I am interest in ur political opinion on the following: Should Iran be bombed or not? IMO US/NATO/Israel are forced to start bombing Iran's nuclear facilities soon, that is, if we are really committed to non-proliferation. The big downside is: the costs are so big and the gains are almost non-existent (We will end-up with a non-nuclear Iran, which we already have today, but with probably a bigger determination to acquire such weapons clandestinely). The costs can be measured in: $$'s, deterioration of already dire situation in Iraq, increase of muslim anger in European countries, deterioration of relations with Russia and China.
The West is hamstrung here: we want to commit ourselves to non-proliferation, because the spread of N-arms is the ultimate security horror, but we might not be ready to pay the costs of this, in essence, rear guard struggle (can proliferation be halted indefinately? I think not; NK has proven it is the most valuable currency for securing sovereignty).
What do you guys think; bomb or not? |