I think the elephant in the room has to do with Iran's support of several radical groups. I believe the first of their nuclear bombs, if they get that far, would be placed in or near Israel allowing the head of the snake plausable deniability of this dasterdly act. Israel has every right to preemtively strike the snake before it strikes Israel! Make that mountain glow for the next 1000 years!
The world is safer today. Imagine a world with a nuclear-armed fanatic, terrorist state. They truly believe destroying the great Satans of USA and Israel with nuclear weapons would be justified by their religion. Liberals like Obama are naive and delusional.
I hear from my liberal Jewish family and friends that Bibi is only doing this to stay out of jail. Much like the claim against trump when he ran for his second term. I tell them he is a hero of the jews. Only time will determine who is correct. An unconditional surrender is the only acceptable outcome. And when peace comes to the middle east, I'll be so happy to throw it all back in their faces.
Thank you.. I agree completely with your points about preemptive self defense.. There's no carrot in the world that could convince Iran to stop their nuclear enrichment program.. They are too close to having the ability to reduce Israel to ashes.. So much hate..
Nuclear power is the future of energy. Every country will have nuclear, and you cannot trust a supranational regulator to provide oversight because centralized actors can be easily bribed. Your proposal is basically one rule for me, another for thee. You want us to have nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, but impose restrictions on others. You dont want supranationals regulating us, but you want them to try and regulate countries like Iran.
It just wont work. It will lead to a very resentful world.
Your argument also implies that we are responsible. But are we? Do you think our actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, ukraine, libya, syria....were that of a responsible actor? Was the outcome better or worse?
Likewise, we have morons like AOC in congress. A bartender with an I.Q. of 90. Do you think her faction of Americans are responsible? Do you think they have restraint? If they acquire power, we could be just as dangerous as Iran.
The U.K. is also now a muslim country, with nuclear weapons. Give it twenty years, and that country will be as irresonspible as Iran.
Hopefully, Trump will make the right decision. If it is in our strategic interest because of intelligence gathering, energy, etc (not israels, but ours) then I am willing to refuel israel jets. But no american boots on he ground.
“International law authorizes preemptive military action when reasonably necessary to prevent nuclear attacks on civilian populations.” Although the use of nuclear weapons is at least arguably a war crime, and certainly is when used to commit genocide, there is no rule under international law admitting the legality of preemptive strikes. This doesn’t mean Israel’s illegal action are other than prudent and salutary. The reason preemptive strikes are illegal under international law is more or less the same as in daily life. Some jerk has a gun. I can’t for that reason alone beat the shit out of him (and I do that, just ask WPD). The problem of the law of armed conflict, the right to strike, jus ad bellum is practical. It is clear Israel and Jews have been victims of genocide, and clear also that Iran was preparing such means. While the action is illegal international law is peer enforced. That means that if you don’t like it — what are You gonna do about it? Israel’s peers are other States, not you, me, or even Dershowitz. I don’t see any of the peer’s lining up to inflict a beatdown on Israel. Illegality often goes unpunished, even saluted: lynch mobs were popular, and internationally we are more or less subject to lynch law, at least when it comes to war. The better legal argument is: Israels actions, though illegal, are proportional and thus justifiable, or at least excusable. Justification renders otherwise illegal actions legal, as when a cop puts the cuffs on me for brawling, yet again, as they do. Excuse is when the action is illegal but unpunished, as when I bring the pain to a criminal released into the general public, which I may do, but then face the mechanisms of justice. Domestically those mechanisms are: cops and courts. Internationally, it ain’t crickets. It’s bombs and bullets.
Israels actions, though illegal, are excusable, One might argue justification, but I don’t think that carries the day. But what carries the day is: proportionality and excuse.
We should mourn for the Iranians subjected to a tyranical regime, so careless with their own people’s lives and well being. The Israeli actions are illegal. So what: they will go unpunished, even excused and perhaps even are legally justified (depends on the most recent covert nastiness).
As if Israel needed an excuse! Their excuse is the Holocaust and the second Holocaust on October 7th! Enough said. International law?? You mean U.N. Law? No way should Israel obey that law!! They are a sovereign nation! Bye!👋
So, let me get this straight: Iran has spent hundreds of ($) billions on civilian nukes and been subjected to sanctions costing them additional hundreds of ($) billions for non-fossil power and medicine? That’s like paying a million dollars ($) for 1 dairy cow and saying it’s because you like milk!
If you believe all that, then I have a bridge to sell you and my cousin, a prince in Nigeria, needs some cash to escape!
I agree. Thanks for the article.
I think the elephant in the room has to do with Iran's support of several radical groups. I believe the first of their nuclear bombs, if they get that far, would be placed in or near Israel allowing the head of the snake plausable deniability of this dasterdly act. Israel has every right to preemtively strike the snake before it strikes Israel! Make that mountain glow for the next 1000 years!
