Iran and Iraq have never been good neighbours, and now that the USA has come into it they are now friends again. As long as they are both Muslim related and they kill each other over and over again it is alright in their eyes, it feels that way when you stand back and take it in-and remember blame Israel it was the Jews fault.

Hussein's regime was notorious for its human rights abuses; a well-known example is the Al-Anfal campaign as well as attacks on Kurd civilians inside Iraq, such as the Halabja massacre, as punishment for elements of Kurdish support of Iran. The war ended in stalemate in 1988, largely due to American and Western support for Iraq. This was part of the US policy of "dual containment" of Iraq and Iran. Between half a million and 1.5 million people from both sides died in the 1980–88 war.[
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Muslims have a prophecy- Destroy the Jews,
Christians have a prophecy - The Jews will be attacked by their neighbours.
Fits just right.

[edit on 14-11-2009 by The time lord]

If this report was about Israel testing this technology most of the people right now considering Iran a threat would have said "Israel has the right to defend themselves".

This is like one big mess of New York Gangs, and the big ones tell the small ones you can't have weapons, we must continue to have complete control.

Of course if no one had nukes on the planet that would be ideal.
And when the members of the UN Security council is made up of the largest arms dealers/buyers on the planet, this will always help to maintain the politics of the control.

Edit: The other thing is money, where did Iran get the money to subsidize this? Iran has very little money and has been very compliant with the UN

[edit on 14-11-2009 by ModernAcademia]

Well, most of what I would have said has already been posted. Surprise surprise, nobody is listening!
I'm drunk so I'll just add this: the rhetoric of hate between Israel & Iran is just that: rhetoric. Neither side could win a war against the other without help from their allies, which would inevitably trigger major conflict, possibly WW3.
Does anyone here believe that our rulers want to have the best thats available in a bunker, or are they quite happy playing poker with our lives, reaping all the rewards & insulated from their mistakes, doing very well for themselves, thankyou very much & btw f# you, you peasants!

One of the Reasons the West has not been invaded is because they have nukes, if they did not maybe with human nature it would be a never ending war in all coutries, we would all be in a 3rd world state, so it is better for some countries to expand organisation and tranquility than there being total chaos, maybe bring hope in helping others, no doubt there are some greedy people out there.

But Iran holds some interesting Bible prophecy predictions and is part of a war that is not Armageddon or the Apocalpse as they say but another called Gog and Magog.

Ezekiel 38 mentions Iran-Persia and Russia in their previous names. Ethiopia is mentioned but the current area is now Somalia, which if they gain more ground could in fact swollow up Ethiopia. They say sometimes that Ethiopia hold the Ark of the Covenant, what if that comes to those in the wrong hands, will it back fire on them?

It was only a quarter century ago that Iran was a good friend of America, and thus the scenario depicted by the prophet Ezekiel concerning a Last Days alliance between Persia and Russia looked to be impossible. But today, Iran is a Russian nuclear client state with close ties to terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda and Hezbollah. Iran and the multi-tentacled terrorist infrastructure emanating from Teheran and Damascus are dedicated to the destruction of both the United States and Israel.

It is important to remember that, until 1979, not only was Iran a close ally of the United States, it was also one of the most heavily Westernized nations in the Islamic world. Then with the Islamic revolution, Shah Pahlavi was deposed, and the fanatical Islamic Mullahs came to power, and Iran quickly became America’s worst nightmare. Prophecy scholars should have taken note of this amazing turnabout in Iran, for it was the landmark event that laid the geo-political foundation for Persia's inclusion in Ezekiel’s Gog-Magog scenario. Prior to 1979, it didn't seem to make any sense that a western friendly Iran, could find itself part of a Russian-led invasion on the mountains of Israel? But that is the reason that Bible prophecy is so interesting and requires ongoing circumspect. Looked at from this perspective, it is nothing short of amazing that Ezekiel could so confidently pen the exact roster of nations that will move against Israel in the last days from his vantage point in history almost 2,600 years ago! (Persia, Libya, Ethiopia, Gomer, and Togarmah)

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Originally posted by The time lord
One of the Reasons the West has not been invaded is because they have nukes, if they did not maybe with human nature it would be a never ending war in all coutries, we would all be in a 3rd world state, so it is better for some countries to expand organisation and tranquility than there being total chaos, maybe bring hope in helping others, no doubt there are some greedy people out there.

But Iran holds some interesting Bible prophecy predictions and is part of a war that is not Armageddon or the Apocalpse as they say but another called Gog and Magog.

Ezekiel 38 mentions Iran-Persia and Russia in their previous names. Ethiopia is mentioned but the current area is now Somalia, which if they gain more ground could in fact swollow up Ethiopia. They say sometimes that Ethiopia hold the Ark of the Covenant, what if that comes to those in the wrong hands, will it back fire on them?

It was only a quarter century ago that Iran was a good friend of America, and thus the scenario depicted by the prophet Ezekiel concerning a Last Days alliance between Persia and Russia looked to be impossible. But today, Iran is a Russian nuclear client state with close ties to terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda and Hezbollah. Iran and the multi-tentacled terrorist infrastructure emanating from Teheran and Damascus are dedicated to the destruction of both the United States and Israel.

It is important to remember that, until 1979, not only was Iran a close ally of the United States, it was also one of the most heavily Westernized nations in the Islamic world. Then with the Islamic revolution, Shah Pahlavi was deposed, and the fanatical Islamic Mullahs came to power, and Iran quickly became America’s worst nightmare. Prophecy scholars should have taken note of this amazing turnabout in Iran, for it was the landmark event that laid the geo-political foundation for Persia's inclusion in Ezekiel’s Gog-Magog scenario. Prior to 1979, it didn't seem to make any sense that a western friendly Iran, could find itself part of a Russian-led invasion on the mountains of Israel? But that is the reason that Bible prophecy is so interesting and requires ongoing circumspect. Looked at from this perspective, it is nothing short of amazing that Ezekiel could so confidently pen the exact roster of nations that will move against Israel in the last days from his vantage point in history almost 2,600 years ago! (Persia, Libya, Ethiopia, Gomer, and Togarmah)

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Shah Pahlavi was a despotic united states puppet clown oppressing the populace who was kicked out by popular revolt.

Living under the so called "fanatical Islamic Mullahs" was a more popular choice than life under the US puppet clown.. not hard to understand. This uprising was a lesson in "be careful what you wish for", they kicked out a real turd that was replaced by festering crap.

Average iranians wanted a RETURN to democracy, which "the land of the free" killed with operation ajax... but the mullahs were quick to fill the power vacuum of revolution.

Prophecy, and all that, are nothing but words from the past to be ignored... ancient opinions are just that, old stale ideas. The future isn't guaranteed, and the past is only useful IF you lean from it.

Why is it that doctors are the only profession that apply lessons learned from history? they document trial & error.. they teach what works, and what fails. If only politicians did the same, they might see vietnam like wars & occupations historically fail humanity, kill innocent souls and result in massive suffering... but oh boy are they profitable.

Looks like the bankers are "doctors of money making", they know from history that wars, strife, disease and killing are good business.