AP: Iran stockpiling high-tech small arms (through legal weapons deals and a U.N. anti-drug program)

Monterey Herald ^ | 3/25/05 | George Jahn - AP

[RonF]

I'm sure we could supply Iran with satellite information on their borders, and a couple of Warthog tank-busters could readily deal with a 60 truck convoy. Just give us the word.

[Fast1]

Every day this cancer Iran is allowed to exist makes it that much harder to put it out of it's misery..

[RightWhale]

Won't do them any good at all. Waste of money.

[BenLurkin]

Reminds me of that song from the CLintoon era: "Stockpile weapons while you can"

[honest2God]

Iran has aspirations of regional hegemony, this is of no surprise. The Europeans may end up regretting these deals if push comes to shove in Iran though-unless they are fully prepared to establish oil sanctions.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

We must find a way to stop funding our enemies, both abroad and at home.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Ping of interest!

[Know your rights]

Drug criminalization inherently funds our enemies, by putting inflated profits in their hands.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

It is hard to be in favor of drug legalization because that infers being in favor of its use. However, the tremendous amounts of money generated by drug sales are probably a greater threat to freedom and democracy than drug use. Drug dealers can corrupt entire countries and use them as they please.

[zarf]

We must find a way to stop funding our enemies, both abroad and at home.

Legalizing dope would be a very good start.

[Know your rights]

It is hard to be in favor of drug legalization because that infers being in favor of its use.

I disagree; I favor the legality of alcohol and tobacco, but I don't favor their use.

However, the tremendous amounts of money generated by drug sales are probably a greater threat to freedom and democracy than drug use. Drug dealers can corrupt entire countries and use them as they please.

Indeed.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I disagree; I favor the legality of alcohol and tobacco, but I don't favor their use.

Has no affect on my comment at all.

[Know your rights]

It is hard to be in favor of drug legalization because that infers being in favor of its use.

I disagree; I favor the legality of alcohol and tobacco, but I don't favor their use.

Has no affect on my comment at all.

Then did you mean that others may infer your favoring use if you favor legalization? Sadly, that's all too true ... even by "others" who should (and very possibly do) know better.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Yes, that is what I meant. There are millions of teetotalers and non drug users right now. But for something to be illegal and then to legalize it, to some that means, "OK, it used to be bad but now it is OK." Not good logic but true psychology.

[wtc911]

I'm sure we could supply Iran with satellite information on their borders, and a couple of Warthog tank-busters could readily deal with a 60 truck convoy. Just give us the word.

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Two problems with this;

1. Iran take info on their border from our satellitE?!

2. Why would you think we don't have a deal with the warlords doing the smuggling?

[coloradan]

And now we find out that the drug war not only funds terrorists, it arms and equips them too!

Drug warriors: behold what you have wrought.

[Know your rights]

Remember the $43 million the Taliban got for fighting drugs? There was money well spent.

[coloradan]

I thought it was $143 million. Whichever figure is corrent, it was US taxpayer money straight from the US government to the Taliban. Gee, I wonder how many flight-school tuitions you can buy with that kind of money?

[RonF]

1. Iran take info on their border from our satellitE?!

No. They don't take it. We give it, deciding what to give them.

2. Why would you think we don't have a deal with the warlords doing the smuggling?

To what point?