USA preparing to bomb Iran?

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>If it goes well on October 25th then we can talk about being in
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Exactly. Right now we don't know. On October 25th, we will know whether they are in compliance or not.

Just wondering if anyone has changed their mind on Iran following the rules.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5AQ1BZ20091127

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted Friday to rebuke Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret but Tehran rejected the move as "intimidation" which would poison its negotiations with world powers.

The resolution was the first by the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Iran in almost four years, and a sign of spreading alarm over Tehran's failure to dispel fears it has clandestine plans to build nuclear bombs.

It passed by a 25-3 margin with six abstentions, smoothed by rare backing from Russia and China, which have blocked global attempts to isolate Iran, a trade partner for both, in the past.

But it was far from clear whether the West could now coax Moscow and Beijing to join in biting sanctions against Iran, something they have long prevented at the U.N. Security Council.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Iran should "react with full seriousness to the signal contained in the resolution ... and to ensure full cooperation with the agency."

Moscow and Beijing's support is seen as vital to the success of external pressure on Iran to rein in its nuclear activity and open it up to unfettered IAEA inspections and investigations.

The vote reflected exasperation with Iran's retreat from an IAEA-brokered draft deal to provide it with fuel for a medical nuclear reactor if it agreed to part with its enriched uranium, which could be turned into bomb material if further refined.

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Guess not. Surprising...

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How about now? Anyone have a change of heart?

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, an acceleration of its nuclear program that was followed by a U.S. threat of a "significant regime of sanctions."

Speaking in Washington, President Barack Obama said the process of developing an additional set of sanctions on Iran was moving along quickly, but he gave no specific timeline.

Iran, he said, was still pursuing a nuclear program that would lead to nuclear weapons.

Iran's announcement Tuesday that it has begun enriching uranium to a higher level raised fears that the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons. Iran denies that its program is geared toward acquiring a nuclear weapon.

France and the U.S. have said that Iran's action left no choice but to push harder for a fourth set of U.N. Security Council sanctions to punish it. Russia, which has close ties to Iran and has opposed new sanctions, appeared to edge closer to Washington's position, saying the new enrichment plans show the suspicions about Iran's intentions are well-founded.

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Still a huge leap between sanctions and bombing.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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France and the U.S. have said that Iran's action left no choice but to push harder for a fourth set of U.N. Security Council sanctions to punish it.

oh... well... a 4th set of sanctions. That should do it. Clearly the first 3 just weren't worded harshly enough.

Good thing we have such an effective group as the UN to keep an eye on things.

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France and the U.S. have said that Iran's action left no choice but to push harder for a fourth set of U.N. Security Council sanctions to punish it.

oh... well... a 4th set of sanctions. That should do it. Clearly the first 3 just weren't worded harshly enough.

Good thing we have such an effective group as the UN to keep an eye on things.

Oh but in the 4th set of sanctions the UN will write a letter telling them just how angry they are! This about sums it up.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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How about now? Anyone have a change of heart?

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, an acceleration of its nuclear program that was followed by a U.S. threat of a "significant regime of sanctions."

Speaking in Washington, President Barack Obama said the process of developing an additional set of sanctions on Iran was moving along quickly, but he gave no specific timeline.

Iran, he said, was still pursuing a nuclear program that would lead to nuclear weapons.

Iran's announcement Tuesday that it has begun enriching uranium to a higher level raised fears that the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons. Iran denies that its program is geared toward acquiring a nuclear weapon.

France and the U.S. have said that Iran's action left no choice but to push harder for a fourth set of U.N. Security Council sanctions to punish it. Russia, which has close ties to Iran and has opposed new sanctions, appeared to edge closer to Washington's position, saying the new enrichment plans show the suspicions about Iran's intentions are well-founded.

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I think we just need to butt out...when the time comes the situation will be handled.


