More Iranian Hot Air

Can any of these guys be trusted at all? First off, this unnamed official states that Iran doesn't want conflict and that they are offering: "is an Iranian pledge to refine uranium no higher than the 4-5 percent level, well below the 80 percent threshold needed for nuclear bombs."

What's to prevent them from ramping up the refinement process once world attention goes away? Why not use the equipment that can only be used for peaceful purposes? Why not have enrichment done in a neutral country so it can't be refined further? Why the talk of "showing of strength"?

You can't make a statement like "We do not want to have to prove that we are strong. Our nuclear program is not to show the U.S. we are strong. It is because of our previous centuries of threats and invasions," and honestly expect us to believe that you're only wanting electricity. It's bullshit and everyone knows it.

You want to be "natural allies"? Here's a small bullet list of things that need to happen, on our side and yours. First up, your side:

Stop support of terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Hizbollah, and others.

Stop supporting insurgents in Iraq.

Stop uranium enrichment at your nuclear plants and allow enrichment at an agreed upon neutral third countries location.

Stop naval exercises bent on provoking a military response.

Hand over all Al-Qaeda suspects currently in custody

Share intelligence on where Al-Qaeda suspects might be.

Stop the almost daily "Death To America" chants in mosques.

Stop teaching that children should be strapped with bombs and sent off into bakeries.

Stop teaching hate towards any group.

I'm sure I'm missing a few items, but those are the biggies.

Out list:

Support a true peace agreement with Israel and the Palestinians.

Tone down rhetoric about Iran.

Hand over any suspected militants bent against Iran (if any)

Open trade and normal relations

I'm sure there's more demands that Iran has, but until Iran stops those main arguments, they will always be looking over their shoulders wondering what we or the Israeli's might do.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com