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Preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon has been a top foreign policy priority for successive U.S. Democratic and Republican administrations. President Barack Obama has relied largely on expanding sanctions to pressure the Iranian regime. Several GOP candidates also call for economic measures against Iran, but there is disagreement among them on whether Washington should use military action to deter Iran's nuclear program.
Barack Obama
President Obama entered the White House pledging to open dialogue with Tehran without preconditions. In March 2009, in a Nowruz message, he told Iran's leaders his administration sought "engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect." Following the disputed Iranian presidential election in June 2009, Obama opted for a low-key response in the early days. But the Iranian government's violent crackdown on opposition supporters made diplomacy difficult, even as the Obama administration attempted to balance outreach with defense of human rights.
On the nuclear program, the administration brokered a deal backed by the IAEA that would see the international community provide fuel to Tehran's research reactor while implementing safeguards. While Iran agreed initially, it later withdrew support.
Tehran's continued violence against opposition supporters and new reports outlining Iran's enrichment-related activities–including that it was building a secret uranium- enrichment facility near Qom–hardened Obama's stance on Iran by 2010. Since then, Obama has worked to isolate Iran by imposing new sanctions and toughening existing ones against the regime, both unilaterally and through the United Nations. Some analysts say the administration has also used covert actions to sabotage Iran's nuclear program, such as the 2010 Stuxnet cyberattack, although there has been no official confirmation.
In November 2011, following a report by the IAEA that included strong indications of an Iranian nuclear weapons program, the administration upped efforts to squeeze the regime. For the first time, U.S. sanctions targeted Iran's petrochemical sector, and the entire banking sector–including the Central Bank of Iran. It fell short of sanctioning the bank. The Obama administration has said a military option is on the table, but stressed it would focus on a diplomatic approach to press Iran.
Michele Bachmann
Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has called for a naval blockade of Iranian ports, increased intelligence operations against Iran and "crushing economic sanctions." Although she has not committed herself to going to war against Iran over its nuclear program, she has said, "The Pentagon should prepare a war plan, as a last resort, should all else fail in preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons." She has spoken against Iran's influence in the region and has often referred to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a "mad man."
In 2007, she told the St. Cloud Times that Iran had a plan to divide Iraq and control half of the country and set it up as a "a terrorist safe haven zone."
Newt Gingrich
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich calls for disrupting Iran's nuclear program through covert action, including "taking out their scientists" and cyberwarfare. He advocates the use of military force as a last resort: "If we get to a point where the military believes that they are truly on the verge of getting a nuclear weapon, I would be prepared to use military force."
Gingrich has also called for regime change in Iran (TheHill); if he became president he says he would set up a fund to support dissident groups, repeal restrictions on U.S. spies, cut off Iran's gasoline supply, and "basically wage economic warfare against them until the regime broke."
Jon Huntsman
As former U.S. ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman pressed China to support strong U.S. sanctions against Iran, but as GOP candidate he has argued that sanctions will not prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. In an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan in November 2011, Huntsman said sanctions "aren't going to have much of an impact" and instead suggested that military action might be the only way to deter Iran.
In his October foreign policy speech (Politico) he expressed his willingness to use military force against Iran. "I cannot live with a nuclear-armed Iran. If you want an example of when I would use American force, it would be that," he said.
Ron Paul
Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) has spoken against using a military option to counter threats posed by Iran. He cautioned against any president taking military action without consent of Congress. He says presidents must abide by the Constitution in such matters. " You go to the Congress and find out if our national security is threatened," he said during a GOP debate on November 12.
Paul cautioned against warmongering on Iran. "I'm afraid what's going on right now is similar to the war propaganda that went on against Iraq," he added during the debate.
Rick Perry
Texas Governor Rick Perry has called for Washington to sanction Iran's central bank to deter Tehran from pursuing nuclear capability.
On the question of a preemptive military strike, Perry told ABC's Christiane Amanpour in November 2011 that he would not take the military option off the table to thwart Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. He said the United States has only bad options when dealing with Iran.
Like Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, Perry also urges regime change in Iran and argues that Obama missed an opportunity to oust the Iranian regime in 2009, when authorities confronted their greatest mass protests since the 1979 revolution. He says the United States should be "actively involved" in removing the regime from power and recommends "diplomatic, and economic, and overt, covert, or even civic opportunities" to do so.
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney has said that it is "unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon" and he would apply a range of measures–economic, diplomatic, and ultimately military, to deter Tehran. "If we reelect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon," he said during a November GOP debate. "If you'd like me as the next president, they will not have a nuclear weapon."
He has called for imposing additional economic sanctions and working with the insurgents to encourage regime change in the country. During a primary debate, he said Obama should have spoken out during the mass protests of 2009 and told protesters, "America is with you." He also called for covert support for dissidents.
Rick Santorum
Former senator Rick Santorum says the United States should be working with Israel to preemptively strike Iran's nuclear facilities, noting the success of Israeli strikes to disrupt facilities in Iraq and Syria. He has also suggested, like Cain and Romney, tougher sanctions against Iran and greater support for pro-democracy groups in the country.
In November 2011, at a campaign stop in Iowa, Santorum called Iran's nuclear scientists "enemy combatants" similar to the Taliban and al-Qaeda and, therefore, potential targets for assassination.
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More lunatic war mongering, and it wouldn't be a preemptive strike as the writers have labelled it, but a straight out attack.
True, just a bunch of hawkish lunatics! Except for Ron Paul. He's the only sensible one! A pity he's a bit old!
Bachman "has called for a naval blockade of Iranian ports". How could she be so naive!
Romney presented himself indispensible: "If you'd like me as the next president, they (Iran) will not have a nuclear weapon."
