Kyle Monteleone
2/6/2012
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The sanctions (over
nuclear weapons) that have been imposed upon Iran by the U.S. (and
other countries) are being broken by Iran. President Barrack Obama
has said that “the only way to keep Iran from getting nuclear
weapons is to make them understand it's not in their interests”,
and if we want to avoid any further fighting, this is true. However
with such instability in many countries in the middle-east can we
afford to wait for Iran to listen? What of Iranian citizens, how
would you feel if (as an Iranian) you were told that your country
could not have nuclear technology? Even further what if you were a
citizen of Israel, how would you feel if a country that has
(historically) been Islamic, and against Israel? As an American do
you feel that our nation should have such a commanding power over the
development of other countries? In truth Iran's plans for having a
nuclear weapon will take a while to manifest into a real bomb. We may
be able to bide our time and reason for now, but when the time comes
for action we cannot hesitate to stop Iran from creating a nuclear
weapon. As an Iranian I would probably be very bitter towards the
U.S. for telling my county that it cannot progress, but (if educated)
would understand the need for such sanctions in an unstable region.
As an Israeli I would be scared, with so much hate, and violence in
the middle-east already pointed towards Israel I would be loathe to
see an Islamic county obtain such a potent weapon. Though I
understand that not all Islams are so hateful there are still those
who are and (once again going back to the instability) could take
control of Iran. As myself I feel that while it may seem unfair or
unjust America must impose such sanctions for the safety of itself
and other countries. Nuclear science requires (among other things)
stability, radiation can destroy large swaths of land for
generations. Nuclear power requires responsibility and reliability,
the later if not both seem to be lacking from the middle-east (and
other areas of the world). America (though it may sound boastful) is
the most powerful country in the world, while our rules my be
somewhat hypocritical, they do keep us and others safer.
Griffin, Jennifer.
“New Sanctions on Iran.” Fox News – Breaking News Updates|
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<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/06/new-sactions-on-iran-intended-to-ratchet-up- pressure-but-could-ease-isreali/>.
I agree with you Kyle. The Middle East is clearly too unreliable to be given nuclear weapons. I believe that if the United States did not choose to control the behavior of other countries around the world, then there would be no police to stop the dictators, the genocides, or the civil wars. As the most powerful and progressive country in the world, we are obligated to make the world safe the as many people as we can, and root out the extremists who disregard the rights of all people who do not agree with them. Iran, if given the "ok" to create nuclear weapons (not to say that the haven't done it already) could start World War III. With the nuclear-capable Israelis as their primary target and the United States not far behind, there is no telling how many innocent human lives could be lost in the crossfire. Iran is not responsible enough to have nuclear weapons. Their ideals are too extreme to be trusted.
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