Comments on: Putin says no Iran nukes in the offing

Putin says no Iran nukes in the offing

alumshubby — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:03:12 -0800

Why would he say that? "RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN says Iran isn't interested in nuclear weapons." via The Indepundit. Interesting. Is Putin being disingenuous? Wishful thinking, perhaps?

By: Postroad

Postroad — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:18:00 -0800

Putin is sincere. He has come to realize that war and terrorism are bad. He is showing an example to the US, so that just perhaps we can see the light too. Here for example, is how he sets an example to be emulated: http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/breaking2453419.0694444445.html

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:33:21 -0800

Putin disingenuous? I dunno, is he a politician? Also, who the hell cares?

By: wendell

wendell — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:41:15 -0800

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By: delmoi

delmoi — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:49:40 -0800

Wow, a link to a two-sentance + quote post on a warblog. That was totaly worth linking too.

By: mr.marx

mr.marx — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:11:56 -0800

Best. Post. EvBOOM 'terminated'

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:28:25 -0800

Syria bombed by Christmas. Iran by Chanukah (by Israel).

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:36:17 -0800

he said it because he want to sell nuke tech to Iran--duh!

By: koeselitz

koeselitz — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:38:26 -0800

"Why would he say that?" Umm... because he's got a deal selling nuclear stuff to Iran? Is that not obvious? Did you not know that? Sheesh. What delmoi said. Bad fpp.

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:39:32 -0800

I just don't know about this.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:21:44 -0800

Bush has repeatedly referred to nukes as "evil weapons". The world is a confusing place.

By: mr.marx

mr.marx — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:38:04 -0800

Maybe they're of that new up-and-coming underground-blasting kind. Rumsfeld loves those!

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:59:38 -0800

why? ... oil ... the chance to make money selling nuclear technology ... the chance to bribe off some potentially dangerous people ... to keep the u s from getting too much influence in their back yard the russians already have 5 nuclear powers close to them ... and 3 others that could potentially do something ... what's one more?

By: gsb

gsb — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:38:04 -0800

>he said it because he want to sell nuke tech to Iran--duh! I think this argues for a regime change in Moscow, aid an dcomfort to the enema, and all that. M.A.D. all round, Air Marshall Paramus?

By: LouReedsSon

LouReedsSon — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 03:44:14 -0800

Why? Why not? We sit way on the other side of the world and try to pretend we understand anything about any other culture than ours, constantly insisting they all behave as we do. But Putin and his people have shared a continent with Iran far longer than we've even been a concept. So maybe, just maybe, he's one up on us in the area understanding Iran? And maybe W's an asshole afterall who should stop telling everyone else how to run their governments. Sorry, you were saying?

By: obeygiant

obeygiant — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 07:08:46 -0800

Umm, yeah, I guess we should just leave Iran alone. Let them make nukes, let them put the nuke on missles, let them bomb the shit out the region. Its none of our business right? We are on the other side of the world right? It has nothing to do with us, right?

By: jaronson

jaronson — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:16:08 -0800

Umm, yeah, I guess we should just ~~leave Iran alone. Let them make nukes, let them put the nuke on missles, let them~~ bomb the shit out the region~~. Its none of our business right? We are on the other side of the world right? It has nothing to do with us,~~ right?

By: koeselitz

koeselitz — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:34:02 -0800

LouReedsSon: Huh? I don't think Putin being something of a bastard has anything to do with Bush, no matter what one thinks of him. And Russia hasn't exactly "shared the continent" happily and rosily with the Muslim world. Nobody (not even Paris) has suggested "regime change" in this thread, nor even mentioned Bush's position on the matter. Why is this about Bush?

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:17:39 -0800

delmoi, I'll be sure to check with your august personage before ever again deigning to sully your serene presence with a post that might not meet with your high standards. You're so much wiser than us hoi polloi: Iran getting a nuke doesn't matter a bit, after all, now, does it? No, not a bit.

By: Space Coyote

Space Coyote — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:18:34 -0800

Umm, yeah, I guess we should just leave Iran alone. Let them make nukes, let them put the nuke on missles, let them bomb the shit out the region. Yeah, you're right, the US better act quickly to do the exact same thing first.