Leave the World ALONE!!! Worry about your own!!!
No more WARS!!!!!
Even if the US tried to leave the world alone, the world is NOT going to leave the US alone. Terrorists are going to start infiltrating the US. US allies are going to be crushed. US citizens and businesses outside the US are going to be killed, kidnapped, taken over, destroyed. One by one countries that have a Muslim population are going to see how easily seemingly rational Muslims give up their lives because of fanatical imams. If the US does not help out its allies, one by other countries will cut off relations with the US. Economic relations is very important to the US. Without trade, the US economy is going to take a huge hit. There is always a give and take.
Fool, It will me much worst if the crazy iranians get their nukes and secretly smuggle them into the US in sea-land containers then detonate them at DC, New York, Etc.
I'd rather have our armed forces remove the nukes on their soil. whatever it takes option for a regime change.
Como siempre, "los teimpos cambian"(El Padrino, la pelicula), hoy, en los mas altos niveles, quienes iniciaron la era atomica, no hay marcha atras, solo tienen que vender para sacar dinero....evidentemente, hoy eso ya no importa, lo mas importante es la escaces en el mundo, el hambre, crisis económica, global warming, etc, por eso necesitan hacer guerra...perdedores por ellos si asi es su ideologia, el problema radica en que hubo mucho dinero de inversion detras de la era atomica y armamentista.Quien va a pagar eso, US ya lo esta pagando, su cartera esta sobre girada, no importa a quien eligan, esto es de palabras mayores no de una sola nación
so the Americans have only lunatic and war mongering candidates for the next coming presidential elections ?
You suck Zakaria. please shut your propagandaic traphole and die in a bush.
Ditto! This self-proclaimed "EXPERT" on EVERYTHING has the answer to ALL YOUR QUESTIONS! Fareed is like GENIE in a bottle! LMAO! Yeah right!!
USA Scientists are ENEMY COMBATANTS too but don't forget enemy combatants also have children and families, its easy to say we will assassinate some one but don't forget what goes around comes around
call it what you will, it appears necessary
Summary of the article: Ron Paul is the only reasonable person out of this bunch of lunatics.
true
Ron Paul is racist, and he's the best you've got? Great.
U.S.A Scientists are ENEMY COMBATANTS too but don't forget enemy combatants also have children and families.
Its easy to say we will assassinate some one but don't forget what goes around comes around
he probably would have counseled appeasement and kept us out of WW2 also and we wouldn't have lost all those soldiers.
You are so right,but the MEDIA doesn't want him elected so he has no chance.
As a Canadian, the only viable option I see here is Dr. Ron Paul. the other GOP candidates are war mongering as far as I can tell.
As a Canadian, how much does your vote count in the U.S. election?
Still how much blood of human beings is needed to maintain the cheap gas prices in america ? Still how many wars ??? Can you count the number of wars by Americans during last 20 years. Are not they sufficient ???
I'm neither American nor Canadian, so I have no vote either. I do have an interest though, because the actions of the US affect us all. When the US goes to war on a whim (remember Iraq?) it causes problems for all of us.
Ron paul is way WAY to old. Out of touch.
Because these are all hopeless.
He has my vote! 100%.
Unless Hillary runs.
Once again, people who seek the highest office in the land don't know the difference between preemptive war and preventive war.
Of course US Congress is controlled by Zionists. When will Americans realize their greatist enemy is Israel!!!
America’s greatest enemy are those international mega corporations and the super-rich (with all they stock market investor puppets).
Well said Peter. But unfortunately the media is owned by them as well as sensitive government jobs. I hate to say it but America is to be sacrificed for Devil's own people, the Israelis.
Josep Goerbbles [sp] said it in 1932,–"Contreol the media and you control the minds of the people" Guess who controls 99% of the world media.
ooooo. "owned by them"! everything is owned by them! oooooo. not by you, by them, ooooooo. pathetic loser that you are what do you expect?
Im pretty sure Heaven is controlled by Zionist too. Guess you have a problem with that too huh.
You got hat WRONG Mike. The Israelis HAVE GOT TO be the most rabid people on this earth. Not even one of them has seen the 'gates of heaven' let alone control it! LMAO
About the same time people like you learn Israel is not the enemy but an excuse for Islamic facscists to control their people using lies to cover up the truth their governments are the problem and Israel is just trying to survive. Also it helps lleft wing nuts think Israel is the fault for all the worlds problems to cover up your own inadequacies and conspiracy theories... Nut Jobs
"Israel is just trying to survive." Is that why they're occupying the West Bank with 500,000 settlers imported from Eastern Europe?? You must think we're ALL IDIOTS! Israelis are noting but a "STAIN OF SHAME" on humanity.
They might figure that out when they see our tax dollars being shipped out of our country to pay for Isreali occupation of Palestine, it ethnic cleaning, building settlements on stolen land, and paying jews to come live there while our country crumbles and our reputation is ruined. Some friends.
