FEOS wrote:
Just what in the wide wide world of sports does Israel having nukes have to do with Iran having them?
Everything. Well, almost everything. We actually have more to do with it than Israel. See Iran fears either Israel or us coming to invade them. The easiest way to deter that is for tham to have nukes. I can't say I blame them for seeking them.
FEOS wrote:
Has Israel threatened Iran for just existing? No.
For existing, no. For a lot of other things, yes.
FEOS wrote:
Has Iran done the same to Israel? Yes.
See above.
FEOS wrote:
Has Israel funded/trained/armed insurgents in and around Iran to wage a proxy war against Iran just because Iran exists? No.
Has Iran done that to Israel? Yes.
I'm detecting a pattern.
I don't think you'll find many people who will disagree with you that Iran has brought a lot of stuff on themselves. They've done a lot to earn the ire of Israel.
On the other hand, you can't rationally expect Iran to stop nuclear research just because of our pressure. Again, even if they stopped doing research in the open, they'd do it underground.
FEOS wrote:
Iran having nukes has fuckall to do with Israel having nukes. When Israel starts threatening Iran or anyone else with nuclear annihilation for no good reason, that argument will have merit. Until then, it's nonsensical. If that argument held any water, then Saudi would have a nuke program...they don't. So would most other GCC countries...they don't. When did those countries start talking about starting their own nuke programs? When Iran started theirs back up.
Yep. All Israel's fault.
Sorry, it has everything to do with Israel having nukes because they're enemies.
Did we threaten Khruschev before he started threatening us? No. That doesn't mean that us having nukes wasn't relevant to Russia's participation in the arms race.
The point is... as long as a nearby enemy has nukes, a nation will seek out the same technology if it has the power to do so. This is why Iran is doing it. ---partially because of us and partially because of Israel.
At some point, you guys are gonna have to realize that Iran will get nukes eventually, unless we're stupid enough to invade them.