Just because Bush was wrong about Iraq does that automatically make him wrong about Iran?

Question

After all, the IAEA verifies claims about Iran's nuclear program.

Answer 1

That's the problem.Iran is probablyworse than Iraq,but Bush's credibility is hurt.If Iran gets worse,we have an even bigger mess on our hands than before 2003.

Answer 2

Your premise that he was wrong about Iraq is flawed. The execution of the war has not gone well for many reasons. Monday morning quarterbacks are having a field day with that, but getting a beachhead of democracy in that part of the world may be the only way to change the way those people view the world. I think Bush had a worthy goal, but the plan was flawed and it has gone badly.

Iran is a whole different ball game. Condi is working that hard to avoid having to take military action..... I don't think Bush is anxious to get into it with Iran. It also appears that much of the rest of the world is on board with trying to stop Iran, while most of those same people were cheating badly on the Iraq sanctions and did not want to incur the wrath of Saddam.

Answer 3

It doesn't automatically make him wrong - what makes him wrong is his complete lack of transparancy when it comes to the 'why' of his foreign policy.

Iran has its own problems right now. The vast majority of Iranians these days are young people, secular, with little loyalty to the theocratic regime in place. However, I'm sure the scars from the 'glorious revolution' still carry effects in modern day politics of that country.

Young Iranians drive fast cars, dress as hot as the government will allow them, and party like rock stars. Does that sound like a bunch of extremist nuts to you?

I'm not saying all this doesn't mean that Iran has been working towards a goal of nukes. I'm saying that when you're talking about occupying a country, you're talking about killing people, and not just soldiers. There has to be a better reason for doing so.

When the soviet union broke up, every country in the middle and far east treated it like a fire sale. The nuclear weapons are out there already, and could be delivered in an unconventional package by anybody. If you're worried about missiles, then you're a fool. In the Gulf War, Iraq rigged some of their missiles with their highest range possible - just enough to hit Israel, remember? The most they could do at that range was blow up a garbage can, lol.

The nukes are there already wether Iran can join the party or not makes no difference whatsoever - unless we go in like cowboys again.

Answer 4

Yes the IAEA has verified they have nuclear capabilites. They also verified that they do NOT have the materials to make a weapon.

As far as being clear, Iran has made it clear that they want nuclear power for the same reason Bush does. What that is, you figure out.

Answer 5

Nobody with half a brain would automatically dismiss him as wrong. Iran with nuclear capabilities is a threat. Iran has also stated point blank they want Israel blown off the face of the planet. If the get a nuclear weapon I fear it would be used. I find it interesting a country that produces 1/3 of the world's oil needs nuclear energy.

Answer 6

I would like Gandma's to give *one* exact instance in which the president of Iran has "announced his objective is to kill Jews and Americans". There is too much hearsay and too little fact and it plays well into the agenda of warlords on both sides, since they aren´t the ones putting theirs on the line.

That said, the answer to the question is: no, it does not automatically make him wrong about Iran nor any other issue It does, however, reinforce the idea that no politician should be believed at face value and that we should examin as much first hand evidence as possible and always take every "fact" with a grain of salt.

Answer 7

TOO VAGUE.

What "claims", are you being deliberately vague?

Are you trying to imply the IAEA publicly declares the U.S. claims of Iran building nuclear weapons is correct?

For example.
The U.N. verifies claims about the U.S. agenda in Iraq being illegal. Kofi Annan said it was illegal.

I need specifics.

Answer 8

No, it doesn't. But he has shown a pattern of ignoring both factual data and the recommendations of the nation's top intelligence experts in favor of his own feelings of what to believe, which doesn't bode well for any other crisis that may arise. The facts about Iran's nuclear program are pretty clear, Iran even brags about it. What W decides to DO about it, and what the best course of action might be, are the things that worry me based on his past behavior.

Answer 9

Bush is not wrong about Iran,there are many underground nuke facilities that Iran will not let IAEA investigate.remember lavizan.they even changed the soil there and cut so many trees.why?to destroy any trace of uranium.

Answer 10

IAEA verifies that the are working on a nuclear program...but no evidence that they are trying to build weapons. It's highly likely that they are just trying to do what they say that they are trying to do...get a decent and inexpensive form of energy so as to provide electricity to the whole country.

There are ways of dealing with the situation...but if we keep bullying them, they will probably start wanting to make nuclear weapons! Machismo and belligerance will not solve anything. Intelligent, compassionate diplomacy will.