Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Iran *not* working on a nuke

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Michael wrote:

> I suppose we should wait until they have nukes and are attacking us 
> before doing anything about it?

I think we should wait until they start developing nukes before we do 
something about it.  Otherwise we're attacking *everyone.*

The funny thing about the news today is that *every* US intelligence 
agency concluded that Iran stopped developing nukes in 2003, but our 
National Security Advisor said this about a policy that was implemented in 
2005:  "It confirms that we were right to be worried about Iran seeking to 
develop nuclear weapons."  No, it doesn't, it confirms that we were wrong 
in 2005.  That's not such a horrible mistake, and it is better to err on 
the side of caution, but it was a mistake.


> Of course 9/11 never happened and people around the world only hate us 
> because of our war against Iraq.

That's true for most people in the world.  The sympathy we had after 9/11 
was squandered.  It's really amazing how far we fell and how quickly. 
The cause is obvious:  Extremely bad diplomacy and naive foreign policy.


> People that don't want to protect their own wellbeing are ready to win 
> the Darwin award. Those people can sit on their ass and feel all happy 
> with their butterflies and flowers. Meanwhile, people that actually 
> understand that these people want to kill us all will do something to 
> protect us - including protecting the people who just want to pretend 
> the world is all shiny and happy.

You write as if you don't know anything.  No one in a serious position 
within our goverment has ever said that we should do nothing about 9/11 or 
the continuing threat of Islamic groups.  No one, never.  So unless you 
can name a name and give a quote and a source, you're just talking b.s.

Mike

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