So What Are Your Thoughts On The Iran Situation?
Personally, i do think they have the right to pursue nuclear technologies, just as any other country in the world should have the same right.
As of right now, its looking like this whole thing is becoming an excuse to go to war with Iran.
What are your thoughts? Do you think Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology or not?
Regards,
Lee
And Iran... I ran so far away....
Everybody complains about Bush and their unhappyness with his cowboy diplomacy. But it also shows how if the US doesn't lead in foreign affairs, nothing gets resolved.
These past few months there has been an outstanding opportunity for European countries ---- Germany, France, etc. to resolve the problem of Iran seeking nuclear capabilities, without the US jutting in or going off half cocked.
Where's the resolution? Where are the other NATO countries like Canada? Why don't they resolve it? Where's their Ambassador Sarek swooping in with the forces of logic and diplomacy to fix it? (It worked in the Journey to Babel episode.)
The EU has been negotiating with Iran, and as we've seen it's not worked very well.
THIS is the crux of the foreign policy situation. No other countries want to really make big decisions. Plus the people in those countries do not want to mess with "foreign wars across the globe" so their leaders don't get their hands dirty. So here we go again it's going to be the US and possibly also the "Anglo-American Axis" whose going to have to do something.
I recall how the US invasion of Iraq was allegedly solely to enrich Bush's "oil friends."
Why do people refuse to make any similar conclusion with Russia or China whose state owned corporations do lots of $$$ business with Iran and also just happen to vote against financial sanctions?
Steve
PS: I'm critical too of mistakes the US has made since the Iraq war. Yes - it's a complex issue. Problems like Iran's Supreme Muslim Fundamentalist government developing nuclear capabilities aren't things you can just appease forever. Plus, how many gay people like you and me have been publically beheaded in Iran for their sexual orientation this year?