I understand your point. But, in my opinion, no one else who has nuclear weapons is half as crazy as the guys running Iran seem to be. They seem to be a special kind of crazy - a kind of crazy that makes them unpredictable - a kind of crazy that would make me concerned if they had nuclear weapons.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Medic <hofme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think ultimately my point is that since the ww2 no one, except the good > guys, has been crazy enough to attempt nuking someone. Chances are very > likely, regardless of what has been said or what chest puffery has occurred, > that no one will. M.U.B.S. shouldn't dictate foreign policy. > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Who says I am not? >> >> But, I should be more clear - let's say 'actions and words by those >> currently in power' - yes, we used nuclear weapons, but it was over 60 >> years ago. These comments about Israel have been made by those >> currently in power in Iran. >> >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Medic <hofme...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I understand your concern, but if you extend your logic of "based on >> > previous actions" then shouldn't you be living in fear that the United >> > States will start a nuclear war? >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Michael Grant <mgr...@modus.bz> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > There is indeed a difference. However the similarity (IMHO) is the >> >> neither will be using nuclear weapons to wipe a country off the map. >> >> > >> >> > Sent from my iPhone. >> >> >> >> >> >> I would like to think Iran would not use a nuclear weapon against >> >> Israel (or any other country). People are trying to use rational >> >> explanations why they won't, but, for me, and based on previous >> >> history and actions, it's difficult to see those who rule Iran as >> >> having the ability to think rationally. Hence, my concern. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Scott Stroz >> >> --------------- >> >> You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can >> >> wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris >> >> >> >> http://xkcd.com/386/ >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:338766 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
