Should we (the US) invade Iran?

Question

I'm writing a persuasive speech and need opinions that I can quote.

I need to write a persuasive speech and need quotes, I am against it myself because I am pacifist, but I can't quote myself.

Answer 1

Iran has attacked no one. In fact, it was first abandoned by the U.S. and the West and then drawn into an eight-year war with Iraq, during which the U.S. and the West armed both sides to the teeth. Many of the supplied weapons were illegal, unethical and immoral.
If Iran’s rhetoric and tirades against such duplicity seems over the top, what student of 20th-century history can blame the country? It has been royally shafted over the decades, even when Iranians elected a democratic government only to have it ousted by the U.S.
While the U.S., U.K., France and others openly defy the international accords against nuclear arms proliferation and the illegal market in armaments, many people have the gall to haul Iran over the coals and give the West a free pass to get out of jail.
Iran is a much better global citizen than either the U.S. or Israel, and yet their crimes often go unreported and sometimes praised
Every day now, I hear the drums of war against Iran beating from many directions. It is insanity to consider military action against Iran.
Look at the tragedy of Iraq: one million killed, two million refugees in neighbouring countries, two million displaced inside Iraq, environmental destruction, infrastructure destruction, economic disaster, health crises, education interrupted, children’s futures stolen from them.
Public (taxpayer) funds are being poured into destroying things instead of into improving them. And people want to multiply this disaster by two or more? What payoff could ever justify the price?
Iran contends that it is enriching uranium for power generation. We’re encouraged not to believe that. Meanwhile a current TV commercial shows a nuclear power plant being built and supplying the grid to businesses and homes. But that’s in North America, so it’s OK.
Iran is accused of wanting to create nuclear weapons, and is threatened with military action to prevent it. But the U.S. is developing new nuclear weapons and that’s OK.
Let’s apply the same standards to all countries. Let’s do everything we can to co-exist peacefully on this Earth.
Let’s stop considering air strikes and invasions as options. Let’s choose negotiation, empathy and consensus-building instead.

Answer 2

The U.S. has absolutely no reason to invade or attack Iran.

The only reason for the media hype is because of the existing slave-loyalty the U.S. and it's taxpaying citizens maintain with Israel. The influential and controlling elements in the U.S. government - especially those overseeing foreign relations - have essentially made every born citizen of the United States an automatic undying supporter of the zionist state of Israel.

Iran poses no threat whatsoever to the United States. None whatsoever. Even armed with a nuclear weapon, the last thing Iran would do is attack the U.S. Think about it. Any attack by Iran upon the United States would result in a devastating retaliatory attack, effectively obliterating the Islamic Republic.

Ahmadinejad would never be so foolish as to attack an already war-mongering state with its proverbial finger on the trigger unless he actually wanted to destroy his own nation and sacrifice his own life.

It makes no sense people. Turn off the T.V. and pick up a book.

Answer 3

Trying to be realistic hear we don't really need another Iraq. Our budget is pushed to the limits as it is the country is in debt and we don't need another area of combat to fund which would impact the people of the US greatly. Aside from the resistance against a foreign power being even greater against us then Iraq are we really to do this to every country we see as a danger not possible. Attacking Iran would be like attacking north Korea just not a good idea. We'd just be stuck in a mess we cant fix (again)and have to many of our boys getting killed. Economically, ethically, and for the sakes of our brave soldiers that are doing the dirty work while politicians argue debate in there safe offices we should for no reason invade Iran.

Answer 4

It fairly sickens me to work out posts like nuke em and invade them here in Yahoo solutions it shows me there is no desire for humanity in spite of each thing; although i'm against Iran government for oppressing there very own human beings its not precise to do an identical barabic technique so as to resolve something. there is often different techniques into fixing a concern. That if there's a concern like a mass weapons of destruction to start with, although there government is oppressing there very own human beings different worldwide leaders should not be invading it for that reason particularly they ought to be helping the protesters. Its unhappy fairly that human beings could be the guy who will wreck one yet another interior the tip.

