polls now

Submitted by John Hanses (United States), Nov 10, 2011 at 10:56

#1 - The report on Iran's nuclear capabilities stated they had no weapons and there was no evidence that they had begun to build, only that they had information on how, and that information is suggested to have come from US or Israel. So, we're looking at another preemptive strike against a foreign country based on flimsy evidence.

Also, the polls he stated sounds like the people were asked questions like "If Iran's building nuclear bombs to attack us, would you support a preemptive strike". It would be better to poll people now, after the IAEA report, with a closer look at what sources suggested Iran is in the planning stage. Iran has been pretty forthcoming to the IAEA about it's program, unlike Israel, who refuses to allow inspection.

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