Originally Posted by
CurlyB
Originally Posted by DogTailRed2
What we are seeing is inevitable. Iran was developing nuclear weapons and would have used them. Israel is doing what the west was afraid to do.
Codswallop. North Korea has nuclear weapons. As does Russia, yet the only nation who has used them in anger remains to be the United States.
It's a bit more complicated
Iran has threatened Israel with total destuction - it is their stated aim
Israel has prevented that since 1948 - in various ways
If Iran gets the 'bomb' it won't just be Israel who is in the potential firinf line
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait et al will not be happy with that - but they do not have the capacity to stop that process
Only the US or Israel can militarily prevent that happening
It is better to stop them getting the 'bomb' than trying to prevent them from using it
Many countries have tested their bombs to demonstrate that the have the capability
It is unfortunate that the US chose to 'test' theirs on live subjects - but they were different times
Just my thoughts on a very long running subject ...