is Iran a threat to U.S.?
360787
what many american don't realize that they have been ruled under politics of fear . goverment and media brainwashes their citizens by showing them nightmares and fear and promises them to protect from fantasy enemy like osama, iraq and now possibly Iran . so it's the matter of self conciousness to think, is iran  really a danger or just one more fantasy .
367237
It will be a deep impact for USA. The united states will go to boggy!\nNo I don't mean that Iran is a powerful state. USA is very powerful and USa can beat Iran however, a war eating of the source of  a country. And many people in the world will hate USA. It is not good for American people:(
1163388
Sure.As long as other countries have the right to nuclear energy,so should Iran.If the Iranian nuclear program is a threaten then so is USA's program and of all the other countries who use nuclear energy.
999817
it is a threat to internional security for ANY ONE to have nukes .\niran ,the usa ,any one that has them is a threat to the world
676376
The U.S. will not attack Iran until Iran uses military force on another country.  The U.S. will, however, impose economic sanctions preventing Iran's economy from emerging from the recession it finds itself in.  As to the second part of your question, yes, a U.S. invasion of Iran will inflict many casualties on the U.S. forces.  However, if you assume that Iran could actually defeat the U.S. in an armed conflict, you are mistaken.
148428
This is a country that has been openly preaching hate and advocating obliteration of its enemies for nearly thirty years. I HOPE the U.S. attacks Iran rather than allowing it to become a nuclear power. I'm afraid that if it does, it will have to carry the burden by itself, because the rest of the world has shown itself unenthusiastic for unrewarding but necessary hardships.
692781
As a start, Turbowedgie can go to hell. Sure, Iran did threaten, but they haven't done it. If it was based on threats, then we should have been invaded a long time ago. We have enough weapons to, at random, blow any country into oblivion and any of its innocent civilians, just like Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We aren't threatened by the above countries, rubbing elbows with them and all. That's why we haven't invaded SaudiArabia or Afghanistan either. Iraq and Iran have nothing we want and aren't part of the Clique, so why should we give them any freedom.\n\n\nP.S. Iraq has no weapons. Don't get it twisted, get it right. We have been in there for oil, not for nukes or the WHOLE DAMN REASON FOR THE WAR, TERRORISTS! We stopped looking for Osama a long damn time ago. So for a distraction, we entered a bullshit war over oil and, uh yeah, a dictator that isn't unlike any other dictator in this damn world. We are truly in the end days...\n\nTo go further, it would be a hell of a lot better of a world if NO country had acces to nuclear weapons and tried NOT killing civilians for a change. Nuclear power should only be used for powering cities, providing help to the city, not vaporizing children!
145192
Prepare yourself for the unthinkable: war against Iran may be a necessity. Will it be doomsday. i think not, unless Iran becomes a nuclear power.\n\nTHE UNIMAGINABLE but ultimately inescapable truth is that we are going to have to get ready for war with Iran.  Confronted with nightmarish perils we instinctively choose to seize the opportunity to blame Bush and the right, cursing our domestic opponents for the situation they’ve put us in. \n\nThe rapidly intensifying crisis with regard to Iran exemplifies the phenomenon. \n\n While we were chasing phantom nuclear weapons in Mesopotamia, next door Iran was busy building real ones. Now we are enfeebled, militarily and politically, our diplomatic tools blunted beyond repair by the errors in Iraq. \n\n All that matters now is what we do. \n\nThe unavoidable reality is that we now need urgently to steel ourselves to the ugly probability that diplomacy will not now suffice: one or way or another, unconscionable acts of war may now be unavoidable. \n\nThose who say war is unthinkable are right. In the nuclear age, no one wins.  Military strikes, even limited, targeted and accurate ones, will have devastating consequences for the region and for the world.\n\nA war, even a limited one, will almost certainly raise oil prices to recession-inducing levels, as Iran cuts itself off from global markets. The loss of Iranian supply and the already stretched nature of production in the Arab world and elsewhere means prices of $150 per barrel are easily imaginable. Military strikes will foster more violence in the Middle East, strengthen the insurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan, fuel anti-Western sentiment among Muslims everywhere and encourage more terrorism against us at home. \n\nAll true. All fearfully powerful arguments against the use of the military option. But multiplied together, squared, and then cubed, the weight of these arguments does not come close to matching the case for us to stop, by whatever means may be necessary, Iran from becoming a nuclear power. \n\nThe refusal of the current Iranian leadership to accept the Holocaust as historical fact is simply a recognition of their own plans to redefine the notion as soon as they get a chance (“Now this is what we call a holocaust”). But this threat is only, incredibly, a relatively small part of the problem. \n\nIf Iran goes nuclear, it will demonstrate conclusively that even the world’s greatest superpower, unrivalled militarily, under a leadership of proven willingness to take bold military steps, could not stop a country as destabilising as Iran from achieving its nuclear ambitions. \n\nSomething short of military action may yet prevail on Iran. Perhaps sanctions will turn their leadership from its doomsday ambitions. Perhaps Russia can somehow be persuaded to give them an incentive to think again, perhaps people will let by gones be by gones and live happily ever after. But we can’t count on this optimistic scenario now. And so we must ready ourselves for what may be the unthinkable necessity.