The Israelis have made us be the MOST HATED in the world fighting their fights and killing innocent in the name of Israel. The most VILE disgusting people on this planet earth!
peter and julie and bribarian and "american taxpayer" appear to be 1} the same person or 2] writing their posts from the same room in Gaza. unlikely that they are in fact registered US voters. be that as it may, the vileness of the garbage they spew is clearly a variant on the arab/palestinian mantra: "woe is me, woe is me, the jews are responsible for our misery. woe is me, woe is me, we send one rocket, they send back three. woe is me, woe is me, we are our own worst enemy". funny how the arabs forget they attacked israel in 1948,1967 and 1973 and lost each time! they revise history and forget the olympic athletes they murdered in munich, the school buses they blew up killing schoolchildren, the daily rocket attacks and the recent murder of a rabbi, his wife and 3 children, including a 3 month old baby. But they sure can whine and the whining is getting very old and tired. they complain that the Israelis bulldoze building from which attacks are launched while knowing full well that there response would be to kill the inhabitants instead of knocking down the building. Keep teaching your children to hate and keep calling your killers and bombers martyrs and you will still be whining and crying the mantra "woe is me" for another 70 years.
the greatest enemy of the US are radical muslims like you. The greatest enemy of mankind are people who call suicide and homicide bombers "martyrs". the greatest enemy of the US are prevaricators like you who believe killing in the name of religion is a good thing. the greatest enemy of you is you crying the arab mantra: "woe is me, woe is me, we are our own worst enemy".
ooooo, you and julie are scared of the zionists. oooooo congress is controlled by them. ooooooo nothing is controlled by you and your friends,ooooooooo. whiners and cryers that you are, what do you expect?
What a bunch of idols, Bush didn't seem to have any issues with Iran, never even bothered to talk to them for 8 years. Its been how many years now that we lived in complete peace with Iran? I mean except when we shot down their Civilian jet liner killing hundreds of Iranian vacationers I can't recall a single incident that they cause us any harm going back to those early years when they first took over in 1979 so I guess since 1980 that's like almost 31 years of peaceful co-existence but for some strange reason American's are always eager to nuke them of assassinate their leaders and then they call the Iranians nuts for talking the same language. Read our illustrious politicians proposals for treatment of Iran and compare it to Ahmadinejad not much of a difference.
Was the 300 killed on the air bus retaliation for the hostages? What’s your take on it?
The hostages were not killed. Besides they were taken before the ayatollah had really gained a full grip after the revolution. We were protecting (harboring if you will) the criminal who we placed in power and brutalized his people. I would say that Holding the hostages was revenge for us imposing a dictator on them, and once they released them the slate was even. We shot it down because we were actively aiding Iraq and Saddam Husain in his illegal war with them.
arab states should join in the fight against US and anglosaxon military presence in the gulf ..
im talking iraq , syria , lebanon and egypt ...
i mean it is not impossible to lock em out of the middle east ... not to forget sabotaging their interest in the region ..
not the big question is how much is saudi arabia willing to fight for islam ... instead of buying airplanes they wont use
Anglo-Saxons?! You mean the Germanic tribes who began conquering and settling what is now England (not Wales, Scotland, or Cornwall) in the 5th century A.D. after the fall of the Roman Empire? Or is this another example of the ignorant but, sadly, all too common use of "Anglo-Saxon" to mean White or Caucasion?
It is absolutely not possible. Even if the Arab nations over there came together, they could not expell the US from the region...
Also, Suadi will use the planes, I'm quite sure. If they don't, then the planes still serve their purpose well as a deterrent, just like Isreal's or our own(US) nukes serve. Don't you think the US has a whole bucket of business that may never have to actually be used? You can't just become complacent with neighbors like Iran or enemies like the US(as you would apparently have it).
If the west left the middle east then one thing would happen – wars between states and within states for the simple reason Sunni and Shiite Muslims hate each other and only thing stopping them is their hatred of the west and Israel. Lebanon is a classic example that descended into anarchy and now Hezbollah has a state within a state in Lebanon. Countries like Turkey and Iran would vie to take power over the region – Turkish Empire and Persian Empire and both would use Israel as an excuse to do it – They are building their influence all the time waiting for their chance...
Same thing happened in India, they all fought the british to leave india and once the british left they fought amongst themselves and split the country into India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
bunch of Lunatic Monster, they are after on pleasing Israel not American people, this is not good. Only ROn Paul have a sence.
Ron Paul too old and senile?
are you casting your vote from your hut in ramallah?
They only thing America is accomplishing is pushing more countries to start covert nuclear weapons programs with their aggressive agenda.
USA usually gets what it wants, and what it usually wants, is oil.
I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Canada is covertly producing nuclear weapons to protect it's oil reserves from possible American annexation.
Does every one not realize that things are no different now than it was during the Crusades. Muslim and Christians both murdered each other. The Muslims forced their religion by the sword, you either believed or were slaughtered. Christians did the same thing. Why can not everyone just realize that different faiths have much in common. A belief in a supreme being whether it be God, Jesus, Mohammed, Yahweh, Vishnu,Confucius, etc . John Lennon had it right with the song Imagine. So damn right.
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace
You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one
I have been a diehard conservative for 20 years. Ron Paul speaks facts and hes actually starting to make sense to me. He is a Doctor, firm on his convictions and flat out just makes more sense than anyone else it would seem. He does say what you want to hear to get elected, he speaks his mind, I strongly respect that.
Iran is great nation....americans threats r not going to bother Iran.It seems that Americans are too coward of Iran and Islam.
boy are we scared!
i have never seen such a bunch of anti americans on a blog before if this country is so bad get the hell out and move to a muslim county i guess you retards dont like the freedoms you have here if you made some of the statements u made here in one of the muslim countries u would be jailed or killed iam not for war but just think about this for a minute if a terrorist county gets it hands on nukes it wont be long before there is no more world and islam is suppose to teach peace it does anything but that and iam so sick of hereing about corp greed get of your lazy asses and get a job oh wait you wont have to because because obama and his socialist buddies will take care of u you should all be ashamed to be called americans instead u should be shot as traitors down with obama
Terrorist country? What is the definition of a "terrorist country"? Be careful, you might simply give description of US as it is right now. Too bad. It was a great country some ten years ago.
well... twenty...
