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Old 04-02-2006, 09:46 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by Botnst
Iran is a far different country from Iraq. It is mostly mountainous and has a very large population of young people. Anybody up for another war, this one with a country that is quite nationalistic, well educated, and potentially soon to possess nukes?

Not me. First, Iran has made no threats against its neighbors except Israel. Therefore it is not a strategic threat to the USA. Second, the country cannot help but moderate as the young people enter commercial life and government. Let Belgium and Spain handle it.

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I find this quite interesting. A fellow who strongly supports the war in Iraq to impose a democratic rule and stabilize the region now abandons the possibility of war with a neighboring country that will soon possess a much greater threat to the region.

Talk about a 180 degree turn...................
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