Europe warns Iran... well sort of...

**kiwitt** · 05-18-2005, 00:56

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

Iran is a stable state?

I think it is. It hasn't invaded another country since it's revolution. It had defended itself from a US supplied Iraq for nearly a decade.

I concur that some of the initial participants would have been quite radical, but what revolution doesn't have it's radicals.

The current goverment has not been overthrown in nearly 25 years. I would call that stable.

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 05-18-2005, 01:03

I think it is. It hasn't invaded another country since it's revolution. It had defended itself from a US supplied Iraq for nearly a decade.

So then you wouldnt have had any problem selling Hitler nukes. Germany certainly was stable in 1936. Anfd the thought that they may provide terrorists with nujes isnt even in your playbook I suppose.

The current goverment has not been overthrown in nearly 25 years. I would call that stable.

I dont give it much longer.

**kiwitt** · 05-18-2005, 01:06

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

...selling Hitler nukes.

I don't think we need to bring him into this discussion about IRAN.

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

I dont give it much longer.

I think a few student protests do not make a country unstable. Look at South Korea, they had plenty and are still around. Can you please justify ?

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 05-18-2005, 01:09

Ok we should have sold them to Stalin then and shared all our technology with him. After all he was our ally was he not? By your criteria N Korea is a stable country. What you not taking into account is that the leaders of these nations are UNSTABLE.

**kiwitt** · 05-18-2005, 01:19

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

... Stalin ... N Korea ...

Again you are bringing other countries into the equation.

I think Iran's leaders have been resolute in it's current policy and it's current program is aimed at generating power not pursuing nukes. This indicates stability.

As I said previously, this is about "oil" denomination in US Dollars. Iran is planning to sell it's oil in Euro's in March 2006 and this rhetoric is just a "smokescreen" for trying to prevent this. The Euro is more stable than the US dollar currently, so moving to Euro will help it remain stable.

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 05-18-2005, 01:25

I think Iran's leaders have been resolute in it's current policy and it's current program is aimed at generating power not pursuing nukes. This indicates stability.

On what do you base this? BPs post that Irans minister of the interior says its against thewir religion? How does this indicate stability. Do you even know whats going on in Iran with the younger people?