By: tommyc

tommyc — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:26:16 -0800

Why shouldn't a developed country have the right to defend itself against other (possibly hostile) nuclear-capable states?

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:46:42 -0800

Of course regime change is our policy on Iraq. And Syria. And North Korea. And Saudi Arabia.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:48:57 -0800

"Why shouldn't a developed country have the right to defend itself against other (possibly hostile) nuclear-capable states?" Because Iran has a clear record of sponsoring terrorism, and calling for the "destruction" of other states and governments, including Israel and the US. It has demonstrated itself to be untrustworthy. THAT'S WHY; WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:00:11 -0800

(And the Upper West Side, including that amoral blight known as Columbia University)

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:03:05 -0800

Iran wants to destroy Columbia?

By: papakwanz

papakwanz — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:17:04 -0800

Of course regime change is our policy on [....] Saudi Arabia. posted by ParisParamus at 11:46 AM CST on February 20 BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:57:14 -0800

alumshubby: If you want to post about Iran and nukes, fine. But one quote plus a couple sentances of sarcastism does not a good mefi post make.

By: formless

formless — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:03:09 -0800

Wouldn't regime change be considered "destruction" of other states and governments? Demonstrating that the U.S. is untrustworthy, and therefore not deserving of nukes? Not to mention our sabotaging of several Central American and democratic movements. I might have to agree with PP on this one, no more nukes for America.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:34:33 -0800

We're better than they are (government-wise). If you don't get that, you're hopelessly amoral, and there is no point discussing such things with you.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:34:45 -0800

(or immoral)

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:20:16 -0800

Aah, so World War III is a game where the most democratic governments get to blow apart anyone who's less democratic than themselves, until there's only one left standing? Because, of course, governments are more important than the actual human beings suffering under them. Well, cool. I don't think the US will win.

By: punkbitch

punkbitch — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:38:41 -0800

Well, the Caspian Sea/oil connection is old news. I heard Seymour Hersh give an interview a couple of weeks back saying that Russia would intervene if we pursued plans to invade Iran. When asked what he meant he said "I really can't talk about it while I'm working on the story." This was at a public lecture at our Main Library. There's got to be some other Khatami/Putin connection.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:48:30 -0800

Russia won't do anything except bark. Hersh is Mr.- Innuendo-As-Fact. In any case, military intervention in Iran (or Syria, or NK) would consist largely of air strikes. If those air strikes kill Russian nuclear experts, so be it.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:51:46 -0800

Here's an interesting editorial about Israel striking Iran.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:54:15 -0800

Punkbitch: wow. I'm surprised they even allowed Hirsch into Utah.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:39:59 -0800

delmoi, it's newsworthy and significant. I'm not shooting for a Pulitzer here, just bringing up the subject. If you want to add something constructive, chime in. Otherwise save it for the gray.

By: MattD

MattD — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:07:33 -0800

Maybe Putin's right. A nuclear program is simply irrational for Iran, and its rulers are neither stupid nor irrational. The mullahs are making a lot of money with $40-$50/bbl oil. The Iranian people barely protested in the last couple of years as the mullahs rolled back the modest concessions to democracy made in the mid-1990s to restore complete theocracy. In short, they've got it good. Making nuclear weapons endangers their rule. Trying to use them is quite unthinkable, in that it would result in Israel's nuclear forces killing more or less every Iranian breathing within 20 or 30 minutes of the launch codes being released in Tehran.

By: destro

destro — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:13:41 -0800

Of course regime change is our policy on [....] Saudi Arabia. posted by ParisParamus at 11:46 AM CST on February 20 I'm amazed Paris is still posting

By: bardic

bardic — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:09:46 -0800

I'll admit I'm anti-Bushco., but honestly, how can the US claim to "know" anything about what's going inside another country? We "knew" Saddam was making nukes. We "knew" he had stockpiles, etc. Unfortunately, Americans seem to have given up all pretense of things like "fact" and "truth." Thankfully, Jesus loves our president so I'm sure this will all work out in the end.

By: punkbitch

punkbitch — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:17:08 -0800

ParisParamus: I know. But, you know, . . . libraries! Thank God for freedom of expression.