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Taking Iran
UPDATE II: China is now known to be assisting Iran in their nuclear ambitions: I am sure its purely for peaceful purposes. Ha.
UPDATE: This story has damning evidence of Iran’s nuclear weapon program.
It has become quite clear that the United States will not use force to prevent the development of nuclear arms by Iran. Instead, the president will wag his finger and allow the ineffective and self-aggrandizing UN to do the same. However, it is likely that the Israelis will strike Iranian nuclear facilities sometime during the spring of 2010. The question becomes one of U.S. acceptance, even authorization for such an attack. Is it really in the best interests of the United States and/or Israel to strike Iran at this time? Would an economic embargo suffice?
The Iranian government has been attacking U.S. soldiers, undermining democratization efforts in Iraq, defying its NPT obligations and ostensibly building a nuclear weapon program. I have previously offered justification for an American attack on Iranian military targets, in particular nuclear and Revolutionary Guard facilities. After all, the right to self-defense and defense of others can not be dismissed. The Iranian government deserves the punch in the nose many in the United States, Europe, Israel and (some what secretly) the Arab world call for. Iran is the greatest threat to a stable and lasting peace in the Middle East post dispossession of the Taliban. Crippling their military infrastructure or at least their ability to manufacture atomic weapons for the near term is a legitimate and necessary goal.
For over thirty years, Islamic dictators have had a strangle hold on discourse and the political structure in Iran. Cracks in this system have begun to appear with students, business leaders and even some of the political elite kicking against the establishment. The young in Iran are comparatively well educated and they outnumber every other demographic in the nation. They tend to be more open to Western culture and the implementation of democratic institutions than the ruling class. Their openness turned to defiance after this year’s election, which many saw as a farce. Previously unthinkable, many have begun to openly criticize the Mullahs and the puppet president. Many seek the creation of the democratic state to replace the autocracy. Yet, despite the defiance and demonstrations the majority of Iranians have one thing in common: national pride. Iranians are well aware of their civilization’s contributions to the world. They understand that their culture, their history and their people are unique in the world. This, under the right set of circumstances, could play well for the governing tyrants.