Wow buddy. Your atrocious spelling and absolute disregard for punctuation already makes an interesting statement. Firstly, everything outside of the U.S is not "Muslim country". Secondly, Terrorist country? Seriously? Thirdly, why on earth given all the U.S, EU,RU and Chinese anti-nuke capability would anyone try and nuke any of them. Think before you write silly comments.
You should also mention Isreal – one of the three states that never signed a Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. The other two are India and Pakistan.
"The Israeli government refuses to confirm or deny possession of nuclear weapons, although this is now regarded as an open secret after Israeli low level nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu—subsequently arrested and sentenced for treason by Israel—published evidence about the program to the British Sunday Times in 1986." Wikipedia
Most anti American/Israel comments here are made either by Islamic facscists who hate everything that does not comply with Islam and Left wing nuts who have no common sense whatsover. Lets look at these left wing people for example They claim to support freedom, the environment, anti war, gay rights, freedom of the press yet they support palestine over Israel, Israel has gays in military, have gay rights, freedom of the press (Compared to Arab countries), they only attack when attacked or threatened, they have turned desolate land into fertile land and have a great environment record and now lets look at palestinian terratories Gays get stoned and killed, no freedom of the press, bad environment record, constantly call for destruction of israel and fire rockets indiscrimately into Israel and do not care who gets killed.
booring...
Discrimination use to be plain as black and white. Now its American Citizen against illegal aliens. In CA You get to go to school for free you get free housing etc. I know, I know, you say Americans wont do the work that illegals will do. That is incorrect, Americans wont do the work for the amount of pay that those farms or companies pay which way below the minimum wage set forth by the politicians whom 9 of 10 have illegals cleaning thier house and yard. If your a Mexican who enters the USA illegally you committed no crime according to Obama, if you are a Muslim and enter illegally you are a terrorist, if your Russian and you enter illegally, yovr a spy.
these r foolish comments...america should never support anti islam regime ....America is not Jew nation every one has right...Iran has said that its nuclear program has nothing to do with war.................We have seen that ashmed iraq war......What was the result and motive behind that????killing millions for just suspecting nuclear bombs...HOw foolish .? bush should be hang for murders of millions.....
i have mentioned wrong email address......so no action should be taken against email...id..
This makes the election a no brainier RON PAUL!!
exactly
Its obvious that the media and most other corporate strongholds, don't like Ron Paul. The sad truth, is the american people are not collectively smart enough to elect someone who can make good decisions on war policy. America is in a unique position, to help others, and protect itself. We don't need to be intimidated by nations like Iran, but we also don't need to feed them their own medicine. We need more comprehensive communication. I am not for doing nothing, but i do believe most people are addicted to fear and war.
true... true...
I'm voting
RON PAUL 2012!!!!!!
Obama for me 2012. Pauly too old.
youtube: Rick Steves' Lectures: Iran
U.S.SHOULD GO TO ELLY WITH YOUR MADNESS.
world peace would be nice but lets get a grip if you stand in front of a hungry lion and dont defend yourself you will be eaten
Well, how you even gotten in front of the "hungry Lion" in the first place?... Correct, you traveled all the way across the Globe to hunt it down. Why you would do that? Correct. Because you can. You want oil – you can buy it for money. Same money you would otherwise spend on killing people and making military corporations rich.
You Ron Paul supporters are about as stupid as these anti-American and radical right-wingers posting here. You all make me sick with your insane ignorance.
Please explain how voting Ron in ignorance?
and while you're at it do explain "insane ignorance" lol
If Obama is true to form he will arm the Saudis, Iraq and other enemies of Iran and provide support (along with Israel) to those guys for an attack on Iran. Similar to how the US let Britain and France take the lead on Libya. That way America steers strategically but keeps its men out of harms way and gains money rather than spending it. Its probably a smarter strategy than that of the wingnut GOP candidates.
all you left wingers get out of the us nobody cares what u have to say anyway what are all of you going to say when obama and his dem are gone you will all crawl back into your holes where you belong losers anti american socialist pigs
Ever hear of Grammar and Punctuation? I guess you were one of the Children Left Behind!
No time for grammar. Too busy hating...
- Freedoms... Freedoms... We need to protect our freedoms... Freedoms haters are everywhere... They are already among us... They are already HERE! OMG... The end is near! Oh no! I know the solution! WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND KILL THE HUNGRY LION!!!!!!!!!!!!
"...and I need to hide the fact that I am scared... HOW? mmm... I will go ahead and call myself a Warrior! Like a Yamaha motorcycle! No, ROADWORRIOR! SOOOO AWESOME! Kung Fu Panda would be so totally proud of me right now..."
I think we should see what happens in Iran. We should wait until we get RELIABLE intelligence before we react to anything, make sure that we KNOW that Iran is building a nuclear weapon and if they are, then take care of the problem. But to be honest....do you REALLY THINK that Isreal will just sit back and let Iran make a weapon that could be used against them... We won't have to do anything.. GET THE POINT!!!!!
The next president will be Barak Obama. This is the right choice. One may criticize Barak Obama for many things and many failures on his own, but this is the best choice among the available. The republican contesters just compete in war mongering and the demonstrate more and more their political lunacy, and the fact that they are basically unprepared to make sane and balanced judgments needed in today's complicated World.
ENOUGH!!!!! LET THE PEOPLE HAVE THIER SAY. TODAY WE SHALL SEE WHO THEY WANT. THEN WE GO TO NH, SC, ETC
Love ur enemy as u love ur self. Says d almighty father. He knows evrything even ur mind, heart. He is in heaven, ur on earth. Be silent.
