dBoy & tie,
Where to begin? Ill start with you, dBoy; using your logic, it would then be reasonable to lock up every man, since they may be capable of rape. Remove the threat before it actually is a threat. Or would you just lock up those who have ever purchased, rented or looked at pornography? Or maybe just any man who has ever lusted in his heart for a woman who he is not married to?
Sorry, your argument holds no water, just as your opinions regarding the Iranian situation have no basis in fact. To suggest that Saddam spirited his non-existent WMDs to Iran is to ignore the animosity between the two countries.
Tie,
Its just like you to change the subject from Iran to North Korea. Lets stick to the subject at hand. Using your logic, we would have launched a pre-emptive strike against the Soviet Union back in the late 50s or early 60s. They had a large nuclear arsenal pointed directly towards us, and we were locked in a very warm Cold War with them. Khrushchev had threatened to bury us, and had even begun to move missiles just off our coast. Thank goodness you werent in charge then, or GWB, for that matter.
Iran is a signatory to the NPT. It is in an area that already is awash in nuclear weapons. Its sworn enemy has nuclear weapons, yet is not a signatory to the NPT. International law can deal with Iran. The United States does not have the final say in this matter.
Personally, I believe these leaked stories are put out there to justify the ambitions of the Neo-Cons that have taken over our foreign policy. The building alliance between China and Iran should be of more concern to us, as a nation, IMO.
Perhaps you could use an avatar of someone with their head up their rear to represent your view? Here ya go:
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