which replaced the Republic of China), France, and Russia (which replaced the Soviet Union).

On April 25, 1945, the UN Conference on International Organizations began in San Francisco. In addition to the governments, a number of non-governmental organizations were invited to assist in drafting the charter. The 50 nations represented at the conference signed the Charter of the United Nations two months later on 26 June. The United States were a critical member of the group who drafted the UN Charter.

As of 2006, there are 192 United Nations member states, including virtually all internationally recognized independent states. From its headquarters in New York City, the UN's member countries and specialized agencies give guidance and decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout each year.

Bush cannot use "signing statements" to alter the UN Charter. He also needs to comply with the UN's "rules of engagement" which the US participated in drafting. This is why he HATES the UN. He has violated the UN Charter and the Geneva Convention (with torture and improper detention of alleged "terrorist detainees," for example).

The regular TV news fails to mention why the Bush Administration BASHES the UN, but this is the reason.

Answer 4

Absolutely not AFTER they develop a nuclear weapon - we must hope the negotiations and diplomacy will not fail and lead to very difficult decision that we will have to make.

There is no question whatsoever in my mind that a nuclear Iran is totally unacceptable and would present a very, very dangerous situation for the world - and especially for Israel.

I have lately come to believe that, if indeed they exist, the moderate Muslim is in the vast minority in the Middle East. It appears to me that Islamic fundamentalism is the rule.

Answer 5

No. I know I am being provocative in asking this question, but why is it that certain countries, like France and the United States, believe that only they and countries like them should be in the nuclear club. Also, how is it that we didn't bomb India, Pakistan, Israel, South Africa or North Korea when they developed their nuclear weapons capability? Do you think it might have something to do with America's and Israel's fear of Islam and Arabs?

Answer 6

No.

This is all nonsense. It a continuation of the crusades by two overzealous, religion based groups and we are all being dragged into it. I AM SO SICK of this hatred a see on the news everyday. These damn Neo-Cons go around acting like they give a damn about "security" and our "freedom" when all they want is to kick every minoritiy out of the U.S., vilify every Muslim they see and bomb anyone who disagrees with their policies. Anyone who supports Bush does so because of a few key reasons:

1. They have financial interests to protect.
2. They hate immigration, minorities and anyone who isn't a white-protestant.
3. They feel it is their religious duty to rule the world by any means necessary and crush any opposing thoughts.

If Neo-Cons could kill Liberals and get away with it, they would believe me. Neo-Cons will kill their their own people to push their agendas (Wikipedia Lyman Lemnitzer, Operation Northwoods.) See any similarities? All you Neo-Cons can shove it! I can't wait until Bush is out of office, that will be a glorious day.

Answer 7

I say why not let them develope....I say why are we the only ones that obtain succh power...Fear is the mind killer and anyone who posseses knowledge is a liberator..We're just scared of someone else being able to question what is truly our absolute might....So NO i'm not for a strike because whats always follows is retaliation.

Answer 8

If it came to that and Iran was going to use the Nukes than I would support it.

Answer 9

Yes I would. I am surprised that the French would take that position. They'll probably change their mind though once push comes to shove.

Answer 10

What do you mean "if"? It's only a matter of time before they do with the UN BS "negotiation" fluff.