http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.nuclear/index.html
The latest intelligence reports state that Iran stopped pursuing Nuclear weapons in 2003. That same year, the U.S. invaded Iraq over WMDs. Think that might have gotten the message accross?
2007-12-03 08:12:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Steve C. that's not what this question is about. Please leave your red herrings at home.
2007-12-03 08:20:14 · update #1
Thank goodness we actually researched before invading, this time.
2007-12-03 09:12:26 · answer #1 · answered by Not so looney afterall 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I tend to think the war in Iraq would have had the opposite effect. I think Iran (well, its leaders) can clearly see that the one thing the US has neither the capacity or the desire for is another war in the middle east.
They can develop away, although they are going to be most fearful of attacks launched by Israel. If it builds up to danger point, Israel will attack.
Ordinary Iranians will be looking over at Iran and will be thinking "please, don't let that happen to us".
Realistically, I think Iran will do some sabre rattling and build its ostensible power in the middle east by riling the Americans. They will say inflammatory insulting and racist things (especially against Israel) but I think will be clever enough to figure out not to push it too hard.
2007-12-03 08:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not likely. Iraq and Iran are bitter enemies. The US funded Iraq's war on Iran throughout the 80's. If Iran thinks the instability in Iraq threatens it's security that that may be an incentive for them to shore up their security against invasion by possesing or convincing others that they may posses a nuclear bomb. What message? What do you think Iran's leaders are doing now?
2007-12-03 08:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by opinionator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US and Iran are mortal enemies during to the 1979 Embassy Hostage Crisis. Iran with its second largest oil reserves, aimed to become a regional superpower. It wants to destroy Israel. Until it budges, there is very little chance that it will cease its nuclear ambition. Unless, of course, it stops being Islamic, which isn't possible, or if it runs out of oil, which is likely in 20 years. You are more likely to become pro-American if you are weak, or if you have a vibrant democracy, like Turkey.
2007-12-03 08:21:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No in fact it accelerated Iran's nuclear program because the US were too busy in Iraq. Did you also notice North Korea managed to get their nuclear program up and running while the Iraq war is still raging. Detterent no...accellerant yes.
2007-12-03 08:23:37 · answer #5 · answered by wrathofkahn03 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way to completely ignore the fact that Bush and Cheney have been saying for months that Iran must be attacked now before they obrtain a nuclear weapon. if anything, the war in Iraq has strained our military to the extent that we have no way to attack Iran even if we wanted to.
2007-12-03 08:16:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm sure had something to do with it. Iran had Americans on both sides of them in Iraq and Afghanistan - and did not want to give any reason to be in the merge.
2007-12-03 08:15:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Possibly. When Little A saw the video of Sadam and his henchman swinging at the end of the hangmans noose...it helped clarify his thinking.
2007-12-03 08:14:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Revisionist history will soon write it was when Harry Reid stood out and said... 'The Surge is working... and we won".....
2007-12-03 08:16:57 · answer #9 · answered by garyb1616 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cons will figure out a way to take credit for the sun shining.
2007-12-03 08:15:51 · answer #10 · answered by brickity hussein brack 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