Well...Guess what Happened? Is the Criticism True?

[nickiknack]

Also, I don't like Iran or the Ayatollahs, but how come the US is allowed nuclear weapons and Iran isn't?*

*This is supposed to be more rhetorical, it is pretty obvious why. I was just asking to point the hypocrisy.

This is the reason I've had it with this bs about Iran and such, new rule:"No one should have nukes".

[Eniliad]

Wasn't that the plot of Superman IV?

[Ranger_Joe]

Great. Just great. This is just what we need. Is it possible for there to be conflict and not have the US involved? I mean, there is genocide going on in Africa and we don't do jack shit.

Oh that's right, they are all colored and don't have anything we can use financially. This is going to turn out poorly. Very, very poorly...

[Shane for Wax]

But Africa has diamonds and diamonds are forever.

[Ranger_Joe]

But Africa has diamonds and diamonds are forever.

We also have companies there committing massive acts of human indecency. I read/saw Blood Diamonds and read a bunch of stuff online about the conditions over there and what the workers face. Ridiculously low wages, searches (including cavity searches), threats, etc.

I guess since the government/leadership is all fine with this happening we don't need to bomb them.

I swear, war with Iran will not end like everyone thinks it will.

I don't like this...Not one bit.

[Shane for Wax]

War... War never changes.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Boundaries shift, new players step in; but power always finds a place to rest its head. We fought and bled alongside the Russians; we should've known they’d hate us for it. History is written by the victor, and here I am, thinking we'd won. But you bring down one enemy and they find someone even worse to replace him. Locations change, the rationale, the objective. Yesterday's enemies are today’s recruits. Train them to fight alongside you and pray they don’t eventually decide to hate you for it, too.

[Her3tiK]

But Africa has diamonds and diamonds are forever.

We also have companies there committing massive acts of human indecency. I read/saw Blood Diamonds and read a bunch of stuff online about the conditions over there and what the workers face. Ridiculously low wages, searches (including cavity searches), threats, etc.

I guess since the government/leadership is all fine with this happening we don't need to bomb them.

I swear, war with Iran will not end like everyone thinks it will.

I don't like this...Not one bit.

Um... what outcome, exactly, is "Everyone" expecting? If it's not World War III, I don't know what you're talking about.

[Old Viking]

That was compelling.  What did she say?

[VirtualStranger]

I have no idea what she was saying. All I heard was a bunch of legalese wharrgarbl.

[largeham]

War... War never changes.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Boundaries shift, new players step in; but power always finds a place to rest its head. We fought and bled alongside the Russians; we should've known they’d hate us for it. History is written by the victor, and here I am, thinking we'd won. But you bring down one enemy and they find someone even worse to replace him. Locations change, the rationale, the objective. Yesterday's enemies are today’s recruits. Train them to fight alongside you and pray they don’t eventually decide to hate you for it, too.

And this is in part why I am anti-war.

If Iran is not completely stupid, they will be able to use any American or Israeli aggression to bolster their regime (as Lt Fred said). When the last scientist was killed, IIRC a few hundred people started nuclear science courses in a sense of patriotism.
Also, there is no proof Iran has nuclear weapons.

[VirtualStranger]

Also, there is no proof Iran has nuclear weapons.

That's never stopped us before....

[Eniliad]

What, you want to wait for evidence? Do you want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud?

[Cerim Treascair]

oh, fuckdammit...

*opens the 'humanity is stupid' bar* drinks are on the house! *starts mixing himself a Jagerbomb*

[Cataclysm]

now if Obama was using NDAA to arrest citizens then we'd have a problem.

And we know he's not going to, how, exactly?

Er... he said so?

[Shane for Wax]

Obama has said a lot of things... and gone back on those words many times.