Originally posted by: rickn
Originally posted by: piasabird
We could just drop a few bombs on selected nuke sites and put them in disarray. We dont have to attack them outright. All it takes is a few 5,000lbs bunker busters and their nuke program is on the skids.
there is a problem with that. we have identified a few sites, like natanz and arak, which they kept secret for YEARS, but we don't know if that's all of the sites. it's a pretty big country, they could have other sites as well, and if they have watched what happened in Iraq then they certainly have contingency plans. besides, they already have the know-how, it would be easy for them to rebuild & reconstitute. the only reasonable change is one that comes from a change in Iran's leadership. We should do everything in our power to support overthrowing the crazy's who currently run the country. Bombing their nuclear facilities will just make matters worse. I imagine for most Iranians, their nuclear program is a source of national pride. You step on their pride, and you make enemies out of all of them.