I have learned that the problem is not Iran developing nuclear energy, but Iran enriching nuclear material for bombs. One could develop nuclear energy also without producing material that can be used for bombs. The problem is that Iran is doing the former.

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Unthinkable v Doable [43 words]	Kiwi	Aug 6, 2009 08:49
Any islamonazi country would gladly kill all of Israel , even if it meant its own death. [289 words]	Phil Greend	Aug 5, 2009 22:15
ARAB 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE' INFLICTED BY IRANIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK ON ISRAEL [32 words]	PAUL GUREVICH	Jun 10, 2009 01:52
↔ What makes you think they'd care? [21 words]	Abu Nudnik	Aug 5, 2009 11:53
↔ RE: Arab collateral damage (won't stop the Iranians) [92 words]	Alan	Aug 6, 2009 02:06
Mr. Pipes You have a duty to investigate Cinema Rex tragedy in IRAN caused by terrorists [139 words]	Rex Davis	Jan 7, 2009 12:01
Bring It On Iran! [14 words]	marlene	Jul 29, 2008 10:26
↔ Think [16 words]	Sadeq	May 23, 2009 13:12
A HIGHLY SPECULATIVE ANALYSIS [71 words]	john h. rubel	Jul 21, 2008 19:40
Irresponsible and evil empires! [245 words]	Renoir	Jul 11, 2008 13:12
destroy the myth... [76 words]	donvan	Jul 1, 2008 13:53
↔ Well said! [86 words]	newshawkus	Jul 10, 2008 19:12
Great Coffee Talk for Those Who Don't Live Here [44 words]	Joseph Berman	Jun 30, 2008 09:28
↔ That's why...... [27 words]	newshawkus	Jul 10, 2008 19:04
The End of the Islamofascist Regime of Iran [73 words]	Edward	Jun 19, 2008 19:30
↔ Not so sure [202 words]	Straight_Talk_Luigi	Jun 22, 2008 21:16
Cordesman is flawed [830 words]	Lame Cherry	Jun 16, 2008 14:40
↔ You know, that's right Lame Cherry---Patriot Missiles [21 words]	Straight_Talk_Luigi	Jun 18, 2008 16:29
I'll bet most of the Muslims, liberals and secular progressives [45 words]	Straight_Talk_Luigi	Jun 16, 2008 14:29
↔ Err..No [118 words]	MG	Jun 20, 2008 08:26
↔ Umm....YES. [725 words]	Straight_Talk_Luigi	Jun 20, 2008 22:12
↔ ⇒ Why weapons material? [43 words]	Kathmandu Tiger	Aug 14, 2008 01:50
Ya gotta love the Iranians! [80 words]	DrRJP	Jun 12, 2008 16:26
Will not be happening [53 words]	Eric	Jun 11, 2008 22:44
Irresponsible comments [57 words]	Dave	Jun 10, 2008 10:02
↔ Dave: Saturday Night Friend Israel and the Jewish People DO NOT NEED [122 words]	james burke	Jun 12, 2008 06:38
↔ Dave, Irresponsible comments [71 words]	Infidel	Jun 12, 2008 16:41
↔ I see nothing wrong will telling the truth to Iran: "Stop the program or pay the piper" [210 words]	DrRJP	Jun 12, 2008 19:15
↔ The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-israel Nuclear Exchange [141 words]	Debbie	Jul 6, 2008 20:48
A Death in the Family [213 words]	Rabbi William C. Deason	May 21, 2008 15:24
END of Islamic Civilization [50 words]	Alex Saby	Apr 21, 2008 21:54
↔ Alex Saby [9 words]	Samson Bell	Jun 10, 2008 04:10
↔ Islam...Scourge of Mankind for 1400 Years [195 words]	Domenic Pepe	Jun 13, 2008 15:20
↔ Re-Islamic civilization [21 words]	Alex Saby	Jun 15, 2008 13:47
↔ what is the definition of being CIVILIZED? [97 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Jun 18, 2008 14:24
↔ Submitted by Domenic Pepe, Jun 13, 2008 15:20 [203 words]	ASaby	Jun 22, 2008 22:16
↔ No Civilization [210 words]	Melchizedek, India	Jul 18, 2008 18:12
↔ Nobody's a fool... and you aren't the ONLY genius!!! [96 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Jul 23, 2008 16:30
↔ Wow... you must have won Historical Noble Prize for such informed and wise words [195 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Jul 29, 2008 11:14
↔ To Amir [133 words]	Melchizedek	Jul 29, 2008 20:07
↔ You are specific to your religion and not seeing people out of your religion [381 words]	A.Melchizedek, India	Jul 30, 2008 19:43
↔ You deserved an equally ABUSIVE response, but I forgive you for your INNOCENCE as a child [183 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Jul 31, 2008 14:37
↔ Muslims means PEACE, that is why you don't see 1.5 billion of them committing crimes against humanity [105 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Jul 31, 2008 14:41
↔ Prophet Mohammed would love to have you around. [4 words]	ASaby	Jul 31, 2008 21:11
↔ watch your attitude and language [62 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Aug 1, 2008 12:36
↔ and you'd definitely be on the OPPOSITE side of Mohammad (pbuh) [18 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Aug 1, 2008 17:55
↔ A person who has Psycho anger would do Terrorism [217 words]	A.Melchizedek, India	Aug 1, 2008 19:01
↔ The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-Israel Nuclear Exchange [224 words]	btilly	Aug 2, 2008 13:56
↔ Amir [177 words]	btilly`	Aug 2, 2008 14:07
↔ don't twist words of QURAN to justify your anger [1 words]	Amir Ali Tayyab	Aug 4, 2008 12:52
↔ Amir.... [97 words]	AmbrosiaBlue	Jan 14, 2009 14:12
no, oil imports from the Gulf wouldnt be that big of a deal [119 words]	mark	Apr 20, 2008 00:54
↔ Great Posting. [159 words]	Ynnatchkah	Apr 20, 2008 21:09
Maybe not the end of globalization [100 words]	Kafir	Dec 4, 2007 20:48
↔ thoughts [849 words]	mark	Apr 20, 2008 00:47
↔ Why make it uninhabitable? [135 words]	Kafir	Apr 20, 2008 08:35
↔ some leaders maybe but not many [37 words]	mark	Apr 21, 2008 19:54
Muslim Survival [29 words]	Ernst Blofeld	Dec 3, 2007 02:13
They asked for it [91 words]	David W. Lincoln	Nov 27, 2007 11:31
A small item Cordesman didn't mention but would mean the world to the US and Europe [78 words]	Rick	Nov 27, 2007 09:35
Not just Israel & Iran [70 words]	Manny	Nov 27, 2007 09:24
Attack on Iran Surely To Come, Maybe Soon. [171 words]	clarence paul puckett	Nov 27, 2007 00:23
↔ A Frightening Possibility [126 words]	Richard B.	Nov 27, 2007 21:53
Israel may not retaliate [42 words]	Gyan	Nov 26, 2007 22:51
↔ possible scenario [82 words]	common sense	Nov 29, 2007 04:22
The convergence of logic and intuition. [77 words]	Seamus MacNemi	Nov 26, 2007 21:47
Iran is saner than it seems [106 words]	TGGP	Nov 26, 2007 21:45
↔ Iran probably IS saner than it seems, but is that sane enough? [90 words]	Charles Martel	Nov 28, 2007 12:34
↔ "meta-rationality"? [318 words]	TGGP	Nov 29, 2007 02:30
↔ Meta-unreality [177 words]	Brian H	Dec 4, 2007 12:52
↔ Let's drop the meta [257 words]	TGGP	Dec 5, 2007 04:58
↔ Undeterred [107 words]	Brian H	Dec 7, 2007 18:16
↔ Deterred [97 words]	TGGP	Dec 8, 2007 20:00
Threat from Iran [85 words]	Hessel Meilech	Nov 26, 2007 20:41
↔ Wouldn't there be a next logic step in development? [222 words]	Joe	May 7, 2008 01:56
Highly improbable hypothesis [26 words]	Alain Jean-Mairet	Nov 26, 2007 15:14
Deterrence can't be relied on in dealing with the insane [96 words]	Charles Martel	Nov 26, 2007 15:02

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