http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060415/...ea/iran_israel

I'm not sure I understand this. Iran is basically telling the world that if given the chance they'd wipe Isreal off the face of the planet. Isn't it speculation that Iran is attempting to become a nuclear power? If so, why wouldn't Isreal just launch an attack to defend themselves? I really haven't been keeping up on current events so I'm sure there's a lot more to the story. Still though, if your neighbor told you that he was going to come over one night and kill you, wouldn't you take measures to prevent this? With the leaders of Iran outright stating that they want Isreal dead, who can be mad at Isreal for attacking first to disable Irans military? Even if Iran is no where near becoming a nuclear power, why would they make empty threats? We all know Isreal isn't too reserved about using it's military might.

 

It's just a matter of time before this boils over, and you can guarantee the U.S. will get sucked into it (even if Israel starts it). On the other hand, Hitlery Clinton and Kerry might just raise the white flag and surrender at that point.

 

Ahmehdinajahd, like Saddam wants to have it both ways. On one hand he claims Iran has the right to posess nucleur power for energy purposes, on the other they want to appear as a force not to be reckoned with. This type of rhetoric is what got saddam where he is now, and Ahmehdinajahad and the mullahas now this they believe a war with the U.S. is iminent,a nd will provoke America to attack first so we appear as much of the uninformed world does view us, a bully. In reality Ahmehdinajahad may be the paper tiger, I doubt he wants a war on two or more fronts, but then again he is insane.