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Old 06-28-2008, 11:09 PM
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Aside from the fact that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has extremely limited power in Iran and would not, in fact, be in charge of the nuclear weapons, words are meaningless without corresponding actions.

And Iran simply does not have an irrational history.


The president doesnt have the authority, however, he is the speaker for Iran and Khamenei has not really spoken up to contradict what he says. As much as Ahmad is a figurehead, he holds power among the many parts of the military indirectly and also many provincial areas.

Khamenei is more reasonable than Ahmad, but if he really disagreed with him, he hasn't done much to stop his ranting.
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Also allowing any other country to have nuclear weaponry pretty much takes them off the table for aggressive action. That would not set well with current US policy of world policing.
Exactly. I don't know whether the Administration actually does not realize that an armed Iran or NK is not really a threat, or whether they just want "all options on the table."
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The president doesnt have the authority, however, he is the speaker for Iran and Khamenei has not really spoken up to contradict what he says. As much as Ahmad is a figurehead, he holds power among the many parts of the military indirectly and also many provincial areas.

Khamenei is more reasonable than Ahmad, but if he really disagreed with him, he hasn't done much to stop his ranting.
He's said that nuclear weapons are antithetical to Islam...
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He's said that nuclear weapons are antithetical to Islam...
Well apparently it didnt get through to anyone very well.
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There will be a point at which Kim Jong will leave office one way or another. The next step is human rights and civil liberties being restored to North Korea. I have yet to see if they are not squandering money on nukes if they are actually going to focus on feeding their people. If they could just manage to get a decent human being in office, there could be re unification of the Koreas.
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Personally I think NK got their hands on something. Either a nuke, chem. weapons, bio. weapons something. I have a hard time believing that they are just ripping it down because we asked nicely. That or through some sort of back channel we let NK know, if they do not stop the grab *** than something is going to happen, and they are really not going to like it.
There could be a shift in power structure. The North Korean leadership is made up of old folkies: over 70% of the national council is over the age of 65. The hardliner image being presented is conjured from people with memories of the Korean War. Let's remember that during the Korean War the United States actively encouraged South Korean officials to root out any and all Soviet sympathizers and kill them. Trying to present ourselves as good people is kind of absurd in their eyes.
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