The Israelis will handle this one

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Or maybe Tora Bora? Or just more money for the military industrial complex? Nerdgirl. Where are you? > http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-preparing-bomb-iran/story?id=8765343

I would like to share something. In the 1980s there was a bloody war between Iraq and Iran that lasted eight years. Even when Saddam used chemical weapons against Iran, the Iranians would not give up. There were two holy cities in the middle of Iraq. Muslim shi'ites around the world would go there to pray. Many Iranians are Shi'ites.When the Iraqi military was on the border between Iran and Iraq, thousands of Iranians would ride dirt bikes and vehicles with no weapons through war zones to these holy cities. They believed if they died, they would go to heaven. The Iraqis killed thousands of these guys. The Iranians would wear keys around their necks because they thought the keys would unlock heaven. I just hope this war never starts because it will never stop. Millions of people are going to die. It would be terrible if the Iranians get their hands on a nuclear weapon. They believe in death and that death is the way to heaven. In the Arab world, there is a joke that if you see an angry man, he's probably Iranian. If a war starts, God help us all.

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I would like to share something. In the 1980s there was a bloody war between Iraq and Iran that lasted eight years.

Psst. We knew that.

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I would like to share something. In the 1980s there was a bloody war between Iraq and Iran that lasted eight years.

Psst. We knew that.

I'm very sure you do. You saw it on t.v. or read it in the newspaper. You missed the point of my post because you think the fire isn't going to touch you because you're so far from it. Take a moment and search online for children who have been victims of this war, of other people's egos and greed. Don't forget to hug and kiss your kids before you go to bed because many people over there don't get a chance to do that.

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I would like to share something. In the 1980s there was a bloody war between Iraq and Iran that lasted eight years.

Psst. We knew that.

Before you be a smart ass again, maybe I'll just write one more thing. The Iranians took the life of my brother.

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I would like to share something. In the 1980s there was a bloody war between Iraq and Iran that lasted eight years.

Psst. We knew that.

Before you be a smart ass again, maybe I'll just write one more thing. The Iranians took the life of my brother.

Ya. And the USA and their military war machine has taken a whole lot more. Sorry about your loss tho

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I feel it, when I sorrow most;
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I would like to share something. In the 1980s there was a bloody war between Iraq and Iran that lasted eight years.

Psst. We knew that.

Before you be a smart ass again, maybe I'll just write one more thing. The Iranians took the life of my brother.

I didn't miss the point of your post; I jumped at the straight line. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn't. Obviously I didn't know about your brother, and I'm very sorry for your loss.

When I was in college in the 70s, there was a group of Iranian students who lived in my dorm for most of the 4 years I was there. I imagine their families were probably in the good graces of the Shah's government for them to have been sent to America to study. I became close friends with several of them, and kept in touch with them after they went back home. After the revolution in 1979, when the country was being turned upside down and so many people were being rounded up and killed, all contact from my friends stopped. Since then, I've never been able to find out if any of them were OK, or even which of them survived. I wouldn't begin to compare that to the loss of a family member; but nonetheless, it's a real loss that I feel to this day.

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I would like to share something. In the 1980s there was a bloody war between Iraq and Iran that lasted eight years.

Psst. We knew that.

Before you be a smart ass again, maybe I'll just write one more thing. The Iranians took the life of my brother.

I didn't miss the point of your post; I jumped at the straight line. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn't. Obviously I didn't know about your brother, and I'm very sorry for your loss.

When I was in college in the 70s, there was a group of Iranian students who lived in my dorm for most of the 4 years I was there. I imagine their families were probably in the good graces of the Shah's government for them to have been sent to America to study. I became close friends with several of them, and kept in touch with them after they went back home. After the revolution in 1979, when the country was being turned upside down and so many people were being rounded up and killed, all contact from my friends stopped. Since then, I've never been able to find out if any of them were OK, or even which of them survived. I wouldn't begin to compare that to the loss of a family member; but nonetheless, it's a real loss that I feel to this day.

I apologize for my language. I just know probably more than anyone on dz.com about this region of the world. I spent a lot of time there.