Should we invade Iran?

Question

This foolishness of the USA attacking other countries must come to an end. The new reason to attack Iran is because they want to develop nukes. So what?
Countries develop nukes as a deterrent from invasion not as a weapon to invade another country. The only reason the USSR develop nukes was because they were afraid the USA was going to invade them, and the buzz in the USA after WWII was just that. The USSR feared the USA for just cause. Iran is in fear of the USA for just cause. I mean look, you all want to invade Iran. If you were in their place, wouldn't you want a few nukes?
Every country that has developed nuclear weapons has done so to protect their borders. No one will sent ground troops into a country that has nuclear capabilities. When the USSR developed nukes, we were sure that was going to be the end of the world. It wasn't. When Pakistan developed nukes, we were sure that was the end of the world. It wasn't.
Just listen to your own rhetoric here on Y!A. Do you think Iran has just cause to fear an invasion from the USA? It's so ironic that a president who was elected because of his morals turns out to have no morals at all.
Colin Powell for President! We need a man of reason.

Answer 1

I don't advocate Iran having nuclear weapons; however, we should not invade them. Make the U.N. do its damn job.

Answer 2

We should not invade Iran. As you said, many other countries already have nukes...US, japan, russia, china, india,etc...I believe strongly that the top reason why this "regime" in the white house wants Iran in the worst way is because they would like nothing better than to destroy the jews out of israel and give it back to the palestinians. And with nukes in their arsenal, it makes it seem all the more possible. But then again if that were to happen, they in turn would be destroyed..Bottom line, there are enough nukes already in existence to blow up this planet 3 times over...it's a mute point to try and stop a country from having a few when thousands already exist. No way, an invasion, and what would be a third front war for the USA, would result in a world war on a catastrophic scale way beyond Hiroshima back in the 40's.

Answer 3

I know what you mean. It seems as if, 60 years after we dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to put an end to World War II, we are now the only country in the world who is allowed to have nuclear capabilities of any sort, never mind weaponry. I'm willing to concede that it's probably because of the fear of widespread death and destruction in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, but why prevent other countries from using nuclear energy if truly they wish to use it peacefully?

And no, I don't think Iran has any need to fear an invasion from us. The major differences between Iran and Iraq are that we are now stretched too thin in Iraq and Afghanistan to launch a third invasion and everyone knows it. Ahmadenijad may be a fanatic and another brutal dictator of the sort that Bush is trying to purge from the world, but he isn't stupid. He knows we can't send ground troops into a country that actually has the capability for WMDs, so he's trying to put Bush's back to the wall, and for the most part he's succeeding, because now we're playing a wait- and-see game with Iran, of the sort Bush was unwilling to do with Iraq, and we're trying to get the countries who haven't been on board with us since the invasion of Iraq to support "sanctions" (what exactly does that mean?) on Iran.

What's more, the Iranian army wouldn't automatically throw up their hands and surrender the way Saddam Hussein's army did. The Iranian army can actually fight back. I think Bush knows that, even if he doesn't look like he knows when asked about it.

Answer 4

You have answered your own question !

But my reasoning may not be to your liking ! here it goes :

- Given that , nukes are deterents, and as you say, nobody in their right mind would invade a country that has them.
- let's just assume, that Iranians are developing nukes, for the reasons you mentioned !
- it is quite apparent, that USA wants to put a stop to Iranian government and obviously is after Iranian oil reserves.
- Then the USA has no choice but to invade Iran now ! since should they get their hands on nukes, then it would be too late to invade! it is only logic.

As to what I think :
- Iran is a long way away from developing nukes ! and "powers that be" know this, it is just another WMD scenario, used as a prelude to invasion !
However, Iran is no Iraq!

If USA had problems with Iraqi's and Afghans, they are way over their head with Iranians !

Answer 5

I consider Flipper (above) that there'll be an "incident". i trust this can happen before Bush and Cheney leave the White domicile although. i trust the attack on Iran will be oftentimes a bombing marketing campaign. If it escalates and/or if the "incident" is one which receives the american sheeple bleeting loudly and flying their flags and yellow ribbons and making a song about bombing Iran then i trust there'll be a draft. McCain will be perceived by making use of many to be more advantageous able to coping with an insane conflict than Obama so the Republican desire must be that McCain ought to win the wartime election in November.

Answer 6

I've read about the nuclear history, and I recogonized that the USA is the only country that used it to killl people in Japan. wtf?! what is the goverment is saying now? they are the most dangerous country!!!! (I am just talking about the goverment, not the people of course)
and of course we do not want the nuclear for bad aims, and I guess the USA will gain nothing in the war with Iran.

Peace :-P

Answer 7

I agree, i personally dont even think Iran want to develope nukes. Constant accusations from Bush will just make them do it. I feel like the US has put its hands into to many pots. Invading anymore countries will only make things worst for us. Bush just want to fight people cause he cant do anything useful like rebuild New orleans.

Answer 8

It's already a 'done deal.' Don Rumsfeld & Dick-less Cheney are the chicken-hawk architects. The beginning of April, "Boots will be on the ground!" Take that to the bank!

Answer 9

We should institute a total naval embargo against Iran plus total economic sanctions - including no purchase of oil. That will hurt us a bit, but it we're not willing to sacrafice at the pump to keep a madman from getting nukes, then he should perhaps have them.

No military action until all diplomatic and economic efforts have been exhausted. Then if we must, drop bunker-busters on every nuclear site and every suspected nuclear site in Iran and on the Presidents house and the mullah's themselves - clean house.

Answer 10

Not right now.