@Omega:
Diplomacy is the way to deal with countries nowadays. Not military.
that sounds like post-modern BS to me. What is diplomacy based upon if not the willingness to harshly use econamic or military power? sure, many nations have common interests, but then diplomacy is easy. Right now Iran wants power it does not deserve and will use negitivly, so how do you purpose we stop them?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w77sLtz754
It seems to me the iranian leadership was pretty effective in surpressing pro-western iranians after the election, perhaps we can wait till the next elections, but by then the Iranians are likly going to have a bomb.
Or think about this scenario: In three years Iran has a dozen nukes, but their is a popular movement in Iran to reform he government and make it more western. So the conservitive leadership, like any good dictatorship/theocracy would, decides to start a war to unify their control over the country once more.
consider this quote by Goering:
"Of course the people don’t want war . . . But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship . . . Voice or no voice, the people can always to brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy.
“All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger.”
It works the same in any country."
— Field Marshal Herman Goering
In this situation the US or any other country would have a very difficult time stopping Iran from attacking its neighbors, Isreal, or Hormuz.
@idk_iam_swiss:
But you cant just go blowing countries nuclear projects up just because you “dont like them” or dont want them to have it.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2983719.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2461421.ece
the advantage of being hated by everyone is that you dont give a $#!%
heres a cool map i found though, it is slightly outdated though because it dosnt have that the facility that was recetently revealed.
http://temi.repubblica.it/limes-heartland/how-israel-can-strike-iran/1334