AGAIN, U.S IS CONTROLLED BY THE ZIONISTS. IT'S ALL ABOUT PLEASING ISRAEL. THAT IS THE TRUTH. Is America a jewish country?? that's what it's looking like right now.
I would like to know what ROADWORRIOR thinks about this...
Wooh maaaan you been smoking too much, whooh maybe aliens are Israelis too... yeahhh mannn
if your words didn't convince me that you were nuts, your use of caps to scream your racist muslim garbage would. let us know when you have taken your meds and maybe you could write something rational.
the lack of americans holding thier governments feet to the fire will be the cause of thier own demise. they only hold the governments feet to the fire after the damage is beyond the breaking point ..... its a little to late now. the financial house of of cards will fall.
So all that the Republican candidates want to do is go to war, strip away all environmental protection, let Wall Street run wild without any regulations, cut the taxes for the rich and pay for it by stripping the middle class of its wealth and gov't social safety nets/programs, eliminate education and all reproductive rights, and kill all the gays....hmmm.
Obama/Biden 2012!!!!
well said, I could never willingly vote for any candidate that openly supports the patriot act and is for screwing over the poor
The gop party is so stupid that if we go to war with iran it will start world war 3 then the whole world will blown up
how old are you....lol
As we all know there has been only one nation to kidnap our diplomats and now they have the nerve to threaten us, I think this only happens when our enemies are reaping the rewards of our industries moving off shore, and the kidnappers believe they will never see the shape of a mushroom cloud rising over their home land, I do not believe these guys would ever threaten us while Reagan was prez only the compassionate dems, love this type of bonding,
Politicians should stop using millions of people lives for their own selfish games. First the use the Immigration Issue were mora tha 20 million people is waiting for a solution and now Politicias are gambling with the posibility of a War with Iran putting at risk the lives of millions of civilians,, expressing really clear their intentions of helping with more hundreds of billions of dollars a year to the already fat wallet of the Military Imdustrial Complex
I really can't believe all the hate.It is so clear to me that there is not an answer on how divided we are as a society.My concern is not what's going on in Iowa or Iran.My concern is going to be to go home and hug my wife and kids and tell them how much I love them.Then as a Christian I'm going to pray and I hope if your Muslim or Jewish or whatever religion you may be you will pray as well that we as a society can find some kind of common ground.
this is what i think of your comment first iam sorry i ever got on this blog i never thought there was so many stupid idots in the world but now i can see how many morons there really are just sit back and keep giving your stupid comments you know whats going to happen and you cant change it
i eat kung foo pandas for breakfast change your name to skit zod it fits u better retard
u will learn my name... I believe in you... nobody here does, but I do!
whats the matter skit zod nothing cleaver to say
You are a leaving example of a serious problem with US Education system. You still don't know how to write. Fix that problem first, learn a foreign language (or two) then fix Global problems.
Living example. Not leaving. Those are two different words.
Do you know what cleaver means?
Our foreign policies regarding Islam and Muslim issues, has been formulated, based entirely on things they were told about Islam by the "experts" they consulted. Mr. Zakaria is one, and has advised the President from time to time.
This is fine, except for one small detail. Muslims LIE.
Allah applauds Muslims lying to infidels. Islam is the only religion that makes a virtue out of dishonesty.
Unless these leaders and media have studied Islam on their own – by READING the core Islamic texts, they have no way of realizing that these experts they consult are LYING to them.
The books ARE Islam. The consultants are merely obeying the mandate within those books to lie to the infidel. So our people ALL get the sugar-coated lies and believe them. These are then passed on to us, and we believe them, too.
Which makes the Muslims of the world very happy.
The worst mistake anyone can make is to expect truthful answers from ANY Muslim in regard to Islam. They will ALL lie.
If you've been confused about how the "religion of peace and tolerance" can have countless believers slaughtering like mad all over the globe, it's because you have FAILED to do your own homework on Islam, by consulting the one and ONLY true authority: Its core texts, Quran and Hadith, and you've further FAILED to research the split between Sunni and Shi'ite, and how it is that many of the benign texts in the Quran were rendered dead from the moment when Muhammad himself violated them. Like conversion by the sword, which is entirely acceptable from the day he first did it himself. The text in the Quran, "There shall be no compulsion in religion" only lasted a few years, after which it's just dead text.
Muslims, who KNOW that text is dead, nevertheless quoted it as "proof" that forced conversions are prohibited, and they still do. They convinced even the Pope to apologize for hinting that they did force conversions. They rioted and killed, and quoted a dead text, and got their apology.
Don't EVER ask a Muslim. Take your questions directly to the "horse's mouth," and do a little serious homework. If Muslims tell you that you can only really grasp Islam by consulting an Islamic leader or scholar, they LIE. As usual.
If you do this study, ALL of your former confusion will evaporate, and the behavior of Muslims will be entirely congruent with what you've just learned.
Don't blame the president for failure to address Islamic issues any better than you've done, yourself, or than other leaders and the entire mass media have done. If you DO this homework, you'll realize that the "religion of peace and tolerance) is actually a religion focused entirely on CONQUEST. Muslims do NOT want us to know that. Our ignorance is absolutely essential to their plan to take over the world. I suspect they'll start by conquering Europe – soon. They can, you know. No nation is prepared to counter what Muslims have in store for Europe. Figure it out for yourself. How many Muslims live inside of Europe? LOOK at the map with all the brand new Islamic States enabled by the "Arab Spring." It isn't rocket science.
It is entirely normal to assume that a religious leader or cleric will tell you the TRUTH about his faith. That assumption holds true, as a rule, EXCEPT for Islam.
So get busy with your OWN homework.
