Originally Posted by DVPGSR
They do not care as evidence by blowing up their own religous sites in Iraq trying to incite a civil war. If Iran thinks it can nuke Israel out of existence do you think Jerusalem will stop them? This is the same Iran, run by the same psychopaths that sent waves of unarmed boys at Iraqi machine gun emplacements during the Iran-Iraq war. As long as they obtain their goal they could care less.
And as for a catastrophe to invade another country in the middle east, like Iran, which is worse and more costly? Invading Iran before or after they nuke Israel or US forces in the middle east?
As for hatred of the US they already do that. Iran has weekly "Death to America" rallies after Friday prayers and has done so since the 70's. Unless we acquiesce to their needs and demands they will continue to hate us. invading them or being in Iraq or supporting Israel is not going to change that.
Bombings of shrines in Iraq are between Shite and Sunni or vice versa. Jerusalem is holy to both sects, so that does not apply.
So you suggest that we continue on this path? If we continue to support Israel in everything they do, we will just get deeper and deeper into this problem. They are taking advantage of our willingness to back them no matter what. We need to end our alliance with Israel, and maybe they will be a bit more careful when they deal with other countries.
In addition, do you seriously think Iran will use nuclear weapons? Any country that would do such a thing better hope they can take the rest of the world with them, as a nuclear war is not high on Iran's priority list, I'm sure. Nukes are simply a tool of defense. It works for North Korea. Iraq was shit out of luck in that area, and they reaped all the benifits of THAT...