- "we have nukes, why shouldn't they?"
- "even if Iran is trying to make nuclear weapons they are doing so for defensive purposes"
I find these types of arguments very disturbing.
The issue is precisely WHO has access to these weapons. India and Pakistan have them. Are we particularly worried about it? Not really (although of course Pakistan will likely become an issue in the future as their government is unstable).
In Iran's case, you have a bunch of leaders who are clearly insane. They have openly stated their intent to destroy Israel, many times. They parade missiles around with Israel's name written all over it. They chant 'death to Israel, death to the West' every week after prayer. They stone women to death because they had the misfortune of being raped. They treat their own people with utter disrespect. And to top it all off, their leader believes the 12th Imam will appear after the next apocalypse, and that it is his mission in life to help the Imam to appear.
Now it seems they are hellbent on obtaining the very weapons that will make that apocalypse possible.
Iran's leaders state all this stuff openly - even proudly - on a weekly basis. It amazes me why do people choose ignore it? IMO, only a blind, stupid fool would do so.
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- "we have nukes, why shouldn't they?"
- "even if Iran is trying to make nuclear weapons they are doing so for defensive purposes"
I find these types of arguments very disturbing.
The issue is precisely WHO has access to these weapons. India and Pakistan have them. Are we particularly worried about it? Not really (although of course Pakistan will likely become an issue in the future as their government is unstable).
In Iran's case, you have a bunch of leaders who are clearly insane. They have openly stated their intent to destroy Israel, many times. They parade missiles around with Israel's name written all over it. They chant 'death to Israel, death to the West' every week after prayer. They stone women to death because they had the misfortune of being raped. They treat their own people with utter disrespect. And to top it all off, their leader believes the 12th Imam will appear after the next apocalypse, and that it is his mission in life to help the Imam to appear.
Now it seems they are hellbent on obtaining the very weapons that will make that apocalypse possible.
Iran's leaders state all this stuff openly - even proudly - on a weekly basis. It amazes me why do people choose ignore it? IMO, only a blind, stupid fool would do so.