What is true about Iran is that as a country they have been THE state which has sponsored attacks against America, Beirut, Khobar Towers, and Involvement in 9/11 (something which has not been publically an issue).
As for their nuclear endeavors they have been enriching Uranium for 25 years; they claim they have successfully done it to 3.5% a number that is significantly lower than what is necessary for a nuclear weapon. In reality soil samples around Iran were found at much high levels, Iran claims that it was due to contaminated material which they had purchased, from Pakistan or namely Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani scientist who was caught for selling nuclear technology, nuclear materials, and nuclear weaponry outlines to Libya, he has been implicated in dealings with Iran, two people underneath him were arrested for the same charges. Throw in several inconsistencies within their programs, for example underground enrichment facilities that pop up out of nowhere. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg, I'm too lazy at this minute to bring up all the other inconsistencies regarding the situation, I figured these few will provide an ample picture of why it is such an issue.
As it goes in any practical sense Diplomacy will fail because the IAEA is a joke, Russia and China will not support any legit action that might accomplish reining Iran in, and Iran will probably just end up removing itself from any treaty that will prevent it from going forward.
I'm omitting a big list of grievances as it relates to Iran's involvement in Iraq, somethign that is rather significant because they are actively working against America there. As a country I think Iran should've been the country that we went in and took out, but as it goes now I don't know if America would support another war, even if it were justified.
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Last edited by Mojo_PeiPei; 04-24-2006 at 11:46 AM..
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