Start here, where you can download all five English versions of the Quran all at once – it's a great help for comparing those versions:
http://www.prophetofdoom.net/pdf/Prophet_of_Doom_5_Qurans.pdf
(Please note that all five were done by Muslims, or Muslim converts. There is as yet none made by non-Muslims. It would be all the better if someone could undertake that task. Muslims would probably not "approve" of it, of course, but that hardly matters.)
http://muslim-responses.com/Islam_on_Lying/
The Word of the Koran is taken advantage of by fanatics. Just by telling all believers that there is a holy war (jihad) going on, now "fighters" can lie every day because everyone else is an enemy and everyday is war. Does the war (jihad) ever end? If not then there is no day when fanatical Muslims can be trusted because they are lying every single minute to "protect themselves and the lives of their fellow "soldiers" in this "holy war" that never ends.
Well said... Muslims lie. Islam is the real enemy of the free world, not any one particular country, region or dictator. Europe, Asia and America have all been far too lax in allowing Islamic values and teachings to take over the world.
Ron Paul got it right. All the others are religious fundamentalists... the same kind who got us into war in Iraq and bankrupt our economy.
We blame Obama but Bush started these illegal wars over lies. He just couldn't abruptly abort them. Anyway now that we've stopped burning our money for Israel's causes, hopefully our economy will improve.
The only voice of reason among the presidential candidates right now is Ron Paul- he seems to be the only pragmatic one who sees that going to war with Iran would be a huge mistake.
Republicans and Oil companies control Iran Govt. ,actually they're responsible for this govt. and the reason is Iran is Ace that Us holding against Europe to control their Euro money factor !!!!
Iran is likely bluffing and beating its own chest. Its leaders know that our ships have a perfect right to traverse these areas, and without needing a "by your leave" from Iran. From my many years of studying Islam, I've gained some important insights into the mindset of Muslims in general.
Since their religion is so totally absolutist, it makes Muslims quite easy to predict. I've been able to do it for years, because I know how they think. Our media and leaders don't, because they haven't studied Islam itself, as I've done since 1994. They just "ask a Muslim," which I mentioned in my earlier posting, is the way they function – and the lies they get become the basis of policy and political correctness – all of which result in errors of judgment.
It seems to be quite ubiquitous among male Muslims of the world that they slather to feel dominant. They get a "large charge" out of feeling like overlords. Especially with women, but they don't quit there. Feeling dominant over infidel males is even more alluring to them.
When we invaded Iraq, do you remember that Saddam's officials were telling our journalists how American forces were "committing suicide" in huge numbers at the gates of Baghdad? Remember them telling our people that our forces were doomed, because THEY would never know when, where or how Saddam would strike? Remember how, earlier, in the Gulf War, that Saddam claimed our "Operation Desert Storm" was a battle HE had won?
This kind of taunting, especially of the type that says, "We're so much your superiors, we're so dominant over you, that you will never know what we're going to do to you, or when, or how – and YOU have no choices except to fall back on our willingness to be 'benevolent' and give you our mercy." Somehow, this kind of talk seems to excite Muslim males. It tells the other people that THEY are the dominant ones, THEY have total liberty to do whatever they want to to those people, and that there is nothing they can do about it. I've seen this kind of talk over and over.
It isn't that Iran wouldn't just LOVE to make war, against us, or any other "infidel nation." They'd be thrilled to do so. But even they have to apply some practical thoughts. One of them being that if they DID attack an American warship, it'd be a clear act of war, and the whole free world would combine their military might to respond to it.
What worries me is that if this did happen, it'd take a lot of the military power of Europe elsewhere. The new Islamic States of North Africa could then combine their military might to invade Europe. And at the same time, the mega-millions of Muslims already living INSIDE of Europe, would go on jihad – all at once. Europe wouldn't have a chance. In point of fact, it's already as good as conquered – if they invaded TODAY, they'd very likely succeed.
So Europe having to make war on Iran after a blatant act of war from them, could be disastrous to sovereignty of every single European nation.
On the other hand, Muslims may not – quite – be ready to launch their putsch against Europe. In which case, Iran's belligerence would merely be hot air, designed to appear to be the overlords of the Strait of Hormuz, even though they are NOT.
The worst thing we could do is to cave in to their threat and not re-enter the area with our warships. What happens next will depend entirely on how ready Muslims are to take over Europe. They're not quite ready to do so yet. They'll get only ONE chance to try it, and they'll want their mobilization to fully solidify first. When they ARE ready, though, it'll be...bad.
I think Iran will have to back down when their bluff is called. At least this time. I hope I'm right that the mobilization isn't ready yet to take over Europe. It won't be long, though, before they ARE ready. And I DO know what will happen, once they are.
BTW, I am a staunch LIBERAL, the real kind, who does the needed homework and analysis of issues, and does NOT hide in denial, even over the ugliest and most frightening realities that are uncovered. I'll tell you this: Neither hate nor violence will save the free world. A unified, and pragmatic plan by the free world to THWART the goals of Islamic conquest is the only thing that can do so. And only if we begin planning VERY soon. I see no sign whatever of that yet.
You think you have it alll figured out, but you are full of hot air and LIES.
You make "Art of War" sound silly.
Too bad in many years of studying Islam and Muslims you have failed to do the basic thing – understand.
Well said... Islam is the real enemy of the free world, not any one particular country, region or dictator. Europe, Asia and America have all been far too lax in allowing Islamic values and teachings to take over the world.
Your comment, @fgt, would be all the better for proof. Where did you pick up the notion that merely stating an accusation makes it true?
If, as you say, I am lying about Islam, that means that your own holy books have taught me those lies. So they lie; am I to blame for that? Is there, perhaps, some other, highly secret, holy book in Islam that I had no way to learn about? If not, my comment is truth about what ISLAM itself taught me ABOUT Islam.
