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What If Iran Gets A Working Nuclear Weapon?
IranPressNews ^ | March 9, 2009 | By Barry Rubin

Posted on 03/10/2009 10:14:21 AM PDT by Fennie

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To: Fennie
If and when Iran gets nuclear weapons it would set off a global nightmare.

Forget the "if" part.

It is a matter of "when" only. And then "when" will be ahead of what most people and governments believe. Iran became more emboldened in its pursuit of nuclear weapons once Barack was elected. It was their go-ahead to go full-blast in their development efforts.

The "if" part was taken care of when Obama was elected. Obama will pretend that his administration is pursuing all diplomatic means to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but they are also not about to do anything about it when Iran does actually make their first nuclear test. Democrats have never seen anything wrong with Iran getting nuclear weapons. They may openly make statements against Iran getting the weapons and about how dangerous Iran would be with them, but the reality is that democrats don't believe that a nuclear Iran would be any more dangerous and destabilizing to the region and the world than they are now.

It is that attitude by the democrats that will cause Israel to attack Iran in order to destroy their nuclear capabilities.

Open hostilities between Iran and Israel became a lot more real and closer when Obama was elected.
21 posted on 03/10/2009 10:43:52 AM PDT by adorno (<br><br>)
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To: CatoRenasci

Let me say it another way. If Iran used a Nuclear weapon they would be destroyed!


22 posted on 03/10/2009 10:45:59 AM PDT by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: jakerobins

It will be Bush’s fault. He had time to do something and he didn’t. Also knowing that Obama would become the next president should have made him more inclined to let Israel do what is needed and/or provide support.


23 posted on 03/10/2009 10:46:58 AM PDT by TerP26
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To: Fennie

Syria is a quite small country in area. Don’t know how any nuclear explosion would not drop some dirty air over them.


24 posted on 03/10/2009 10:47:09 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Fennie

a nuke strike on Israel would bring out celebrations on many college campuses and cities like Dearborn and Tulsa


25 posted on 03/10/2009 10:52:17 AM PDT by GeronL (Will bankrupting America lead to socialism?)
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To: GeronL

Tulsa, OK?

Been there many times, am obviously Jewish, never had a problem.


26 posted on 03/10/2009 10:59:01 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag Fire.)
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To: Le Chien Rouge

“It’s the 4th quarter,Iran has the ball, they are driving and Obama keeps calling timeout so the Iranians have enough clock to score.”

To be fair, time-out has been being called for years now. I think the region must be already adjusting to the reality of a nuclear Iran. Saudi Arabia is the next logical candidate to want their own nukes, from what I have read.


27 posted on 03/10/2009 11:00:05 AM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: WoofDog123
Saudi Arabia is the next logical candidate to want their own nukes, from what I have read.

Hussien will make sure they get them.
28 posted on 03/10/2009 11:03:29 AM PDT by FortWorthPatriot (Those who lack a needle on their moral compass can say anything and not see a problem with saying it)
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To: MeanWestTexan

its somewhere in Oklahoma where there is a cluster of Muslims


29 posted on 03/10/2009 11:03:34 AM PDT by GeronL (Will bankrupting America lead to socialism?)
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To: Wyatt's Torch
Hitting the US first would be the only way to guarantee their extinction.

It would take thousands of nukes to successfully destroy our ability to wipe out most of the world, let alone Iran.
And before you start with an argument that we would do nothing, remember that the US is the only country to ever use a nuclear weapon in open warfare.

Iran would cease to exist.

30 posted on 03/10/2009 11:06:24 AM PDT by bill1952 (Power is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: swain_forkbeard
Yes. They will use their nuclear power as a hegemony over the area.
And it will work.
31 posted on 03/10/2009 11:07:33 AM PDT by bill1952 (Power is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: bill1952

I do not think Obama would retaliate with nukes...he’s a chicken shit.

That being said, Iran may very well want us to nuke them into oblivion...they love death/martyrism.


32 posted on 03/10/2009 11:09:20 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Fennie

WWOD?


33 posted on 03/10/2009 11:11:52 AM PDT by Ancient Drive (will)
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To: CatoRenasci
Exactly. This is what Bernard Lewis has been saying for several years.
34 posted on 03/10/2009 11:12:12 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Ribeye

A single nuke is not ONE big bomb. It is the ONE big bomb which assures you will be left alone to produce MANY big bombs and, eventually, the means to deliver them.


35 posted on 03/10/2009 11:14:26 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: Wyatt's Torch; McKayopectate
They’ll hit the US first. Take us out and they’ll remove the big brother from protecting Israel. Not to mention the whole “God protecting Israel” thing...

Islam wants to Destroy the Big Satan first, then the little Satan !
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
36 posted on 03/10/2009 11:17:45 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: GeronL

Probably Oklahoma City, if anywhere.

Tulsa is home of Oral Roberts University, to give you some of its flavor.


37 posted on 03/10/2009 11:20:25 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag Fire.)
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To: mountainlion
Even if they have 25, or 50, most of them mounted on missiles, half a dozen of them given to terrorists, and said terrorists take responsibility for any attack, and also state they have prepositioned bombs in the US and Europe, but haven't used them, only ones smuggled in to Israel?

You are way too complacent. No, Iran isn't going to nuke Israel tomorrow if they get nuke tech. They will, however, deter others from attacking them and position themselves to nuke Israel the day after tomorrow, instead. 5 or 10 years from now, millions of innocent people will die. They hope that "5 or 10" sound so much like "forever" to myopic politicians in denial, that they can get there safely. Because the last chances to stop them before they can nuke someone back, are oh, about the next 6-12 months. And nobody in the west is going to lift a finger in that time frame.

Only Bibi might...

38 posted on 03/10/2009 11:22:59 AM PDT by JasonC
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To: FortWorthPatriot

not sure what he thinks of the saudi royal family. given how he is turning US orientation on its head, he may snub them too.


39 posted on 03/10/2009 11:24:42 AM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: bill1952
Obama isn't Truman. He's a chickenstuff pacifist.
40 posted on 03/10/2009 11:24:44 AM PDT by JasonC
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