Iran was back in the news for the pass few weeks, courtesy of Fox News who would like to see the U.S. go to war with that country and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates who's memo to the White House was leaked by the news media as being a wake up call to the White House. The White House denied it was a wake up call and National Security advisor James Jones said the administrations policy toward Iran was ongoing and that Gates memo was nothing new. There was also the usual provocative rhetoric from conservatives and the Israel lobby who want another war in the middle east.
All the while there were no new developments on any so called threats that Iran is supposed to pose to the U.S. or any one else. Iran answered this latest round of war threats by showing off their military might with war games and reminding everyone they will not be a patsy. All of this is unnecessary because Iran does not have a history of attacking its neighbors or any one else and has never threatened to do so. On the other hand, other nations in the area have attacked other nations including Israel who uses their military power with impunity to threaten and attack others.
If Iran is indeed in the process of becoming able to produce nuclear weapons, they will join Israel, Pakistan and India who already have them and who are not a party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Those three nations have developed a nuclear capability not to protect their own security but to threaten other countries. If it was to protect their own security they would have joined the Treaty like the U.S. and other world powers who possess nuclear weapons. Those 3 nations want their nuclear arsenal and capabilities to remain secret.
Israel just announced they have a fleet of unmanned drones, some larger than a 747 that can fly higher than a regular jet aircraft. No one yet knows what these drones will be equipped with and their real purpose except Israel. Will Israel use them to enter their neighbors air space which would be a provocative act. Everyone knows Israel has had leaders who have talked and acted provocatively toward their neighbors and have engaged in surprise attacks against them. Israel likes the street to be one way in their favor. They want to do what they please when ever they please and then make a big deal when they are threatened. If one would listen to Israel's leaders you would think the holocaust was committed by some one other than Hitler's Germany and surrogates.
The U.S. need not go to war in Iran if that country is really trying to become the 4th nuclear power in that part of the world. The U.S. can protect its national security with out going to war with Iran. The Cold War proved that. If the threat is nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists, then the most serious threats would come from India, Pakistan and North Korea and the reasons are so obvious they do not have to be addressed here. Iran is a party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and as such, more is known about their program even though they do have some secrets. The U.S. and other world powers should be working to bring all of those nuclear power governments under inspection and transparency who are not now party to the treaty. No one nation can be picked on as being a threat while others are left to do as they please. That only invites more trouble.