So if the texts are lies, where do YOU claim that truth may be found?
I've studied Islam very closely for over 17 years, yet you, who do not say anything about your OWN studies of your OWN faith, claim to know more? I already have more knowledge of Islam than many Muslims do. Most people don't read their own holy books, but just listen to the preachings. That's true in Islam, as it is of other faiths.
And you, @Siktireceksen, have just commanded me to understand, yet you offer nothing – not even a clue – as to how the "correct" understanding may be obtained. If "understanding" is so basic, how could 17 years of study have made it possible for me to MISS it?
FYI, I began my studies because I DID believe Islam was about peace and tolerance – all my life, I'd held that to be true. It was during the mid-90's, when Islamic terrorism began being felt globally, that I had to reassess that viewpoint.
So I went to the one and ONLY source of Islam: Its own holy texts. I was feverishly seeking reassurance – the kind of "understanding" you claim I don't have. I found no reassurance at all, but my hair DID stand on end.
Since my ENTIRE opinion and assessment of Islam is based ON ISLAM ITSELF, any "lack of understanding" I have is derived from Islam, not from any other source. Aren't you saying that your holy texts actually mislead people who study them?
Therefore, what you are trying to say is that Islam does not teach people to understand Islam, but teaches them to misunderstand it. That strikes me as completely inane.
If you, in your mighty all-knowing magnificence, can say I failed to understand, then understanding is NOT to be found in Islam. The texts ARE Islam. ALL of my knowledge (and understanding) of Islam came FROM Islam. So Islam teaches misunderstanding?
I notice that you have not even bothered to tell me where my "understanding" was inaccurate, nor how I might find the "real" understanding.
Inquiring minds want to know, so please enlighten us all. If you think you can pull it off.
I'll be glad to come back to you with some lie-busting quotes from your own holy books. I have saved many of them. I thought you ought to know that before your foot enters your mouth.
If Iran got a nuke, it'd be suicide for them to use it on any of their enemies, let alone reveal that they have one. They're not expansionist aggressors, either. I think there's a lot of paranoia here, for a country which has used nukes and has thousands more of them.
no such thing as ”occupation” because there never was a natin called “palestine” dumb ars
Ya iran never did anything to us right? Only killed 300 marines while they slept in their barracks in lebanon..killed hundreds of american troops in afganistan and iraq..supplies every muslim terrorist groups in the world..held americans hostage for a year..building missles that can reach north anerica..threatens us and our allies daily..shall I go on? Lot of ignorant people here..although most anti american comments her come from muslims and weak minded left wing pansies...
well stated
Where is your proof? Oh, right...US gov told you that.
Ahem...the pot calling the kettle black? I seem to recall having asked YOU for some proof when you accused me of being a liar.
For the things I say, I DO offer proof – the best that can be had by anyone: the proof of what Islam says Islam IS. Anyone who can read can download their holy texts and read them for themselves; they don't have to take MY word for anything. On the contrary, I urge them NOT to rely on anything I say – or what anyone ELSE says about Islam. I urge everyone to find out the truth for themselves, the way I did – through STUDY.
The fact that Muslims like you are so active with the propaganda to keep people ignorant of Islam, is all the proof anyone should ever need to get the REAL FACTS about Islam. From its holy texts, the one and ONLY source of those facts.
And please don't throw out those benign quotes from the early Quran – most of them haven't been binding on a single Muslim since Muhammad himself first violated them. His violations were not seen as such, because he is "the perfect Muslim." Allah even SAID SO. So he wasn't discredited; it was the text which died and went totally MOOT.
"There shall be no compulsion in religion," is IN the Quran. But it has no meaning. When Muhammad forced a conversion by the sword for the first time, that text DIED. It's there, but dead. Forced conversions have gone on since that day, right into the present, and it's still going on. I'd advise you against quoting it to me.
You think you can just throw nasty comments at people. Like that brown stuff that sticks to a blanket, you hope your nastiness will stick in peoples' minds. You don't even TRY to encourage anyone to study your faith, because they'd learn things Muslims don't want them to learn.
So much brown stuff...
And there was never a country named ISRAHELL until the Jewish terror groups created it in 1948! What is your point??
JULIE – THE LIKES OF YOU SCARE THE HELL OUT OF ME. ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT CAUSE HATRED AND MISTRUST, ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT INCITE THE UNSPEAKABLE. YOU ARE ONE VERY SICK LADY.GET EDUCATED GIRL. NELSON MANDELA THAT SAID 'ARM YOURSELF WITH EDUCATION. WHY IS ISRAEL THE ENEMY? LOOK AROUND THE WORLD TODAY – WHAT DO YOU SEE – DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN JUST ABOUT EVERY ARAB/MUSLIM COUNTRY. MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALISM IS THE REAL THREAT TO WORLD PEACE AND THE SOONER THE WHOLE WORLD REALIZES THIS THE BETTER. LOOK AT EUROPE TODAY – HAD 6 MILLION JEWS NOT BEEN MURDERED BY THE NAZIS, EUROPE WOULD BE THRIVING WITH MEDICINE,ARTS,SCIENCE ETC ETC, BUT INSTEAD EUROPE HAS OPENED ITS DOORS IN THE LAST 60 YEARS AND WHAT IS THERE? TERRORISM, POVERTY, CRIME, POLITICAL STRIFE. THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU IS THAT YOU HATE JEWS MORE THAN YOU HATE MURDER,CRIME,TERRORISM. YOU ARE A VERY VERY SAD CASE.
km you just listed any and all things Iran has done wrong in the last 300 years, in one SHORT paragraph. What has US and US's rotten child Israel have done wrong in the last 10 years??? *killed millions of people, started more wars than ANY OTHER NATION "EVER"! Prop up a terrorist nation like Israel. Take from the 99% (the poor) and give to the 1% (like they need it). SHOULD I GO ON??? Started Vietnam War, Started Korea war, Started gulf WARS, just in recent history. NOW SHUT YOUR BIG FAT ZIONIST FACE!