645980
What makes you think that the US is going to invade Iran?\n\nDid you think about this at all?
689397
Iran is an evil theocracy. The iranian government is attempting to make nukes to use on the United States.
445913
twin,\n\nI certainly hope not.\n\nNothing that cannot be solved by a couple of well-placed smart munitions, however.\n\nThe U.S. and the world is right to be concerned about the likes of their ayatollah with nuclear capabilities.  The Iranians are unstable, led by an unstable person.  Who would feel safe with a maniac with a nuke button?
340492
Threat to humanity?  Yes.  Waving around nuclear weapons and making threats can have ill effects on EVERYONE IN THE WORLD.  The world powers have a stake in the interests of the middle east. OIL.  Iran is power crazed, prideful and hateful.  They have a lot of the worlds oil and now they can make nukes.  No wonder North Korea and Iran are buddies.
877466
i just wanna say if the USA started a war with Iran.Iran well win.......and Iran well be the new strongest country in the world instead of the USA\nhope so
519674
I see the Point of the Article.....But  I think the Administration is taking the right Approach here,This is my opinion why:1-The younger Generation of Iran do not like its Gov. Policies.Wouldnt be surprised if some or all allied nations trying to stir people against war.2-Irans leader has been making unprovoked threats to many nations,making this a European problem as well.Because of types of threats,War could very well mean WWIII.I think Administration is hoping that our Allies take the lead in any negotiations because Irans military capabilities make it a bigger threat to europe.3-If it comes to American military involvement,look at a map,to see where our soldiers are with regards to Iran.With Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan,Fleets in Persian Gulf, And our bases in Europe and Asia,we are well positioned Militarily.Although my personal belief is that Iranian leader is Crazy(literally)I hope this situation resloves itself.The majority of young Iranians are just like us,they want to live like us and european nations,its just that they have a lunatic with a very large military loyal to that lunatic for a leader.Please note that my opinion is based on what I know and learned through discussions with Iranian Immigrants at school.\nSorry 4 any typos...heavily medicated....
458362
US And UK should leave Iran alone! So what if they have nuclear weapons. India, Russia and Isreal have them so why not Iran? Those three countries are just as much a threat as Iran is. Besides what are the americans and UK afraid of? I mean they have the biggest number of nuclear and atomic weapons in the world anyway.
561339
Don't think for one second that we are not considering it. Anyone who thinks we is just plain naive. The problem is that if Iran acquires Nuclear capabilities the fear is that they will use it against us. It is not so much the threat of an outright attack from Iran as it is them giving some terrorist group a bomb to smuggle into Washington. The difficulty is, that shortly after 9/11 took place Iran signed a military agreement with Russia. If we attack Iran then by agreement Russia would defend them. That is just as DANGEROUS as the first possibility. The proverbial fit is about the hit the shan. We have worked hard over the post WWII decade to avoid nuclear devastation. It looks like now the lid is about to pop off either way we go.
266377
Prepare yourself for the unthinkable: war against Iran may be a necessity. THE UNIMAGINABLE but ultimately inescapable truth is that we are going to have to get ready for war with Iran. \n\nThe unavoidable reality is that we now need urgently to steel ourselves to the ugly probability that diplomacy will not now suffice: one or way or another, unconscionable acts of war may now be unavoidable. \n\nThose who say war is unthinkable are right. Military strikes, even limited, targeted and accurate ones, will have devastating consequences for the region and for the world. \n \n\nIf Iran gets safely and unmolested to nuclear status, it will be a threshold moment in the history of the world, up there with the Bolshevik Revolution and the coming of Hitler. \n\n\nAnd the kind of society we live in and cherish in the West, a long way from Tehran or Damascus, will change beyond recognition. We balk now at intrusive government measures to tap our phones or stop us saying incendiary things in mosques. Imagine how much more our freedoms will be curtailed if our governments fear we are just one telephone call or e-mail, one plane journey or truckload away from another Hiroshima. \n\nSomething short of military action may yet prevail on Iran. Perhaps sanctions will turn their leadership from its doomsday ambitions. Perhaps Russia can somehow be persuaded to give them an incentive to think again. But we can’t count on this optimistic scenario now. And so we must ready ourselves for what may be the unthinkable necessity.