"If sanctions are imposed on Iran, then we will suspend our relations with the IAEA."Time and time again, Iran shifts the focus of the whole debate to their desire for 'peaceful nuclear power.' If not for Iran's overt support of terrorism and stated desire to destroy Israel, as well as President Ahmadinejad's adherence to an sect of Islam which is actively trying to bring about their version of Armageddon, there wouldn't be such an outcry. Put simply, we can not trust Iran to stop at 'peaceful nuclear technology.'
Given all these factors, letting Iran come anywhere near having nuclear weapons is simply asking for trouble. Time and time again, this debate is framed in the context of the question 'If we can have nuclear weapons, why can't they?' The answer to that is quite simple. We don't generally go around talking about obliterating entire nations. We employ them as a deterrent. Iran is much more likely to employ them as a means of diplomacy, especially with Ahmadinejad's finger on the button.
In an interview with FrontPage Magazine, Author Ali Sadeghi, a former Iranian student and political prisoner has this to say about Iran's desire for peaceful nuclear power:
"The right for the peaceful use of nuclear energy" is a disguise the Mullahs have been using for getting nuclear weapons...[Ahmadinejad's] schizopherenic dream to wipe out another country from the world will result in complete destruction of Iran itself."
Russian authorities have refused to join the US and EU in pushing for sanctions against Iran claiming:
"sanctions could only be discussed when evidence is provided that Iran is pursuing not only peaceful work in the nuclear field."The problem with this logic is that by the time there's concrete evidence they are working on weapons programs, it will be too late to stop them. In the interest of stabilizing the region, that's too much of a gamble to take.
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