You quote ‘straight’ as if they’re saints or something. As far as who decides to set them straight, any nation that has the power to do so, IMO. Before they actually wipe a nation off the face of the Earth, and claim that it never happened.
No,
A) I was asking a more general question.
B) ‘straight’ according to who?
So if China wants to set us “straight” they should go for it?
You willing to give this “straightening” power to any one who wants to exercise it, and anyway they choose to?
Might makes right?
CMC fnord!
According to humanity? Unless you feel it is ok to threaten other nations with “wiping them off the face of the Earth”.
If the U.S. was threating to nuke Canada over a cave and giant fucking rock, it would be appropriate.
That’s a tough question that nobody can answer. I was giving you my opinion. I can’t give you any answer to this question that you will agree with. You don’t agree , obviously. You win, have a fucking cookie.
But if one day, if Iran did choose to nuke Israel, you’ll be damn sure there will be world wide cries of, “why didn’t the someone prevent this?” Guess who be blamed for that? You know damn well who will be blamed for that…
Oh noes, people might think ill of us! :eek:
So the rest of the world would be saying that the US should have imposed it’s will on them?
The US military is stretched way too thin right now. Starting new battles is not going to improve that situation.
You sure you don’t mean James Dobson here?
So we are on then? You see, you never said that you were, and I kept asking and pestering you about it, but the only reply I ever got was “We’re not on unless I’ve explicitly said that we are”.
So, Iran is not backing down on their nuclear program, and now weapons might be flowing from Iran into Iraq. Creating a direct tie between Iran and the current war in Iraq seems to make it almost too easy to justify a precision strike on Iranian targets just across the border for “participating” in the war. Maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, but Iran sure does seem to be testing the mettle of the U.S. DOD lately.
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