Iran says could hit U.S. if it came under attack: paper

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leatherhat said:

Kantor said:

Jumpin said:
If Iran has to give up its nukes, then the US should give up theirs as well.

The USA is, at least nominally, a democracy, which has signed the non-proliferation treaty, is not engaged in any wars against a nation, and serves to gain nothing by nuclear bombing its neighbours or, indeed, any other country. Furthermore, it has possessed nuclear weaponry for the last 68 years and has not dropped a nuclear bomb for the last 67. The last time it dropped an atomic bomb, it was engaged in a war which could not possibly be ended any other way (without a great deal of bloodshed on both sides).

Iran is a rogue state which has openly threatened the existence of other states, a dictatorship known for renegade actions, which holds strong grudges against many of its neighbours and feels that its existence is threatened.

There is an enormous difference between the two countries.

The united states is at war with two nations. And has fought numerous wars of aggresion over the past fifty years. Iran is at war with no one and has fought only one defensive war against Iraq. 

Iran doesn't gain anything from nuking its neighbors besides being destroyed by Israels arsenel (which has seconde strike abilities) 

America is the only country to drop a bomb on another country, so thats kind of a hard spin you're trying to make. 

Iran's existenec is threatened, or have you missed the Israeli/ American war drums? 

Also its rogue government exists because of backlash against the unites states installed dictator. 

The best counter example is India/Pakistan which were at each others throats and fought numerous wars before they both became armed- after which they never went to war again because they both know where it would lead. A nuclear armed Iran would lead to a check on Israeli aggresion in the Middle East and a more stable diplomatic Middle East as a whole. 

Yeah, Iran is not an aggresive nation.  They are simply acting in their own interest, because like many other countries, they do not like it when the US and other countries get involved in their affairs and tell them what they can and cannot do.  How would we like it if China told us we weren't allowed to have nukes anymore, and threatened a blockade in the Gulf of Mexico?