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John H[_8_]

On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:05:50 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:11:39 -0500, John H
wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:45:28 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:29:17 -0500, John H
wrote:

Our middle east policy is all about Israel. We will invade Iran to
keep Israel from doing it too.
None of them are really a threat to the US

Now, no. With a newly developed nuclear weapon, yes.

Iran won't shoot a nuke at us for the same reason the soviets never
shot a nuke at us.
If you are talking about a loose nuke getting to terrorists, Pakistan
is a lot more likely source ... or one the soviets "lost" and don't
want to admit.
Our adventures in Afghanistan are more likely to destabilize Pakistan
than they are to actually do anything to stop terrorism.
We should get our troops out of the whole area and bomb them with
food, books and the knowledge to create a functioning society.

If certainty exists that any fears about Iran and nuclear weapons are
groundless, then obviously I am wrong.

It may be worth having some fear about a weapon they might develop
some day but Pakistan has them now and they are far from having a
stable government..

Well, obviously we should be worried about them also. Pakistan doesn't go
around demanding the deaths of us and Israel.