Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Aug 18, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
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> > clearly their purposes have nothing to do with Iranian nuclear
> > intentions.
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> Why do you say that? Once a country develops nukes, it becomes essentially un-attackable. The U.S. can rattle all the sabers it likes at North Korea, but it won't dare bomb a country that could incinerate Seoul in 15 minutes.
I agree with this. But from the account Michael forwarded, there is no risk of nuclear weapons in this instance. It is WMDs all over again. If evidence _does_ exist that the Iranians _are_ apt to develop nuclear weapons, that would make your point here crucial.
Carrol