Face Off: Should the U.S. Attack Iran Before January 20?
It’s disturbing that the case against attacking Iran is so weak. This isn’t an argument. “It will be expensive?” “People might die?” And the kicker, “The U.S. doesn’t have international backing?” Since when do these questions matter when it comes to war? Javedanfar clearly doesn’t get it.
Here are the questions one asks before going to war:
1) Is Iran likely to develop nuclear weapons and is Iran likely to use them?
2) Are all non-violent means of preventing Iran from using nuclear weapons proven impractical or ineffective?
3) Is a U.S. strike on Iran likely to succeed?
4) Will a strike on Iran’s nuclear program cause more death and destruction than Iran’s intended (if so intended) use of nuclear weapons?
It would be nice to see an argument along these lines that makes a real case for not attacking Iran, because no sane person _wants_ to go to war. As it is, the “yea” clearly won this debate. And that’s scary.
