Posted by Sobriquet Style on March 9, 2006, at 7:44:28
In reply to Re: Nuclear Weapons, posted by teejay on March 8, 2006, at 20:24:43
>Has anyone yet explained to you which part of the NNPT Iran has actually broken? The whole crux of the argument is that the US accuses Iran of lying despite the fact it has no proof. In effect it has broken no part of any agreement.
This is why I think Iran is very similar to Iraq. It was said Iraq had weapons of mass desruction for the basis of the western countries declaring war on the country. It then turns out no weapons of mass descruction were found. That said, the war continued. Its interesting that back in the 80's Donald Rumsfeld is said to have supplied Iraq with biological and chemical weapons. A loan was given for the weapons too, so it might have been seen as 'good business' at the time. I understand alot of defense companies has profited from the war.
But big money, or should I say large amounts of oil is in Iraq, the most in the middle-east and the second largest reserve in the world. Who will be profiting from all this oil with what has happened in Iraq? I heard it will be the privatization of American companies, that will be a factor.
I think Iran is similar to Iraq because of the amount of oil and gas there. I also think that a 'reason' is being put forward today with a fear factor involved. That is, "hey Iran is going to build a Nuclear Weapon!!!!!" What are they going to do with it, even if they was? I mean the worst could be that they would do what America has already done. But, the relgious scholars of Iran, say what their using nuclear means for - energy. They also say that to use a Nuclear wepaon, even for 'defense' purposes would be against the teachings of the Koran. They also say something about trading oil in Euro's as opposed to Dollars.
I just see this all very similar pattern, a reason is put forward, and as history has taught us with Iraq, in/directly a financial reward is utimately a major factor in the outcome. Unfortunately the middle part was a war last time, will this happen again?
President Bush has said that he wants diplomacy to solve this, but that nothing is ruled out.
Another thing, it was said in January 2001, how the Bush administration, alot of them have financial intersts in oil. 5 years on, and they appear very interested in countries with lots of oil..or is it weapons they don't exist, or could possibly?
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