The Iran Nuclear Program thread

[Mik]

I don't quite understand what would be gained by a renewed attack.

[jon-nyc]

Optimistically a regime that didn’t pursue nuclear weapons for millenarian purposes, didn’t build proxy armies all over the Middle East (and soon Europe) to destabilize governments also for millenarian purposes, etc.

But we know better than to be too optimistic about these things.

[Mik]

Had to look up millenarian. Interesting. I find it hard to believe that something as arbitrary as base 10 mathematics (I suspect 10 fingers... 10 toes is the genesis of that) has anything to do with or effect on world events.

And I don't see how another attack is a remotely likely catalyst for that.

[taiwan_girl]

The US has now 2 aircraft carrier groups moved to just outside of Iran? Each of those holds ~80 planes.....................

[Renauda]

@taiwan_girl said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

The US has now 2 aircraft carrier groups moved to just outside of Iran? Each of those holds ~80 planes.....................

…..and we are told Iran has ten days to come to terms……….

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86yjnw4x49o

[Mik]

I don't see what the justification is for another attack.

[jon-nyc]

Well the immediate cause was the deadly crackdown on the protesters.

[Renauda]

@Mik said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

I don't see what the justification is for another attack.

to misquote Bismarck:

“…Diplomacy Regime change by other means.”

[Mik]

If it results in regime change, great. I doubt it. It’s easier to stay in power if you don’t care who you kill to do so.

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

If it results in regime change, great. I doubt it.

Agree, but I am fearing that even if there is a regime change, what does that mean? New people but same situation?

I know it is early in Venezuela, and I do think that Madero had to go, but is the new regime any different?