Poignant and thoughtful consideration of various issues

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Déjà vu - The madness of it all

There is no obvious rational for the placing of sanctions on Iran. Hell will freeze over before they work. This reminds me of the madness of invading Iraq in 2003. What did Saddam have to do with events of 9/11? Why was suddenly more of a threat that a few years earlier. Would not the consequences of invasion be awful for everyone involved?

Same points here:

Faulty Rational:

If the ostensible reason for sanctions is to prevent or inhibit the development of nuclear technology it will not work.

Negative Consequences:

Imposing sanctions on Iran will just make them even more intransigent and even more determined to develop nuclear technology.

Perhaps we should engage Iran in meaningful dialog? Yes clearly they are adversaries as of right now. But we did engage the USSR during the cold war. Yes, it does seem quite obvious that they are pursuing nuclear weapons - however we need to consider what is realistic in that regard.

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