Does Iran and others have the right to defend themselves?
482955
of course they have the right to self defence.\nIf they get attacked they should react with total force. I am sick of countries like Israel bombing and killing innocent civilians and pretending its self defence.\nThe whole Iraq war was a favour to Israel.\nThese people have to realise that one day they may lose a war and the way they behave at the moment will incite terrible retribution which will make the Holocaust seem like a picnic. I genuinely hope this does not happen but their policies at the moment are just not sustainable. There are plenty of decent Jewish people in the world, its time for them to be heard and reign in their murderous government.\nThe 'Peace Now' movement is their only hope.\nAlso dont kid yourself that Iran wont be able to build a nuke if we bomb them. China and Russia are close friends of theirs and have nukes aplenty.
210852
of course peace should be the target for everybody in this world,but FAIR PEACE.\nif usa or israel or anybody else attacked IRAN or any other nation,its logic that they should defend themselve by attacking back.
1049152
This is a very difficult question.  Yes, every country has the right to nukes, it is only fair.  However, that being said, every country having nukes is going to lead to an apocolyptic war, so it is in the interest of the entire world to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
97412
SURE, any country can.. its their own choice, not The President business to say if they can or can't.. they also need to protect themselves as well
703806
Do they have the right? \nThe nuclear weapons is a danger to the wealth of this world.(It is said that they can destroy the world inumerous times) But, more and more, we see an increasing trend of evil politicians in USA allowing it to be constructed at an ever increasing rate. Do they have the right to threat the world just because it lies mainly within their border? They are proving to be incapable, but the rest of the world seems powerless to stop the destruction their greed is causing! Can we trust the political will of the USA people to clean up their government and start to protect what many feel belongs to us all (the world)?
1176724
Iranians people can have nuclear energy but also they need freedom they want to have a right to talk and write and behave freely. these things are more important than having nuclear energy.aren't they.\n    \nall nations around the world have right to have and use it peacefully.but Iran had show that want it for other things
929110
If the question is about rights then yes... whether not the world will let them is a different story.\n\nIran has every right to enrich uranium for 'energy' purposes because it is a member of the NPT (Nuclear non-proliferation Treaty) and in compliance with the IAEA standards. These guarantee this right as long Iran stays within certain guidelines.\n\nIronically, Bush told India, who has refused to sign the NPT, they could enrich uranium. This creates a very complicated dilemma.\n\nAdditionally, if you examine Iran's history, Iran has no history of aggression but rather of defense. Iran has also held to all regulations of the NPT to include full access to all uranium enrichment sites to all U.N. inspectors.\n\nThere is no evidence to support restricting Iran's right to enrich uranium in order to obtain nuclear energy. Also, keep in mind, Israel has nuclear weapons.\n\nNow with all that said, how do I feel about it? I am not comfortable with Iran having any nuclear capability whatsoever. That is why I fully support Russia's offer to Iran to let them use their nuclear enrichment sites in reaching the targeted material for nuclear power.\n\nThis way, Iran gets nuclear energy but does not have the capability of enriching uranium.\n\nWhy am I uncomfortable with Iran having this capability? It is not because I feel they are a threat. And it is not that I believe Iran would secretly develop nuclear weapons. It is my fear that Iran is too closely related to organizations that want to do us and Israel harm and I am afraid this technology might fall in the wrong hands.
1120626
sometimes people understand the issue better if you frame it as a "right to self-defense".  Liberals put everyone into little boxes.  Of course if someone who is in "need" of your wallet wants to take it, you have no right to shoot them in self-defense. (Liberals are also big on surrender  personally and in politics.)  This one single issue self-defense is why I have no faith in any liberal who would be elected to defend our country.
693957
Not only that. The same sequence of warnings could happen for Iran also. These things happen as long as there is ground to believe US (and other nations of the nuclear club) are not fair in their demands when they themselves indulge in nuclear weapons. Something like saying "I am a thief and will steal whatever I can. But anything you steal is a crime and so don't do it"
658316
i guess Iran has a right to build nuclear reactors and also if needed nuclear bombs! if US & other western powers can possess it, then why should they maintain a double-standards in askinm other countries from not having it. They let India have it simply bcos it serves their foreign interets. Iran should go ahead with it! FYI, I am an Indian.
432698
If we attack them then we have no right to be mad if they attack back.
553545
I agree with Iran as all of us have the right to ensure our security and it is not like that all other than US are doing terrorism if they are doing some research its just US who cant c any one coming up.
893248
If they are smart enough NEVER...\nAs long as there is no proof of nuclear weapons being build,there is no reason for someone to attack Iran...
847655
well every country who has vital natural resources should be armed to the teeth to protect them selves. iraq did't hve the capabilty so that why the fasicst invaded them to grab thier oil, well iran is well prepared if the nazi's try to invade them and try to grab thier oil.
351976
Iran is an unstable, extremist government who consistently make comments about wiping it's neighbors off the map.  That country can not be allowed to have a nuke.  For those of you who think that since the USA has nuke all countries should be ALLOWED to have nukes I wonder if you would feel the same if one was dropped on your mom's house or boyfriend, girlfriend, dad  or grandmother.  Sooner or later Iran will have the ability to launch a nuke on the USA.  Remember they are a Muslim country and they believe that people of all other religions should convert or die.
563474
yes, Iran would be justified to fight back.\nWould the US come and help out?  More than likely so.\nThere are treaties indicating that one country would come to the aid of another ally should that ally be attacked.  That is how WWI turned into a WW from an internal thingamajig of the Austrian Empire
424885
Only under close supervision  by U.N. Inspectors to make sure the use is only for peaceful generating of electricity and not for making weapons to threaten others with.  Iran has proved to not be a good neighbor in the collective body of nations that inhabit this Earth and it is only right with statements they have made for us to be concerned that their intentions are not purely honorable.  They need to comply with the other nations of the world and prove that their intentions are honorable at which time I am sure that they would be allowed to continue their quest for alternate sources to generate electricity, however not unchecked.