Iran: We do not want nuclear weapons

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This is an Op-Ed from the foreign minister to the US of the Islamic Republic of Iran. So it is 1st source news.

Forty-five years ago, the United States sold my country a research reactor as well as weapons-grade uranium as its fuel. Not long afterward, America agreed to help Iran set up the full nuclear fuel cycle along with atomic power plants. The U.S. argument was that nuclear power would provide for the growing needs of our economy and free our remaining oil reserves for export or conversion to petrochemicals.

That rationale has not changed.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/iran-we-do-not-want-nuclear-weapons/2012/04/12/gIQAjMNnDT_story.html?wprss=rss_opinions

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If anyone believes this, I have a bridge going from Manhattan to Brooklyn for sale!
 
They don’t want to wipe Israel off the map either. :hey_bud:
 
gilliam said:
This is an Op-Ed from the foreign minister to the US of the Islamic Republic of Iran. So it is 1st source news.

Forty-five years ago, the United States sold my country a research reactor as well as weapons-grade uranium as its fuel. Not long afterward, America agreed to help Iran set up the full nuclear fuel cycle along with atomic power plants. The U.S. argument was that nuclear power would provide for the growing needs of our economy and free our remaining oil reserves for export or conversion to petrochemicals.

That rationale has not changed.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/iran-we-do-not-want-nuclear-weapons/2012/04/12/gIQAjMNnDT_story.html?wprss=rss_opinions

Thoughts?
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The ayatollah Khameini has repeatedly stated that Iran is not interested in nuclear weapons, and has pledged that Iran would not be the first to launch any war. They would only retaliate if struck first.
 
I’m just thowing this out there. If we cannot trust thier word at any level, how can we engage in talks of any kind?

10 years ago:

US to Iraq, You are making WMD you must stop
Irag: We are not
US: yes you are

US: We want to come in and inspect
Iraq:No
US:Yes
Iraq:No
US:Yes
Iraq:Well okay then

US:You are hiding the WMD you must tell us where
Iraq:No we are not
US:Yes you are
Iraq:No we are not
US:Yes you are
Iraq:No we are not
US: BOMB

US is now in Iraq, no WMD are found.
US: Whoops

I am not suggesting this is the same issue. I am suggesting it may and may not be the same issue. My question is, how do we prevent this from happening again if it is in fact the same issue.

The stakes are higher indeed. But we must proceed with the utmost of caution and intelligence.

It’s the same sort of accusation/denial game. Of course we cannot control what Israel will do, we can only influence it to oa degree. I hope they are proceeding with spotless intelligence and an utmost of caution.

There will be some who will still say the above scenerio did not happen as I illustrate. It did. There will others who will say our going into Iraq was justified anyway. That is an all together different discussion.
 
People are free to believe the Iranians are lying when they say they are not interested in nuclear weapons. But those who believe so have an obligation to present evidence that Iran is acting at variance with its public statements.
 
gnjsdad said:
People are free to believe the Iranians are lying when they say they are not interested in nuclear weapons. But those who believe so have an obligation to present evidence that Iran is acting at variance with its public statements.
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The problem is the crazy whom the Iranian regime appointed as president.

Its all well and good for the government to not care about acquiring nuclear weapons, but when what amounts to your spokesman is talking about overthrowing other countries, and all that, it makes people nervous.
 
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