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Let me ask an open question,are economic sanctions an act of war?
If Iran Closed the Strait of Hormuz would that be an act of war?
People who support sanctions on Iran are typical westerners who never traveled the world.
Iranian nuclear program is national PRIDE, stopping the nuclear program would be seen as
yielding to the foreign power. Travel to Iran and get to learn their way of thinking.
In fact if no one made a big deal of their nuclear program, they would be more likely to
sacrifice it.
Iranian clerics' attempts to curb speculation in the Rial and stabilize the currency appear to have backfired as the un-official (real) Rial rate traded as low as 34,250 Rial to the USD this morning - a massive 20% plunge.
No. Iranian culture, people and History are their national pride. A nuclear program is just an economical/warfare asset.
I am willing to go to war with Iran over the nuclear issue but going to war to change the regime is something out of the international laws.
What if Iranians say, "If only those idiotic leaders of ours would give up on this nuclear bomb idea, we could get the world to stop messing with us. Heck, they'd probably even give us money. I know, let's throw out those crazy old madmen and tell the world we don't want trouble."
What about the middle class? Yep, they are hurt by the sanctions and they are the people we want on our side.
Being Part of Romneys 53% I miss a lot of Threads... Could you link sir, the Proof of the Pursuit of Nuclear Bombs.
Originally posted by charles1952
"If only those idiotic leaders of ours would give up on this nuclear bomb idea,
For this particular situation it's not really necessary. If the Iranian populace believes that their government is working toward bombs, and believes that that is the cause of the world's animosity, there might still be a revolution. UNLESS, the Iranian government is able to prove to their people that they are not working on a bomb. Of course, that would involve full inspections of everything, which is another win for the UN, US, or the rest of the world.
Could you link sir, the Proof of the Pursuit of Nuclear Bombs.
What if, the Iranian People Believe their Gov has no interest in the Pursuit of Nuclear Bombs, and the Worlds Animosity is unfounded.
Originally posted by charles1952
If the Iranian populace believes that their government is working toward bombs, and believes that that is the cause of the world's animosity,
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
Sanctions or war, I'll take the sanctions.
May I offer a third choice? If I had evidence proving I was innocent, I would jump and down to show it to my accusers, and demand to be acquitted. That, I think, is what the world is asking Iran to do.
Every been Accused of Something that You Know you didn't Do?
Did you lie down, and accept the accusation and the ramifications from it?
OR
Did you Step Up and Protest even louder your Innocence while getting Angry over the Accusation?
Is it impossible to think that they would tell their government to prove to the world that their country is innocent, thus ending the animosity? But do they think the government has no interest in bombs? I don't know. I suppose there might be a poll out there on the subject, but i confess I haven't looked for it.
What if, the Iranian People Believe their Gov has no interest in the Pursuit of Nuclear Bombs, and the Worlds Animosity is unfounded.
It looks like Iranians are very much aware of what their government is doing, and wants them to stop.
The question that was asked was: "Which way do you prefer to confront the unilateral sanctions of the West against Iran?"
In response, 63% of the respondents selected the option for "the suspension of uranium enrichment in exchange for gradual lifting of sanctions".