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Mojo_PeiPei · 05-09-2006, 12:30 PM

The difference between Iran and North Korea is that North Korea is a joke. It is a joke of a regime propped up in a joke of a country by China. China needs North Korea as a unified Korea is a threat to it.

Pan or anyone else, you really do the topic, and yourselves a disservice by completely oversimplifing(sp) of the topic. Its not just that Iran sits on oil being the worlds 4th largest producer, with the 5th largest crude reserves and the 2nd largest natural gas reserves. It's also that has a regional power player it can disrupt the flow of oil from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, or the UAE. Iran sits on the straights of Hormuz, 40% of the worlds daily oil exports travel through there everyday.

As a country until 9/11 Iran and Hezbollah were the #1 export of terrorism against the US, 9/11 just happened to take the title of most killed Americans away. It isn't just there influence in Lebanon with Hezbollah, a foreign terrorist organization, that's a problem, the problem is Hezbollah has gained support and popularity in ever election since 1992' when Lebanon started having "free" and "Democratic" elections.

Its not just that they are exerting entirely too much influence in Iraq, as well as facilitating the Shiite militias with operation and logistical means of killing Americans. Its not just that Hezbollah has since started operating there fueling the sectarian violence or killing coalition troops directly. It's not just that they have ties to Ansar Al-Islam in Iraq, an Al Qaeda affiliiate. It certainly isn't their influence in the Shiite bloc of parliament, a bloc which holds 140 of 275 seats.

Certainly none of those reasons pertain to regional stability, or hell global stability, and at the same time none of that would give us cause for concern, when all signs seemingly point to Iran as seeking nuclear weapons, yet another thing that would destabilize the regional balance of power, especially how it pertains to nukes with Israel, India, and Pakistan.

Maybe if Iran didn't affiliate itself with terrorists, maybe if as a regime it wasn't completely anti-jewish and calling for the destruction of the Israeli state it wouldn't be such a problem.

Maybe if there wasn't all reasons, and a great many more, this wouldn't be an issue. But there are all reasons, I don't see how North Korea illegally acquiring nukes somehow means we should let Iran do it, could someone perhaps explain that to me?

05-09-2006, 12:30 PM	#58 (permalink)
Mojo_PeiPei Kiss of Death Location: Perpetual wind and sorrow	The difference between Iran and North Korea is that North Korea is a joke. It is a joke of a regime propped up in a joke of a country by China. China needs North Korea as a unified Korea is a threat to it. Pan or anyone else, you really do the topic, and yourselves a disservice by completely oversimplifing(sp) of the topic. Its not just that Iran sits on oil being the worlds 4th largest producer, with the 5th largest crude reserves and the 2nd largest natural gas reserves. It's also that has a regional power player it can disrupt the flow of oil from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, or the UAE. Iran sits on the straights of Hormuz, 40% of the worlds daily oil exports travel through there everyday. As a country until 9/11 Iran and Hezbollah were the #1 export of terrorism against the US, 9/11 just happened to take the title of most killed Americans away. It isn't just there influence in Lebanon with Hezbollah, a foreign terrorist organization, that's a problem, the problem is Hezbollah has gained support and popularity in ever election since 1992' when Lebanon started having "free" and "Democratic" elections. Its not just that they are exerting entirely too much influence in Iraq, as well as facilitating the Shiite militias with operation and logistical means of killing Americans. Its not just that Hezbollah has since started operating there fueling the sectarian violence or killing coalition troops directly. It's not just that they have ties to Ansar Al-Islam in Iraq, an Al Qaeda affiliiate. It certainly isn't their influence in the Shiite bloc of parliament, a bloc which holds 140 of 275 seats. Certainly none of those reasons pertain to regional stability, or hell global stability, and at the same time none of that would give us cause for concern, when all signs seemingly point to Iran as seeking nuclear weapons, yet another thing that would destabilize the regional balance of power, especially how it pertains to nukes with Israel, India, and Pakistan. Maybe if Iran didn't affiliate itself with terrorists, maybe if as a regime it wasn't completely anti-jewish and calling for the destruction of the Israeli state it wouldn't be such a problem. Maybe if there wasn't all reasons, and a great many more, this wouldn't be an issue. But there are all reasons, I don't see how North Korea illegally acquiring nukes somehow means we should let Iran do it, could someone perhaps explain that to me? __________________ To win a war you must serve no master but your ambition.