Deus Ex Machina
02-06-2012, 03:40 PM
Every time I turn on the television, or read the newspaper, or hear the President speak, I hear more and more about Iran, and nuclear weapons, and preemptive strikes, and drones and whatnot. At first I just thought it was your average right-wing talking points . . . but . . .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bromwich/obama-iran-war_b_1250668.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/world/middleeast/no-israeli-decision-on-iran-attack-obama-says.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=iran&st=cse
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/opinion/trading-threats-with-iran.html?scp=6&sq=iran&st=cse
And the most recent bit of business, sanctions on Iran's central bank:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/obama-orders-new-us-sanctions-on-irans-government-including-central-bank/2012/02/06/gIQAU8r2tQ_story.html
The skinny: Israel and the US believe Iran has a nuclear program (which, they probably do). Everybody seems to think Israel is ready to strike, and US sanctions are an attempt to get Iran to cut it the fuck out. I wish I could be more coherent or articulate here; but, as an American who's not been asleep for the past 20 years: This kind of language precedes war, and I really don't like it.
I don't see any conditions under which Iran (or any country) would ever abandon a program to develop nuclear weapons. So I think it will be hard hard for them to see these US and world sanctions as anything but a provocation.
We're not seriously going to do this again right?
edit: I realize that initial post might have sounded somewhat resigned, and I don't want to give that impression. I would/do oppose this war with Iran and will do everything I can to keep it from happening/stop it. But I just wanted to bring this to everyone's attention. I think the powers that be are gearing up to pull another fast one. However you feel about it, you should at least be ready.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bromwich/obama-iran-war_b_1250668.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/world/middleeast/no-israeli-decision-on-iran-attack-obama-says.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=iran&st=cse
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/opinion/trading-threats-with-iran.html?scp=6&sq=iran&st=cse
And the most recent bit of business, sanctions on Iran's central bank:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/obama-orders-new-us-sanctions-on-irans-government-including-central-bank/2012/02/06/gIQAU8r2tQ_story.html
The skinny: Israel and the US believe Iran has a nuclear program (which, they probably do). Everybody seems to think Israel is ready to strike, and US sanctions are an attempt to get Iran to cut it the fuck out. I wish I could be more coherent or articulate here; but, as an American who's not been asleep for the past 20 years: This kind of language precedes war, and I really don't like it.
I don't see any conditions under which Iran (or any country) would ever abandon a program to develop nuclear weapons. So I think it will be hard hard for them to see these US and world sanctions as anything but a provocation.
We're not seriously going to do this again right?
edit: I realize that initial post might have sounded somewhat resigned, and I don't want to give that impression. I would/do oppose this war with Iran and will do everything I can to keep it from happening/stop it. But I just wanted to bring this to everyone's attention. I think the powers that be are gearing up to pull another fast one. However you feel about it, you should at least be ready.