Stopper wrote:So why was nothing done by the US, or the international community, when Pakistan, amongst others, developed its weapon, over many many years? Why has the US or the international community done very little or nothing about stopping nuclear proliferation for many, many years?
And why oil-rich Iran, and why now? How is Iran the equivalent of a "homicidal maniac" in your analogy, when it has been much less violent than, say, the US over the last 10 years?
The nuclear case being built up against Iran, and the exaggerated demonisation of Ahmadinejad, a weak political figure who will spout any bollocks to get electoral support, smells as much of bullshit as the original case against Iraq did.
What are we supposed to do? Tell them, "In the best interests of the world, please give us your nukes."? Once developed, not much you can do. Now preventing the development (Like Israeli air strikes) can go along way to preventing nations who, in a word, are "unstable",from having nukes. But I do not support a ground war into Iran. There is no need, if you can limit the thread via air strikes. And no more coalition lives lost. I believe Ahmadinejad, when he calls for the destruction of Israel. (Although I am fully aware that, according to the Bible, it will never happen)