Why is it OK for India to have Nukes, but not Iran?

[Ali]

U.S., India May Share Nuclear Technology (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071801646.html)Tuesday, July 19, 2005; Page A01

President Bush agreed yesterday to share civilian nuclear technology with India, reversing decades of U.S. policies designed to discourage countries from developing nuclear weapons.

The agreement between Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which must win the approval of Congress, would create a major exception to the U.S. prohibition of nuclear assistance to any country that doesn't accept international monitoring of all of its nuclear facilities. India has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which requires such oversight, and conducted its first nuclear detonation in 1974.

US prepares military blitz against Iran's nuclear sites (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/12/wiran12.xml)
14/02/2006 Strategists at the Pentagon are drawing up plans for devastating bombing raids backed by submarine-launched ballistic missile attacks against Iran's nuclear sites as a "last resort" to block Teheran's efforts to develop an atomic bomb.

Ah, Democracy. Can you smell the freedom?

Perhaps the US need's India's economic influence to counterbalance China?

[Schmeltz]

Perhaps the US need's India's economic influence to counterbalance China?


In what sense and in what way?

Another hamfisted attempt to make up for the total erosion of American foreign standing under this Administration. Not that it seems to have helped.

[abcdefz]

Maybe they've agreed to outsource some of their phone support jobs to the U.S.

[fucktopgirl]

Ah, Democracy. Can you smell the freedom?




HA yes, and you know what, its stink big time!

Democracy is a disguise for oligarchy!

[Carlos]

yeah the rest of the world isn't so blind as to not see our grotesque hypocracy in the west...

we do and say nothing when Israel is found to already have them, even though it broke UN IAEA rules, mossad agents lure the whislte blower to Italy from the UK, kidnap and beat him; throw him in solitary confinement for nearly a decade....
but when Iran, that is by all estimates at least 10 years away from a viable nuclear arsenal the world goes crazy..
Oh if you think it's because they 'sponsor terrorism'.. how bout Pakistan - largest state sponsor of terrorism, no military threat from US, or UN crying.

It might just have something to do with oil, and the currency they have chosen to deal oil in.. sorry bit of a tangent, but think we all need a little history lesson quickly -

all oil since the 70's has been dealt in us dollars, this allows the US to be in debt to every bank in the world (whch it is), as they are having to make loads of dollars for all the oil dealing round the world.
Back in 2000 Iraq (1st axis of evil) decided to change their oild deals to Euros, which at the time made no financial sense. As it was 0.80euros to 1 dollar. However a year later the dollar crashed and they were doing pretty well out of it....
So Iran decided to change theirs too (2nd axis of evil), then guess who else decides to: N Korea (3rd axis of evil)... then Senor Chavez decides to put motion to Opec - that ALL oild is dealt in euros, and not dollars.
That would literally mean the collapse of the US economy (market would be flooded with dollars, so it's value would die) - and unlike the 30's depression there wouldn't be a Nazi party to invest in - oh maybe you didn't know that the US companies invested heavily in the devolpment of Germany, or to be more specific Grandpa Bush - major Nazi party funder... he was aquited after the war, for no particular reason.

So Iraq was a public beating, for not coughing up to the hoods... but Iran still ain't playing ball.. so pressure needs to be maintained :eek:

Fucktopgirl posted an excellent video the history of oil:
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=7374585792978336967&q=history+of+oil
it's a stand up comic, and very funny - but contains more political info in 40 mins that you'll get in a year of watching mainstream news.

[Pres Zount]

ALWAYS WITH THE OIL AND NAZIS. ALWAYS.

[D_Raay]

If we were asked to fight a war and sacrifice everything collectively as a society for the sole purpose of securing oil, would you simply go along with it?

Not exactly the way it is offered up to us is it?

How exactly have they secured this bounty over the years WITHOUT resorting to facade?

[Ali]

In what sense and in what way?

Another hamfisted attempt to make up for the total erosion of American foreign standing under this Administration. Not that it seems to have helped.Perhaps the US need a friend in the region who is Nuclear-Armed, in case there is an altercation with China? Pakistan is proving to be a little unwholesome and India is seen as the 'other' economic powerhouse in the East.

It's just ironic how much heat there is on Iran while India's allowed to carry on the way they do and has the blessing of the White House.

Lead by example, eh?

[Schmeltz]

Perhaps the US need a friend in the region who is Nuclear-Armed


The US has enough nuclear power at its disposal to lay waste to the entire globe ten times over. I find it tough to believe to that they need India's little short-range stockpile to supplement their ICBMs and submarine launch platforms. I find it equally difficult to believe that any altercation with China, which would presumably begin over Taiwan, would escalate to the level of a nuclear confrontation.


It's just ironic how much heat there is on Iran while India's allowed to carry on the way they do


Irony? No. Hypocrisy? Blatant, outright, genuine, profound hypocrisy? Yes.

[beastieangel01]

yeah the rest of the world isn't so blind as to not see our grotesque hypocracy in the west...


not everyone in the west is blind to it either,
though I'm sorry to say most are.