Would Iran be producing nukes today if Bush did not invade Iraq?

Question

If so, would Saddam have attacked Iran for doing so by now?

Do some consider it mere coincidence that Iran's hardliner stand for nuke "energy" dialed up 100 fold AFTER the Iraq invasion???

Answer 1

Yes, they would. They started before Bush invaded and they are not going to stop if we leave Iraq

Saddam knew he could not defeat Iran so no Saddam would not have attacked.

Answer 2

Hmmm, I don't think they are quite at the point of producing nukes, just enriched uranium which does have some application in nuclear plants (although those would be the so-called fast breeders, not an encouraging development).

I think Iran has been on this path for quite a few years, although they have vastly increased their capacity in the last 6 months.

Iraq was in no position to attack Iran, and they knew it. In the first Gulf war, Iraq flew almost all their planes to Iran. Iraq has a fairly formidable military, but most of all, they have a capable air force, composed of Russian, Chinese, and French planes, as well as indigenously produce aircraft on the Russian model.

You only have to look at the superb performance of the Air Force, albeit against virtually no opposition) to see what would happen in such a war. Ground forces would be bombed into oblivion.

Answer 3

Yes, they would have and you know that already. Iran wants to be THE authority in the Middle East and nothing is going to dissuade them from their goals short of their own people rising in rebellion. Iran is being run by the same wackos who overthrew the Shah and took Americans as hostages. Nothing has changed except now they're wackier than they were before.

Did you notice the stories at Noon today that crude oil fell by another 4 bucks per barrel and gasoline went up by $.21 per gallon in the last two weeks?

Iran produces a lot of crude oil but them have no refining capability. What do you suppose this is doing to their economy? Our stock market indexes are still rising and Iranian inflation is hovering between 50% and 60%.

Now I want to hear you libs tell me one more time That the President and the Vice President don't know what they're doing. If you believe that, you're the fool. We'll win that war without firing a shot.

I'll also tell you what I'd do if I was Tony Blair. I'd pay a visit to lloyds of London and ask them to stop indemnifying any gasoline tanker ships that are brining gasoline to Iran. No insurance = no gasoline, and the clock ticks on the Iranians even faster. They're already into gas rationing.

Answer 4

Maybe we'd be dealing with a nuclear Iran AND a nuclear Iraq.

Iran was down this road a long time before the Iraq invasion. And no one seriously thinks Saddam had abandoned his nuclear ambitions.

Iran's leader is spoiling for a fight to rev up the people of Iran, who do not support him.

Answer 5

Iran nuke program has to do nothing with Bush's invasion on Iraq. Iranian have nuke program in mind at very first day of revolution when they overthrew the shah. In fact US helped Saddam Husein to attack Iran to weaken Iran's power and capacity and to stop them to develop any nuke energy however he could not be successful. Now US is pulling its string in UN to deprive Iranian from Nuke power.

Answer 6

Certainly- the one winner in this war in Iraq has been Iran. They are singularly the Shiite military leader in the middle east.

They would probably be trying to produce nukes anyway- as they were before the Iraq war (Israel stopped them). Certainly- the war in Iraq and the fall of Saddam has emboldened them and put fear into them (of a potential US invasion) at the same time. A dangerous combination.

Just keep buying that oil and sending them money...

Answer 7

Iran would probably attempt nuclear power regardless of world conditions. No one has proof that Iran is developing nukes (remember that, not even Fox news will definitively state that Iran has or is attempting to get nuclear weapons, it is not true at this point).

Saddam and Iraq were pretty bad off after the gulf war, I don't think he'd be up for trying anything.

Answer 8

Your pathetic attempt at drawing this conclusion fails miserably. Bush had identified Iran as an axis of evil power long before the invasion of Iraq specifically concerned about their nuclear goals. Your Iranian brothers would still be attempting this even if we were not at war with Iraq.

Answer 9

Iran would still be doing whatever they are doing.

Iraq would have been doing nothing, especially with the no fly zones and limitations on military. Not to mention being a little gunshy on the whole invasion topic, don't want the US to come in and stomp on his fingers again.

If anything were to happen, Iran would be the one to do something against Iraq.

Answer 10

Yes, Mahmoud would still want nukes. Saddam would not have attacked Iran because he would have been too busy getting it for himself. A beautiful example of nuclear deterrence in action.....