The mainstream media is playing up the threat from Iran. Will this lead to a US invasion and war that also involves Israel? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down using examples from ABC and NBC news.
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microapple321 Says:
"IRAN ATTACKED US!! after we bombed them" ... ROFL so true
llllllllllllm1 Says:
This guy is such a liberal moron. Iran didn't start this?? They are terrorists threatening to wipe out countries almost with nuclear capabilities and we should just sit back?? This guy sounds as naive as Obama. If we drilled like we should have ages ago, we wouldn't have to worry about oil. Any other country was never a threat with a nuclear weapon because they wouldn't want retaliation. Iran however, would love to provoke a war. Ever hear of suicide bombers? This guy needs to clam up.
XpincodeX Says:
America will not pay any fuck for israel's fucking plans for war.zionist morons!
XpincodeX Says:
Iranian nuclear power will fuck all his enemies
mobytrice Says:
cuz Israel is yo PIMP!
mobytrice Says:
Who are you to speak for the Persian people. They don't need the Americans to meddle in their affairs and they sure as hell don't want to threatened and oppressed by the West. They want to have nuclear plants? Fine let them have it. Meanwhile, Israel keeps building its nuclear arsenal. Lets not forget they didn't sign the NPT. Why can't Iran defend itself.
AutoBahnForever Says:
.........I agree, there is very few things that are worth US treasure and lives. Iran is not one of them. The problem is that even with a half Hiroshima size nuclear tipped missile, Iran can reach out and touch Israel and some of Europe..........and potentially kill thousands of people. It is their Theocracy that is dragging them down this path (reappearance of the 12th Imam (Mahdi)), most ordinary Persians just want to have a good life and enjoy the modern world.
bob19696 Says:
sorry, for the fourth post, i misread your post somewhat. you said they were working toward 90% not that they are there already. well, how do we know that? there is no evidence of them going beyond 20%. my point is this, I am American, and we have the greatest military in the world by far. do i consider a third rate military like Iran to be a threat to us? no. do i think they are idiots who want a war with us? no. i don't want to risk American lives over bs.
bob19696 Says:
my apologies, i did not provide source for the 20% claim. check out "Iran boosting enrichment efforts, international inspectors say - CNN" BBC News - "Iran enriching uranium at Fordo plant near Qom" "Iran Says It Needs More 20%-Enriched Fuel | Arms Control" on the cancer patients jerusalem post has an article "Nuclear standoff could hurt Iran's cancer patients"
bob19696 Says:
Iran has not enriched uranium up to 90%. if they did, it would be weapons grade and we would have attacked already. they have enriched up to 20%, everyone agrees on that, under NPT supervision it is legal. they are doing so because they need to use it for cancer treatment in the Tehran nuclear research facility. they have 850K cancer patients who need the treatment. many people believe the high rate of cancer is due to the chemical weapons which caused mutations among children.
bob19696 Says:
how about supporting saddam with chemical weapons when he launched an attack on iran that killed 500k people? as far as hamas, it was supported by Israel for a long time as a counterweight to the PLO. check out "How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas" on the Wall street Journal and Hassane Zerrouky's article "Hamas Was Founded by Mossad". Hezbollah was founded because Israel, Syria, U.S and France decided to invade and occupy lebanon for 20 years.
AutoBahnForever Says:
........I think the big point is the high grade of yellow cake the Iranians are planning to produce. A Nuclear program can work with 70% and they are working toward 90%...... which is weapons grade. I don't approve of violence without good cause, I agree that MEK and Jundollah are indeed lethal organizations with some US backing, but they are small potatoes in comparison to the innocent deaths produced by Hamas and Hezbollah. The shelling of Israel ? It is a mess.
bob19696 Says:
i am in agreement with you, i hope everyone is just talking big and don't end up in a war. the underground facility is in my opinion a result of the constant talk about air attacks. you look at the facilities planned before the threats like bushehr reactor and it's out in the open. as far as sponsorship, does it bother you that Israel and U.S supports MEK and Jundollah? i think countries support groups they think serve their interest. i wish everyone just left others alone.
AutoBahnForever Says:
.......My hope is that it is all saber rattling,..........but you have to admit they sure act suspiciously (all the underground facilities) and make a lot of threats (blocking ocean routes). Does sponsorship of Hamas and Hezbollah concern you ? It is a mess no matter how you view it.
bob19696 Says:
umm...no they are not? the entire non-alligned movement supports Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy (representing 120 countries and a majority of the world population). 16 different U.S intelligence agency, including the CIA and the NSA have said that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons, that they haven't even decided they want a bomb. they are under NPT supervision.
AutoBahnForever Says:
I really hope the Iran issue turns out to be the non-issue featured here. Iran may not be the docile country it appears & merely defending itself. They are universally denounced by the world's governments (save Russia & China). Iran's جمهوری اسلامی ایران future lies in the power of the Persian people to overcome this Theocracy & move towards a society that serves its people's needs versus waging a cold war through proxies (Hamas & Hezbollah). Only the Persian people can make it a reality.
MyTemporaryAccount88 Says:
Spot on about how the media's BSing. The best thing that could be done to Iran would be if the world left 'em alone. Let the people reclaim the power from the tyrants, & maybe we can do the same.
wsm34 Says:
Ron Paul thats all i have to say!!
shraka Says:
"good enough to hit Israel" ... So you wont loose sleep over missiles hitting Israel?
Stevie68000 Says:
War with Iran : Jews want Americans to go to war, fight & die for Israel.
surferray69 Says:
Hey asshole didnt say I wouldn't lose sleep over civilians dying.I meant I wouldn't lose sleep over how strong their military was.
shraka Says:
Agreed, the way the west deals with this is nonsense. But my point is that Saudi Arabia is duplicitous (at least from what I've read) but the US is trying to cover that up because they're the ally to the US. Meanwhile groups that have no link to Al Quaeda (Iran for eg) are said to be co-operating with them to further the goals of some power hungry megalomaniac.
shraka Says:
Took them far longer to take out the Iraqi airforce, and Iran is vastly more sophisticated. You wouldn't loose any sleep over civilians dying? Wow.
MEXPRG Says:
well my ? is why is the USA so in consern with Israel. Why are they so important to us. Why would we back them up if they start this war against Iran. really shouldnt the U.S.A. be more concrned with what is going on in the U.S. Tired of the USA being a hand out to the rest of the world. When are we going to concentrate on our matters (the economic, our health, our lands being protected border to border and sea to sea).Let them kill each other and let God sort them out, Why US?
Stevie68000 Says:
Jew want Americans to go to war, fight & die for Israel.