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| 2003-10-11 | ||
| Saudi Arabia fears Iran’s nuclear weapons capacity and believes the desert kingdom is a potential target, according to an editorial in a Saudi daily. Iran has no WMD. The US refuses to be suckered again. We don’t want to hear it. We have our fingers in our ears. LA la la la la la. We’re not listening.
No you fear Americian Preemption. La la la la la la. "It would be a mistake to come to the defense of our neighbor Iran out of ignorance and on the pretext of deterring Israel," he said, according to an excerpt published by the Middle East Media Research Institute in Washington. "The Iranian nuclear danger threatens us, first and foremost, more than it threatens the Israelis and the Americans." It threatens our troops in Iraq, but everyone is calling for us to pull out right. Once we’re gone this becomes a regional problem for the Saudi’s and Turks. Al-Rashed said the Iranian weapons program is aimed primarily at Pakistan, "However, the danger encompasses the other neighboring countries as well, such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan." Yeah, the Paki-Iranian War was brutal. Human waves, dogs and cats... He argued Iran’s huge military deficiency in comparison to Israel and the United States makes it unlikely Tehran is trying to attain balance with those countries. "Yes, it is our duty to fight for Israel’s nuclear disarmament," he said, "but we must not delude ourselves that Iran, or any other country, is arming itself with nuclear weapons in response to Israel." So once Israel disarms we can let Iran nuke Saudi Arabia ... He said the fear is Iran is pushing the region toward one of two tragedies, either igniting the spark of a nuclear-arms race the poverty-stricken region can ill afford, or much worse, "putting these insane weapons to use." The House of Saud stricken by poverty. "Allah be praised, I do not need to persuade many that our region has more than enough insane leaders," he said. "Saddam sprayed thousands of his citizens with chemicals, wiping them out like vermin." I thought he was a nationalist hero that stood up to the US twice. Al-Rashed pointed out Arab nations "have used conventional weapons more against each other than against Israel, and this situation will not change tomorrow if we add nuclear bombs to our arsenals." So if the Saudi’s get their but kicked by Iran, the fault lies with the US? I don’t get it.
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| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #2 A nuclear armed Iran would be the death warrant for her people. NOBODY will put up with a bunch of foaming Imams rattling nuclear weapons around and threatening their neighbors. The Iranian poo-bahs have shown that they accommodate Al Q's so why would they not rent-a-nuke to them? Israel will not stand for it. The US will not stand for it. Iran has made some very dangerous statements about destroying Isreal, so they have upped the ante. The Saudis will need the Paks to take care of the Nuke dept. They are bumbling and soft. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-10-11 2:42:08 PM |
| #1 Iran and nuclear weapons isn't entirely a bad idea. Afterall, when they test the damn thing it might set their oil wells on fire. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-10-11 12:19:00 PM |