Retired Counter-Terrorism Expert Tells Us Why We Shouldn't Bomb Iran
Former Chair of the Counter-terrorism Security Group, Richard A. Clarke wrote an op-ed piece with Steven Simon for The New York Times about what would probably happen if we bombed Iran. (You have to register to view the story, but it's free and fast)
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We're seeing the same reasons we were given for going to Iraq (even though we should have been focused on Afganistan) being used to sell us on attacking Iran. I know the Iranian government is run by religious fanatics, but that doesn't mean we should nuke them. We need to find a diplomatic solution but we have no leverage with them. Though China and Russia do, since they are two of Irans best oil customers. We should use our leverage with China and Russia to get them to put pressure on Iran not to seek nuclear weapons. If we attack Iran I think it could be just the thing to get Iran and North Korea to team up and if that wasn't enough, if China was convinced to call in its' U.S. debt, our gov't would be bankrupt. I don't see how anyone in the Pentagon could think war with Iran is a good idea, unless you were the CEO of Haliburton like Dick Cheney(who btw, is getting a $1.9-million tax refund this year) was, then it 's like money in the bank.
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We're seeing the same reasons we were given for going to Iraq (even though we should have been focused on Afganistan) being used to sell us on attacking Iran. I know the Iranian government is run by religious fanatics, but that doesn't mean we should nuke them. We need to find a diplomatic solution but we have no leverage with them. Though China and Russia do, since they are two of Irans best oil customers. We should use our leverage with China and Russia to get them to put pressure on Iran not to seek nuclear weapons. If we attack Iran I think it could be just the thing to get Iran and North Korea to team up and if that wasn't enough, if China was convinced to call in its' U.S. debt, our gov't would be bankrupt. I don't see how anyone in the Pentagon could think war with Iran is a good idea, unless you were the CEO of Haliburton like Dick Cheney(who btw, is getting a $1.9-million tax refund this year) was, then it 's like money in the bank.
posted by infinitepi at 9:35 PM
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