2007-09-20 09:25:55 · 11 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Iran isn't waging any kind of proxy war against the US.
Even assuming that Iran is involved in the Iraq civil war -- along with about a dozen other countries supplying arms and assistance-- it's involvement is still limited to the Iraq civil war.
The US is NOT one of the sides in the Iraq civil war -- we're just the referee and the babysitter. If we weren't there, we wouldn't be affected at all by the ongoing civil war.
So, even assuming Iran is involved -- the US is only being affected because we choose to remain in the line of fire, in a battle that really has nothing to do with us.
2007-09-20 09:31:27 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Iran, with its fractured political situation, has been waging an on-again, off-again fourth generation war against the US for almost thirty years. It even flared up into a real shooting war for a little while, though most Americans didn't even notice. It will stop when the younger generation in Iran gain power and the older generation fade away, and probably not before. Until then, there's no major threat to the integrity of the US, so containment is the best approach. Today's news shows the arrest of another of their special-forces types in Iraq, and that's the way to go.
2007-09-20 09:54:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arab nationalism created Saddam. He neither asked, needed nor have been given any help from u.s. as he rose to means interior the Baath celebration. whilst he took over in 1979, he straight away went to conflict with Iran a 300 and sixty 5 days later. Even earlier that, public opinion, and public coverage, touching directly to Saddam (the bloody minded head of the secret police) grow to be destructive. you could bypass study it interior the cutting-edge papers. even with maximum individuals feeling ok approximately Iran getting hammered by Iraq (because of the fact Iran had held our embassy team hostage for over a 300 and sixty 5 days), there grow to be no flow to offer Iraq with weapons. whilst the Iraqis regarded like they might fold, and Iran's then fearsome Islamic Jihad (against much less observant Moslems, and customarily against u.s., the super devil) might unfold, the U.S. provided Iraq with satellite tv for pc photos of Iranian militia positions. After that conflict led to a entice 1988, the U.S. believed Saddam's pronouncements that he had seen the easy and can rein in his aggressive impulses.
2016-10-19 05:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't seem likely that anything short of military force will be respected by Iran. Perhaps we should eliminate whatever the bases in Syria that were arming chemical warheads on missiles. If Iran tries to retaliate, eliminate their government as well.
2007-09-20 09:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diplomacy..... try it with a nice Chardonnay.
We have demonized the Iranians, what do you expect in return, cupcakes?
We currently have operatives inside Iran - that certainly isn't peaceful on our part...
We have been making major veiled threats agianst them
Further, we have destabilized the region around them.
We have over the years, actively supported the Iraqis against them.
Seems to me, we have done much worse to them than they have done to us.
2007-09-20 09:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by outcrop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I support a massive CIA plot to overthrow the hard line Islamic regime in Iran.
2007-09-20 09:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by PNAC ~ Penelope 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
An F-117 and a couple of nukes.
2007-09-20 09:29:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Systematic elimination of all radical mullahs in Iran until they are all gone.
2007-09-20 09:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by Private Deek 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Assassinate Iran's president when he comes to the US.
2007-09-20 09:29:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
what business is it of yours? Support the war!
2007-09-20 09:41:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