Whats funny is how obvious it is that so many of the comments obviously come from none military people and non Americans, As an American Soldier I support a leader who puts his foot down, were we war mongers when we sent logistics and troops to haiti or to any other major chrisis... bottom line if you want the right to complain and whimper about everything then you should serve your country first and not just whine about how hard your life is when you havnt even earned it... imagine if our leaders decided to cut off all foreighn aid.......would you whine about that, i mean it is our choice and our money right? grow up, get a job, stop crying and try to make a difference
sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something dumb...
Burn Iran !! Killem all I say .. Things can only get worse if we do not engage Iran NOW !!! Its not warmongering, its called planning to take out the trash !
Its racist minds that need to be burned, here, and in the rest of the world. You are part of the problem.
WarVet lost whatever brain cells he had... Better think about your healthcare and education. Iran or not Iran you have to face domestic problems sooner or later. You are like bad husbands, who instead of fixing the leaking toilet at home go hunting instead feeling good about yourselves. Loosers.
Well said! Future "homeless" vet speaks! You better go apply for some food stamps and while you're at it, PUT THE BOTTLE DOWN! LOSER!!
If it is about takin gout the TRASH, then "WHAT" are you still doing here???
As usual, simplistic solutions are posed by all the candidates here. Iran and Saudi Arabia are two countries very much in a cold war, and both see Iraq as their 'buffer'. It's not just their government in a cold war either – it's their people (one's Shiite majority, one's Sunni majority) who actively are supporting it. Iraq (and Kuwait) is the only over-land way between the countries so the only possible invasion route either way. Iran can never attack Saudi (the Muslim holy land) but if they can get nuclear weapons, they can sway the Arab nations into kowtow-ing to them rather then to Saudi (as it seems is the case at the moment).
Hence Saudi Arabia doesn't want Iranian nuclear weapons and the US can't let Iran have them – if Iran gets them, Saudi will be forced to get them as well and Israel goes nuts.
There has been some speculation that Israel is the only country in the world that would use a *nuclear* pre-emptive strike against Iranian targets to ensure its continued survival – let's hope it doesn't get to that.
I'm suprised no one has talked about that supposed assassination plot a month ago. If that were true(I'm not saying the FBI or CIA lied) Iran should be gone because that was an Act of War
And no one say it wasn't an Act of War I did my homework it was.
seriously how can Iowa vote for people like santorum & gingrich? it boggles the mind
at least romney mskes some sense
ok people looks like all the old timers in Iowa showed up and voted for the crazy candidates (except Romney)
where the deuce were the < 45 olds? they should be almost half the population... so sad RP supporters don't show up on voting day
Ron Paul was a practicing physician under Hippocratic Oath. That's why he's opposed to wars.
I think that is not the only reason. Are you telling everyone else who did not give Hippocratic Oath is allowed to kill and send other to kill? I don't think so. He is a man of principles. Period.
It seems sa if all the Repubulican candidates are asking for military action;that's to say war and yet,the american public is tired of conflict as seen in their support for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.Thus'i wonder how they plan to sell their ideas to a war weary nation?
They will say the same thing they used to say in Medieval times to make people fight. Starve at home, or travel and make money killing people. Deteriorating economy works wonders when recruiting for military. Young unemployed population has a choice – join a gang or join army. Essence – the same. Form – different.
They'll ask AIPAC how they should proceed. US politicians DON'T DARE take action, before asking their masters in Tel Aviv.
I believe we take the tone down a notch. First, the threat of Iranian nukes isn't as big as it seems. Iran knows if it dares to so much as loosen one off, it will quickly turned into a radioactive desert. I say keep Iran in a box with a padlock and let them self-destruct by supporting the oppoistion protesters. No invasion, no insurgency, no problem.
My only advice to us is that they should stop wasting their resource and money on islam because nobody can defit islam and those practicing it. To me not us fault is saudi arabia fault because, is the only islamic trator that doesn't what call leader.
Michele Bachmann is now out. Sorry, we missed you. Presidential debates became boring without the sincere naiveness of Michele.
Who is going to pay for US military aggression against Iran if the Republicans takeover the White House?
US Government is already way past bankrupt, and it may take up to 20 years to pay off its monstrous debt.
Pres Obama should pass an urgent law to bar Congress from dipping their fingers into Medicare, Pension and Retirement Funds etc .... in order to protect American retirees moneys and savings from another squander by these careless and reckless Republicans.
Ron Paul for life.
Anyone here work out yet that ther are more powerful, more destructive bombs out there already, And Russia has already got them, and shown them to destroy more and not contaminate the area after. Just look up "mother of all bombs" on internet and check Russian news. Now if Iran says it wants nuclear, park a sub in the Mediteanean Sea and tell them, "drop one bomb anywhere, and we'll wipe you off the map with blanket super bombs and put you into the history books" you can go talk to Allah.
There’s no doubt Rick Santorum is exceptional. But, Rick Santorum, the members of Taliban and al-Qaeda could be defined as the potential criminals. Did you really think the Iranian nuclear scientists are similar to them? Sure thing, if you said Iran’s nuclear supporters “enemy combatants” similar to the Taliban and al-Qaeda, I would totally agree.
All must bow to their zionist masters
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