Iran Will Know How to Build Bomb in 6 Months

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Jim

What I want to know is, who the hell are we (the US) to tell anyone what type of weapon any other country can build to protect themselves.

Commie!

I'm so damned tired of our g'ment thinking it can pre-emptively act against other nations because we think we know what their intentions are. Even Bush Sr. waited for Saddam to enter (and rape) Kuwait before taking action. Everyone knew that ol' Saddam was mounting a huge force on the border, but we couldn't do anything until he invaded. But his son got the short end of the DNA strand, so were stuck with his ideas on how to treat the world. We're so completely screwed.

Another thought: If you lived in the Middle East, wouldn't you want some nuclear defenses too? Especially when a bunch of white dudes from the other side of the planet are knocking on your door.

[Wenchy]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

I'm so damned tired of our g'ment thinking it can pre-emptively act against other nations because we think we know what their intentions are. Even Bush Sr. waited for Saddam to enter (and rape) Kuwait before taking action. Everyone knew that ol' Saddam was mounting a huge force on the border, but we couldn't do anything until he invaded. But his son got the short end of the DNA strand, so were stuck with his ideas on how to treat the world. We're so completely screwed.

Oh come on now. You mean you object to Bushie Jr. using the US military and billions upon billions of taxpayer dollars to fund a personal vendetta? |shocking|

Shit, at this point our "military might" is so spread out battling Bushie's demons that a thin layer wouldn't cover a slice of dry toast and I, for one, see no end in sight. Five billion dollars a month and all he's managed to do is get a lot of people killed and piss of a few hundred or thousand more with his ill-conceived speeches and half-assed, short-sighted, tunnel-vision ideologies.

At least I can honestly say, "Don't blame me... I voted for the other guy." Makes it a little easier to sleep at night anyway

[Linkster]

The funny thing about allof this is that Pakistan and India already have the weapons, as does Israel - as the old song goes:
One of the big news items of the past year concerned the fact that China, which we call Red China, exploded a nuclear bomb, which we called a device. Then Indonesia announced that it was gonna have one soon, and proliferation became the word of the day. Here's a song about that.

First we got the bomb and that was good,
'Cause we love peace and motherhood.
Then Russia got the bomb, but that's O.K.,
'Cause the balance of power's maintained that way!
Who's next?

France got the bomb, but don't you grieve,
'Cause they're on our side (I believe).
China got the bomb, but have no fears;
They can't wipe us out for at least five years!*
Who's next?

Then Indonesia claimed that they
Were gonna get one any day.
South Africa wants two, that's right:
One for the black and one for the white!**
Who's next?

Egypt's gonna get one, too,
Just to use on you know who.
So Israel's getting tense,
Wants one in self defense.
"The Lord's our shepherd," says the psalm,
But just in case, we better get a bomb!
Who's next?

Luxembourg is next to go
And, who knows, maybe Monaco.
We'll try to stay serene and calm
When Alabama gets the bomb!
Who's next, who's next, who's next?
Who's next?

For those of you too young too remember this guy - it was Tom Lehrer - math professor at MIT who got the boot about the same time Timothy Leary did for his experiments in the "psychedelic arts"