Iran is still enriching its uranium in its facilities, and in some cases without in international organizations making sure it is all for civil purposes. It is very interesting to see how people argue in both ways. Some people may say that Iran having nuclear weapons is not acceptable. It would be a threat to Israel, and to other countries in the region. It would also start an arm race in the region, with countries arguing self-defense for this arm race. Some others could argue that Iran is a sovereign country, and they could take any decision they want within their territory. No one should tell them what to do. Iran did not intervene in US, or Israel’s decision of having a nuclear program, so why should us intervene in theirs. The international community seems to be leaning on not doing anything without UN approval, or international consensus. My opinion in this matter, is very different from the opinion of people up here. I was born in Venezuela, and we tend to have a different approach to foreign issues. What’s your opinion this?
Sources:http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/from-the-atom-bomb-to-attacking-iran-a-leadership-lesson-for-obama-from-our-nuclear-history/2012/03/07/gIQA7Pu2wR_story.html
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/un-weigh-legality-iran-strike-brazil-foreign-minister-170354507.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2012/mar/07/israel-picking-on-ducks?INTCMP=SRC
2 comments:
I can see where you're coming from when you make your argument and I do agree with you to an extent. I think during today's international political climate, nuclear programs are certainly more of a threat than anything. With terrorism on the rise, any sort of progress made by Iran in regards to nuclear power, makes me even more worrisome for ourselves and our allies. I think if nothing else, this has made us more concerned as Americans as to where the current presidential candidates stand on the issue and it may be weighing heavily on some individuals choices in the elections.
I think it is important for the Iranian nuclear program to follow protocol from the United Nations. If their interests are for energy as they have said, there should be no problem showing their facilities to the rest of the world. Even if it is not fair for us to intervene, it is going to happen anyways if Israel attacks Iran. While Iran has continued with their nuclear program, Israel has warned of attack. This could be extremely detrimental to an already suffering global economy. This itself would lead to a US and global intervention, as well as a lot of damage to the county.
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