Source: truthdig.com The aircraft carrier Eisenhower, accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio, guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage, guided-missile destroyer USS Mason and the fast-attack submarine USS Newport News, are making their way to the Straits of Hormuz off Iran. The ships will be in place to strike Iran by the end of the month. It may be a bluff. It may be a feint. It may be a simple show of American power.
2006-10-10 07:52:05 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes, and it may just be PLAIN STUPID!!! Like Bush!
What a retard!!
Strike them for what? They haven't done a damn thing!
They are within their rights to develop nuclear power and Bush's making a bomb is more plain BullS_itt that has been disproved!!!
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Opened for signature at London, Moscow and Washington: 1 July 1968
Entered into force: 5 March 1970
Depositary Governments: Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and
United States of America
Article IV
1. Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of all the Parties to the Treaty to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in conformity with Articles I and II of this Treaty.
2. All the Parties to the Treaty undertake to facilitate, and have the right to participate in, the fullest possible exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Parties to the Treaty in a position to do so shall also co-operate in contributing alone or together with other States or international organizations to the further development of the applications of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, especially in the territories of non-nuclear-weapon States Party to the Treaty, with due consideration for the needs of the developing areas of the world.
Bush has no authority to take any action against Iran!!
2006-10-10 07:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No the threat of an attack is a bigger deterrent than the attack itself, if they just keep threatening Iran would still be in line but if they attack then Iran will hit back , knowing now that they are a nuclear power I don't think US can take a chance
But it's a very dangerous situation the countdown to WW3 has begun, Iran is a very irresponsible nation and it seems only a matter time before the Nukes fall into the hands of terrorists, God save us from that day
2006-10-10 14:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by virgodoll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone strikes Iran it will be Israel. No threats will be made beforehand and it will probably be done by unmarked planes coming in from the North. It will be a surgical strike only, designed to take out the nuclear complex. Israel will deny any involvement but everyone will have strong suspicions. Israel cannot, to ensure its own survival, allow the Iranians to complete their work.
A major problem might be if they chose to do it while the American fleet lay off the coast of Iran.
2006-10-10 15:51:18 · answer #3 · answered by bob kerr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope they won't think that this is necessary. Afghanistan is tough going and Iraq is not going well. Another disasterous campaign is the last thing the world needs.
North Korea is probably taking all their attention now but surprise surprise they'll do nothing because they've already got the bomb. US and British governments really take the biscuit with their total hypocrisy!
2006-10-10 17:16:18 · answer #4 · answered by LongJohns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. there's american forces in iraq and afghanistan and iran have a defensive agreement with syria. so if the USA attacked from aghanistan talban and osama will retake the control all over aghanistan. and if the USA attacked from iraq the militias or the syrians will take the control of iraq ,so the USA won't attack iran.
2006-10-10 15:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by miro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for the fleet update. No, I don't think we, I'm an American, will attack Iran. I don't think we want to attack anyone or thing, except maybe our dinner plates. Americans hate war. All war. Only when we are defending ourselves or those we promised to defend will we go to war. Iraq???? Gee, maybe we believed they were a threat to all free country's when they refused to cooperate with UN's 14 resolutions, aided and paid terrorists and were more than willing to make and distribute WMDs' Gee, maybe we "talked" to them one on one and were given to believe they would never agree to end these behaviors.
2006-10-10 15:05:00 · answer #6 · answered by Devil'sFoot37@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm
Why everyone takes everything by force ?
Is it easy just to say lets hit or lets make war , not all countries are small and have no long range missles !!
THINK !!!!
War is not easy anymore !
Iranian ppl may be used on death, they believe in it, but believe me americans can stand one missle hitting any state, it will cuz a roit in usa if it happens ! they will have a multipe war inside and outside .
Not forgetting what they r stuck in, iraq, afghan, and other problems !
2006-10-10 15:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by int_69h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, they have to. If they invade Iran and set up a puppet regime they will control the majority of the worlds oil resources.
2006-10-11 09:38:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not unless Iran attacks the USA and then they would retaliate but i think its a stupid idea we are going to be in a world war if we are not careful then everybody loses.
2006-10-10 15:09:09 · answer #9 · answered by tonyinspain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eventually yes and North Korea too
2006-10-10 14:58:09 · answer #10 · answered by MGN2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