The world is safer today. Imagine a world with a nuclear-armed fanatic, terrorist state. They truly believe destroying the great Satans of USA and Israel with nuclear weapons would be justified by their religion. Liberals like Obama are naive and delusional.
Impeccable logic.
I hear from my liberal Jewish family and friends that Bibi is only doing this to stay out of jail. Much like the claim against trump when he ran for his second term. I tell them he is a hero of the jews. Only time will determine who is correct. An unconditional surrender is the only acceptable outcome. And when peace comes to the middle east, I'll be so happy to throw it all back in their faces.
Tell the idiots on "The View" this.
Thank you.. I agree completely with your points about preemptive self defense.. There's no carrot in the world that could convince Iran to stop their nuclear enrichment program.. They are too close to having the ability to reduce Israel to ashes.. So much hate..
It is time to unleash the bunker busters.
Iran will test its nuclear weapons in Israel first. In other words no testing what so ever
Bravo
As long as we don't get dragged in, let em go at it!
Of course! Thank you.
Nuclear power is the future of energy. Every country will have nuclear, and you cannot trust a supranational regulator to provide oversight because centralized actors can be easily bribed. Your proposal is basically one rule for me, another for thee. You want us to have nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, but impose restrictions on others. You dont want supranationals regulating us, but you want them to try and regulate countries like Iran.
It just wont work. It will lead to a very resentful world.
Your argument also implies that we are responsible. But are we? Do you think our actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, ukraine, libya, syria....were that of a responsible actor? Was the outcome better or worse?
Likewise, we have morons like AOC in congress. A bartender with an I.Q. of 90. Do you think her faction of Americans are responsible? Do you think they have restraint? If they acquire power, we could be just as dangerous as Iran.
The U.K. is also now a muslim country, with nuclear weapons. Give it twenty years, and that country will be as irresonspible as Iran.
Hopefully, Trump will make the right decision. If it is in our strategic interest because of intelligence gathering, energy, etc (not israels, but ours) then I am willing to refuel israel jets. But no american boots on he ground.
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“International law authorizes preemptive military action when reasonably necessary to prevent nuclear attacks on civilian populations.” Although the use of nuclear weapons is at least arguably a war crime, and certainly is when used to commit genocide, there is no rule under international law admitting the legality of preemptive strikes. This doesn’t mean Israel’s illegal action are other than prudent and salutary. The reason preemptive strikes are illegal under international law is more or less the same as in daily life. Some jerk has a gun. I can’t for that reason alone beat the shit out of him (and I do that, just ask WPD). The problem of the law of armed conflict, the right to strike, jus ad bellum is practical. It is clear Israel and Jews have been victims of genocide, and clear also that Iran was preparing such means. While the action is illegal international law is peer enforced. That means that if you don’t like it — what are You gonna do about it? Israel’s peers are other States, not you, me, or even Dershowitz. I don’t see any of the peer’s lining up to inflict a beatdown on Israel. Illegality often goes unpunished, even saluted: lynch mobs were popular, and internationally we are more or less subject to lynch law, at least when it comes to war. The better legal argument is: Israels actions, though illegal, are proportional and thus justifiable, or at least excusable. Justification renders otherwise illegal actions legal, as when a cop puts the cuffs on me for brawling, yet again, as they do. Excuse is when the action is illegal but unpunished, as when I bring the pain to a criminal released into the general public, which I may do, but then face the mechanisms of justice. Domestically those mechanisms are: cops and courts. Internationally, it ain’t crickets. It’s bombs and bullets.
Israels actions, though illegal, are excusable, One might argue justification, but I don’t think that carries the day. But what carries the day is: proportionality and excuse.
We should mourn for the Iranians subjected to a tyranical regime, so careless with their own people’s lives and well being. The Israeli actions are illegal. So what: they will go unpunished, even excused and perhaps even are legally justified (depends on the most recent covert nastiness).
As if Israel needed an excuse! Their excuse is the Holocaust and the second Holocaust on October 7th! Enough said. International law?? You mean U.N. Law? No way should Israel obey that law!! They are a sovereign nation! Bye!👋
this is part of why Arabs and Jews have been murdering each other for thousands of years.
Nuts. Jews have not been slaughtering Arabs for thousands of years. But we can note that the enmity largely arose through Islam.
yes of course Jews are always right
Whether you believe it or not, Israel only acts out in defense of their country. And they protect lives when they do unlike Iran.
So, let me get this straight: Iran has spent hundreds of ($) billions on civilian nukes and been subjected to sanctions costing them additional hundreds of ($) billions for non-fossil power and medicine? That’s like paying a million dollars ($) for 1 dairy cow and saying it’s because you like milk!
If you believe all that, then I have a bridge to sell you and my cousin, a prince in Nigeria, needs some cash to escape!