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To: freedom44
I have crazy theory, is it possible that some Iranians who support freedom, support the building of nukes in Iran to force President Bush and the U.S. to act against and overthrow the mullahs?

Sort of a "learn to love the bomb" situation...

3 posted on 08/14/2005 7:20:18 PM PDT by Paul C. Jesup
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To: Paul C. Jesup
"is it possible that some Iranians who support freedom, support the building of nukes in Iran"

I sincerely doubt it. If they do they are incredibly misguided. An Iranian bomb could significantly extend the life of this regime as terrorism and the threat of it has done. Besides, every time an Iran expert says, it can't get worse than this (IE if Iran gets the bomb the West can fix it)... it always does get worse. I've heard domestic reports of enthusiasm for Iran's nuclear program and to me they look coerced if not completely fabricated. Some Iranian expats (automatically qualifying them as experts) assume that the West will face up to tough talking Iranians today; by first assuming the West was fooled by the likes of reformers of yesterday. Those so called reformers were just as active in the nuclear program as the so called hardliners are today. What's changed is that the new guys are more likely to push the situation over the edge....

11 posted on 08/14/2005 7:53:35 PM PDT by humint (Define the future... but only if you're prepared for war with the soldiers of the past and present!)
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