Iran's "devastating blow"

It appears all the world hates us so why should Iran be any different?? We have weapons, what's the big deal if other countries have them also. We have too many problems at home to be so concerned about some second rate country making a bomb, let's concentrate our efforts on doing more at home. We can protect ourselves.

I know I said I would not make anymore comments on here, but Dexterite1 just threw a hanging curve ball and I can't resist....This is one of the most ignorant comments I have ever read, "we have weapons, what's the big deal if other countries have them also"....Here's the reason Dexterite1. We don't strap C-4 to our body and walk into a mall and blow it up. We don't put bombs in cars and blow them up in a crowded town square. We don't fly commercial airliners into high rise building and kill thousands of people....Some of these other countries, including Iran, are radicals. They don't care about other people, and they especially don't care about the U.S.A. I know I don't agree with 99% of what you say, but this is ridiculous. You need a reality check.

If Iran is "blowing smoke", there are those of us who believe that, should we see which way "the smoke is blowing", have enough sense to see to it that the fire is contained and extinguished, our fire department is based in Knob Noster, Missouri.

Nuff said. kk

Thank you, BonScott!

And China is killing and poisoning our youngsters and we do nothing, we can't attack every country that says they are building a bomb. I can't see someone strapping an atomic bomb to their chest and board an airplane. You can never stop radicals for being human bombs, what do you suggest we do?? No amount of sanctions will stop Iran as long as China doesn't agree to it also.

Did Dexterite1 REALLY say that? Hard to believe.

And he served our country. I can't figure him out.

I'm meaning we can't police the whole world.We need to take care of the immediate problems here at home and try to talk to other countries instead of threats.

Yessir! Let's "talk" to the people whose express purpose is to wipe us off the face of the earth! It has been proven over and over that we are incapable of speaking to each other so why do we think we can "talk" with people from a totally different culture (mind set)? Maybe we could use music or sign language? Hypnosis? Touch therapy? Or we could just show them that their tactics will not work by indicating to them our lack of tolerance for their choosing to check us into the dirt sleep.

WHAT would you do???????

I remember how quickly the respect grew for the United States when Ronald Reagan stepped up to the plate. You, perhaps, will question the use of the word "respect" (considering the feeling was "pressed" upon the Europeans/Asians by the sheer size of our determination), but the world saw the United States as something besides the door mat it has been painted to be by the present administration. What part of "indicating to them our lack of tolerance" did you not understand? Clearly, I advocate a strong military presence backed by a oneness of a nation. Has there ever existed respect without some muscle having been exerted?

Then it's agreed, we just bomb them into oblivion.

When I need words put into my mouth, I'll call you! However, in the meantime, just read again what I wrote. Did I say anything about brute force? One does not have to use muscle just because one possesses it--usually a show is sufficient. One DOES have to flex a muscle occasionally for it to remain viable. Would you readily climb into the ring with (say) George Foreman if he were to flex his biceps (as a display)?