Answer 5

No.
Aside from already trying to fight a 2 front war, which another front would tax our military resources(can you say draft?), the only reason we should get involved would be if Iran was to continually defy UN resolutions(sounds really familiar) and openly thumb thier noses in the UN Security Council's face by testing Nuclear weapons.
Then, it shouldn't be us. We are not the only member state of the UN with a military arm!!! Why can't other member states enforce resolutions for a change?!? Seriously, the UN needs to get off the idea that if there's trouble send in the US!!!!

Answer 6

At the moment there are no grounds to enter into Iran, they have not been found guilty of attacking America, certainly their leader is all mouth, they have no nuclear weaponry or systems to deliver it to speak off, and what they have would never reach the US, and I do not think they are stupid to risk using it in Iraq.

Would it not be wise to finish one job before contemplating rushing in to where Angels fear to tread?

At this current moment in time, the US is having a hard enough job containing the Insurgents, never mind taking on Iran who military forces are in far better shape than the Insurgency.

Answer 7

We can blow away entire nations without Nuclear weapons. They’re antiques and are now and obsolete. The only reason to use Nukes now is to purposely poison the environment of the drop zone where ever it may be.

We have MOABs. 22,000lb conventional smart bombs with nuke blast power but NO radiation. Of course anyone that wished to surrender before the blast would be allowed to do so. Leaflets dropped before the blast could tell those that wished to surrender where and how to go about it.

M…..Mother
O…..of
A…..all
B…..bombs

WE have Tomahawks with fuel-air explosive war heads. The big Tomahawks can carry 10 war heads. They can burn entire cities with fuel-air explosive.

First the MOAB, when the shock wave clears, in comes the Tomahawk. The entire city is flattened and then burned with fuel-air explosive. The fuel-air explosive burns everything left and it burns off all the oxygen. There is no way to survive!

With our satellites we can target every Arab city in any terrorist nation, and then lock them all into a firing solution. Then at 3am any morning the order was given, every Arab city targeted could be blown clean off the face of the Earth, all at the same time.

We could land our troops 30 minutes later and own the entire nation. There wouldn’t even be anyone left to shoot at our soldiers. The only thing that would be left are giant smoking holes in the sand.

Maybe then the other nations would say “ What ever you do don’t piss off the Americans! They can blow away our whole nation with the push of a button, just like they did to those stupid Arabs!” Maybe being “ Dust in the Wind” would stop all the stupid BS America bashing. At least to our face, what they say to themselves behind our backs doesn’t matter.

This monumental stupidity going on in Iraq just screams that Bush is really stupid. There's no need to be getting our soldiers killed. We could blast Iraq to dust and be done with it. Our soldiers are dieing for the bomded out rubble left of what was once Iraqi real estate.

The buildings are going to be bulldozed and rebuilt anyway when this stupid crap ends. When is the general population going learn that stupidity is a poor tool in a battle wits. That battle of wits is between our government and our stupid population that doesn't know jack about the current state of our military capability.

These 2 puny opponents, Iraq and Iran, are popcorn farts in a hurricane if the full might of the US military was unleashed! Just as it was said many years ago in the Lone Ranger series. A mighty flash and a hearty hy-oh silver and boom it's over. Nothing left but giant smoking holes in the sand!

No dead Americans, unless we had some accident like when J. Carter sent in the choppers and they crashed in the desert. Or like when the ammo blew up on that ship a few years back.

What the Hell is wrong with this country? Why do we put up with this collossal stupidity? Where's the overwhelming outrage over our dead soldiers? They're dieing for bomded out buildings, for nothing, garbage!

Answer 8

No.

There is no reason to invade Iran.

There is no need for an opinion; the facts are there is no reason to invade Iran.

You never mention what you position is in you persuasive speech.

Answer 9

NO
We do not need to add any more disruption to the middle east than is all ready there.
We also need to not spread ourselves too thin and adding another front would cause that.
We are trying to maintain a positive picture of our actions in Iraq and invading Iran would remove all of that.

Answer 10

No, we shouldn't. If you look closely at a map of the region, Iran would be a very difficult place to fight in - very tough terrain in many parts of the country. It is also a much larger and less diverse country than Iraq, so occupying it would be much harder. Diplomatic pressure (along with the EU) is the way to go until Iran represents a clear and present danger.