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cstanleytech

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16. Different circumstances.

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 04:21 AM

Jan 2013

Iraq was due to a combination imo of Bush wanting to show his father that he could do the job he couldnt do and complete and utter stupidity on the part of Bush and of Saddam for playing stupid games that allowed for it to happen.
Iran on the other hand is ruled by a bunch of religious nutjobs who have a history of taking civilians hostage and ruthlessly have suppressed their people for most of the past 30 +/- years and I say most because there was a point about 10 - 15 years ago when they seemed to be reforming and behaving in a more rational manner which I was saddened to see end.

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Israel: Iran slowing nuclear program, won’t have bomb before 2015 [View all] bananas Jan 2013 OP

Wonder if there's any credibility to reports of an explosion at an Iran nuke facility? TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #1

Don't know, both articles were written by the same reporter bananas Jan 2013 #9

Didn't see that you posted that earlier, thanks--that's the first TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #11

Well whaddaya know. bunnies Jan 2013 #2

And Israel stills has nukes now. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #3

So what? They havent used them against anyone and I trust them with nukes cstanleytech Jan 2013 #4

I don't trust either one. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #7

That we both can agree on. nt cstanleytech Jan 2013 #15

They are slowing their 'nuclear program' because once NKorea demonstrates their nukes are Purveyor Jan 2013 #5

*shrug* Or maybe sanity is rearing its ugly head cstanleytech Jan 2013 #6

Iraq has oil too and look what a mess we made of that place. I don't blame Iran one iota for Purveyor Jan 2013 #8

Different circumstances. cstanleytech Jan 2013 #16

election season is over, time to tone down the rhetoric. nt killbotfactory Jan 2013 #10

^^^^this^^^^ nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #13

Iran is always 2-4 years from a nuclear bomb. krispos42 Jan 2013 #12

Conveniently pushed up date in order to effect the 2016 elections...how Bibish! Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #14