Originally posted by LightsOut
Look at that region, everyone has nuclear weapons. India, Pakistan, Turkey, Russia, Israel. Everyone else around them has nukes, so for national security purposes, it makes complete sense to have a desire for them as well.
Double standards is the key word here. In their eyes Iran is just pure evil and the minute they get the nukes(no proof of that) they would drop it on Israel immediately.:
Israeli report says sanctions hitting Iran hard
ERUSALEM -- A new Israeli government report, leaked to local media Thursday, concludes that international sanctions are hitting Iran hard -- undercutting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's key claim as he heads to the United Nations to argue for tougher action against the Jewish state's arch foe.
The report surfaced after Israel's foreign minister predicted that Iran's leaders would face an Arab Spring-style popular revolt within the next year -- an argument that further counters Netanyahu's charge that an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities may be the only answer to what he calls a fanatic and intransigent Iranian leadership.
Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but Israel, the United States and other Western countries reject that assertion. The U.N. has already slapped four rounds of economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic, but Netanyahu has repeatedly cast doubt on the effectiveness of those measures, arguing that they have crippled Iran's economy but have not convinced Tehran to halt its nuclear program.
Netanyahu has instead placed emphasis on urging the U.S. to draw "red lines" which would make clear which conditions would provoke an American strike on Iran's nuclear facilities -- a demand that Washington has rejected.
When Netanyahu addresses the U.N. General Assembly Thursday, he is expected to reiterate his contention that the sanctions are not working -- a claim that could be deflected by the findings in the new report, which came from the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
According to the report, details of which appeared in the Haaretz newspaper, Iran's oil exports declined by over 50 per cent in the past year -- from 2.4 million barrels a day to 1 million -- and oil revenues dropped by $40 billion since the beginning of the year.
An Israeli official confirmed the report but refused to elaborate on it. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss internal government documents.
The report also claims that sanctions on Iran's central bank have made it difficult for the regime to access its foreign currency reserves, causing a 100 per cent gap between the country's official exchange rate and where the rial is trading on the black market. Bread, meat and electricity prices have also soared because of the sanctions, the report finds.
Israel's Foreign Ministry, Haaretz reports, based its findings on data it received from countries that have embassies in Iran.
Yet Netanyahu is choosing to ignore all the facts and pushes for war..
Adam420
Bibi thatscumbag piece of I hated him 14 years ago and I hate him now. And I'm Israeli. Israel needs to stop lying to the world. I'm honestly afraid for my country. It can't win against Iran, in my opinion.
Adam420
Anyone have this crazy idea in the back of their mind that Israel is going to strike Iran on December 21st?
Netanyahu draws a red line during his speech, literally
SPANIARD
In case anyone is completely oblivious to the situation in the middle east, the same man who spoke at the UN today also said this about the Iraq war (and you wll know how that ended).
Netanyahu draws a red line during his speech, literally
him and his red line.
Cyrus King
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Originally posted by hardcore trancer
him and his red line.
The Americans will bow and listen to their master
And if they don't, he will force them by attacking Iran before the elections so that Obama must defend Israel.
Xavier Moriarty
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"Red lines don't lead to war, red lines prevent war," he said. "Nothing could imperil the world more than a nuclear-armed Iran."
lol. wow i cant believe this guy still has any power over...anything.
hes like a rabid wolf, he got a taste of Muslims blood and now he wont stop for anything.
his actions, his words will cost us all dearly, mark my words.
"nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons" like a broken record. ill bet you anything he was the "mastermind" behind the "innocence of Muslims".
people like this piece of slime gotta be stopped before everything goes to !!!
GGM
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Originally posted by SPANIARD
In case anyone is completely oblivious to the situation in the middle east, the same man who spoke at the UN today also said this about the Iraq war (and you wll know how that ended).
What credibility does this guy have?
WOW, that's nuts... And only a mere 10 years later.
hardcore trancer
Great discussions here.
LightsOut
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Originally posted by hardcore trancer
Great discussions here.
