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"Iran must conform to its nonproliferation obligations and must not be permitted to build or acquire nuclear weapons. If Iran does not comply with its own commitments and the will of the international community, all options must remain on the table."
Hillary Clinton, Foreign Affairs November/December 2007
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"In light of the fact that we're now in Iraq, with all the problems in terms of perceptions about America that have been created, us launching some missile strikes into Iran is not the optimal position for us to be in."
"On the other hand, having a radical Muslim theocracy in possession of nuclear weapons is worse. So I guess my instinct would be to err on not having those weapons in the possession of the ruling clerics of Iran."
Barak Obama, Chicago Tribune September 25, 2004
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"Remeber that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran?
"Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran..."
John McCain, October 16, 2007
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"Israel needs to do everything to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear threat against it."
"We need to act in the spirit of Menachem Begin, who defied the entire world and with a bold step prevented Iraq from arming itself with nuclear weapons."
Benjamin Netanyahu, December 5, 2004
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And now, some facts these politicians don't want you to remember
Nuclear warheads possessed:
| United States | 10,000 |
| Israel | 400+ |
| Iran | 0 |
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty signatory status:
| United States | signed in 1968 |
| Israel | refuses to sign |
| Iran | signed in 1968; signed additional protocol authorizing snap inspections in 2003
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Compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency inspections:
| United States | refuses inspections |
| Israel | refuses inspections |
| Iran | compliant with current inspection regime |
Nations attacked since World War II:
| United States | China
Korea
Guatemala
Indonesia
Cuba
Congo
Peru
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
Lebanon
Grenada
Libya
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Panama
Iraq
Somalia
Haiti
Bosnia
Sudan
Yugoslavia
Afghanistan
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| Israel | Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Eygpt
Iraq
United States (June 6, 1967 USS Liberty, 34 American dead)
Palestinian Territories
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| Iran | Iraq |
History of the use of nuclear weapons:
| United States | used on Japanese cities in 1945 |
| Israel | has not used |
| Iran | has not used |
Little Boy
over Hiroshima |
Fat Man
over Nagasaki |
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