When Sanctions Have Been Proved A Futile Pursuit, Why Do We Continue Them With Iran?

Sanctions won't work
Friday, March 30, 2007
By: David Holcberg

Dear Editor:

Regarding ''Top powers agree on Iran nuke sanctions'' [news story, March 16]: The idea that sanctions would persuade Iran to abandon its quest for nuclear weapons is laughable and demonstrates a total evasion of the nature of the Iranian regime and of its stated goals.

Iran is a totalitarian Islamic country led by religious fanatics bent on a jihad to destroy Western civilization and subjugate the world to Islam. No amount of sanctions will deflect this leading terrorist state from its destructive mission. While the West plays diplomatic games at the United Nations, Iran moves closer to acquiring nuclear bombs.

For the sake of its own security, the United States should start the necessary military action–before it's too late. This does not mean an Iraq-like crusade to bring Iran elections. It means protecting U.S. lives by destroying Iran's militant regime.
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Iran is no threat to me? Iran has attacked my country several times and has been directly responsible for the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands of my countrymen. I thumb my nose at you!
Our country needs to start acting in our self-interest. That means that we take out regimes that are hostile to our country, when they attack us. It does not matter whether or not that attack is surreptitious or direct. Furthermore, we have no moral obligation to "rebuild" a country whose leadership we justly take out and we have no one to answer to for our actions other than our citizenry, despite the Marxist rhetoric of the internationalists.
North Korea = China Moreover, North Korea's leadership don't hold apocalyptic worldviews and have yet to attack sovereign territory of the United States, have proxies directly attack the United States Military and have yet to take hostages of other countries (both US and UK). There is a world of difference between the two nations and it is simplistic thinking to equate the two situations.