democracy and human rights are just an excuse for west to use them to pressure the nations who want to be independent.
Iran is already an indpendent nation. Why whine about being downtrodden and oppressed? You already said that you're an oil worker who doesn't practice most Islamic tenets.
The fact is major powers butt heads all the time. Iran and the US have sparred for decades, and they'll probably continue to do so for years to come.
But whatever woes Iran is facing now, the bulk of them can probably be traced to some source within your own borders.
Stop looking for a scapegoat that's non-Iranian.
I recall the year New Zealand said it didn't want nuclear power or weapons on its shores and how Regan decided that was a threat to world peace, we still have military and economic sanctions over that because the last thing the USA needs is a sudden outbreak of peace or equality in the world.
This is the first I've heard of that. I always figured we left that part of the world to the Aussies. Most Americans I know don't WHAT New Zealand is, much less WHERE it is.
You would think that but it seems that the day we decided to reject nuclear weapons they soon found us on a map.
The reality is that Iran is a seen as threat not because of what it does or doesn't do but because it not in "our" sphere of influence.
I recall the year New Zealand said it didn't want nuclear power or weapons on its shores.
the iranian regime is a threat to the world because it clings to fundamentalist islam and ideally, if it could, would export it worldwide. a cleric just took out an $100,000 hit on an iranian in germany for writing something the regime didn't like.
the regime brutally suppresses its own people and is responsible for the ongoing massacre of syrians who simply want democracy
i mean, come on guys. it's not rocket science why the iranian regime is a threat and despised worldwide
Oh come on if Iran was pro-American they would have nuclear power and probably weapons with the blessings of the US government but instead they choose not to be in the pocket of the USA or anyone really and they are paying for that independence with sanctions and isolation.
I recall the year New Zealand said it didn't want nuclear power or weapons on its shores and how Regan decided that was a threat to world peace, we still have military and economic sanctions over that because the last thing the USA needs is a sudden outbreak of peace or equality in the world.
If Iran complies with the IAEA they will get their nuclear power. It has nothing to do with pro or anti US.
About New Zealand. I never heard that Reagan considered that a threat to world peace. The problem with the NZ government was twofold.
One : It takes months of logistical work before ships can dock in harbors. Water and food supplies are bought well in advance. An AC has about 4.500 people on board. You can't go suddenly to the local supermarket and buy a weekly food supply. The NZ move caused mayor rerouting for ships that were to visit NZ. Contracts had to be canceled with propably court battles.
Second: Nuclear powered vessels were not welcome in NZ harbors, but defending it seems not to be a problem. Go to another port and fight for us from there! Nice allies I would say.
1985 - In early 1985, the Reagan administration selected the Buchanan, with its Nuclear Capable ASROC, to test the new Non-nuclear policies instituted by New Zealand. Permission to enter was denied causing the US State Department to cut off all intelligence to the Kiwis and canceled all future military maneuvers. America also would no longer sit at the ANZUS table with Kiwi reps.
Iran is not a threat to world peace, the Iranian regime is. It is a religious fanatic regime that do not allow their people to have freedom. They brutally crushed a demand for more democracy. They are doing the same in Syria. They want the destruction of Israel although that country never talked about the destruction of Iran. In Lebanon they armed Hezbollah (in defiance of a UN resolution) with thousands of missiles instead of the Lebanese army to defend itself. They don't care about UN counsil resolutions, which are enforcable and they wonder why they are getting sanctions. They threatened to close a vital international waterway. They shut down traffic devices on their tankers in defiance of international sea law. And I can go on and on.
Today the US is the only super power. They have the responsability to watch over the international trade lines which are very important to the global trade system. So, every country that uses those trade lines benefit from US power.
If you think that the world would be better of without a mighty US, think again.
I did, just cause you don't like the answer doesn't mean the question isn't answered.
Yes but much like the Iraqi WMD threat it is impossible for Iran to meet the IAEA requirements because the goalposts keep moving, I am prepared to bet that Iran can have nuclear power as long as it turns over control of that program to either America, China or Russia and it is quite clear that they want to be self-sufficient and good on them for that.
As for the rest, New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy caused no "major" re-routing of ships or anything else for that matter, one ship the destroyer USS Buchanan was refused entry because the US would not declare to the New Zealand government whether it was carrying nuclear weapons or not.
However it was also realised that the Buchanan was selected specifically to test the legislation as recorded on the Buchanan's own website...
http://www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org/
So given that the US could have sent any number of ships to New Zealand that would have met our entry requirements they chose one they knew wouldn't in order to create confrontation I think we have every right to return your comment by saying some ally they were.
Here is an interesting write up...
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...-zealand-antinuclear-policies-soviet-presence
Seems the Soviets were going to get us but they seem to have gotten lost on the way.
So who is the US arming?
You don't see the hypocrisy in a nation that makes trillions in arms sales many of which end up in the hands of nefarious and dodgy regimes who are hell bent on suppressing their own populations through the use of those weapons getting all upset about another nation doing exactly the same thing?
Yes I know we are right they are wrong we don't need to look at our actions only accept that what we do we do for the benefit of others and would never put our own best interests above those of someone else while they are all dodgy, evil doers out to control the world.
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