Iran

Alex · 04-14-2006, 10:37 AM

If Iran should actually find itself in a possession of a nuclear bomb and we know they intend to use it on Israel. What action, if any, should we take?

Ideally, I suppose we should attempt to prevent it. Realistically, we should wait until they successfully use it because if we successfully prevent it then too many people would argue that it would never have happened and paint us as the aggressors.

For this reason, even if a preventive or pre-emptive military action is warranted in the sense that it avoids a greatre evil, they're success will always look like aggression and their failure will look like stupid aggression.

That's why the police don't get to arrest a person simply because they're confident that the person will commit a crime eventually.

04-14-2006, 10:37 AM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	If Iran should actually find itself in a possession of a nuclear bomb and we know they intend to use it on Israel. What action, if any, should we take? Ideally, I suppose we should attempt to prevent it. Realistically, we should wait until they successfully use it because if we successfully prevent it then too many people would argue that it would never have happened and paint us as the aggressors. For this reason, even if a preventive or pre-emptive military action is warranted in the sense that it avoids a greatre evil, they're success will always look like aggression and their failure will look like stupid aggression. That's why the police don't get to arrest a person simply because they're confident that the person will commit a crime eventually.
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