By cutting off Iran's refined oil imports, the U.S. will be causing massive, irreparable damage to the Iranian economy. It is an act of war.
Obama’s New Iran Sanctions: An Act of War
And when the Mullahs and the Iranian president keep saying "death to America"...
Canada has not attacked the US. Since 1813
Canada is not harboring anyone that has attacked the US. In almost 200 years, at least.
Canada is not funding or assisting anyone that is attacking the US. That you know of. But do you really know where Paul Anka is right now?
Canada is not committing unspeakable human rights abuses against it's own citizens. This Century
Canada has not called for the destruction of another nation state and it's people. Well, not of the USA, but they had some pretty nasty things to say about France in the 18th Century, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy and Japan in the 20th.
Canada is not currently constructing nuclear weapons to carry out said genocidal threats. Buckminster Fuller be damned. What's really in all those igloos?
...do I need to go on?
"If" being the operative word. Neither of your predicates have any chance of happening so bringing democracy to Iran via invasion has the same chance of success as bringing democracy to Afghanistan by invasion - namely, zero.If we keep civilian casualties to a minimum and make it a quick operation we could bring real democracy to Iran and have friendly relations with the Iranian people.
Riiight. The last time we installed a pro-Western government in Iran was a huge success.It's something that's going to have to happen eventually. Either the people overthrow the Mullahs and create a more moderate government or we'll have to do it for them. This needs to happen before they get the nuke, not after.
Defending the Rabid Beaver Thinking Only of Global Hegemony, Lurking On Your Doorstep, Are You, You Pawns?
Bolding mine - Corrections in red are mine - SoT
Canada has not attacked the US. Since 1813 Canada wasn't established until 1867
Canada is not harboring anyone that has attacked the US. In almost 200 years, at least. Canada is 143 years and one week old, you must be thinking of the british empire
Canada is not funding or assisting anyone that is attacking the US. That you know of. But do you really know where Paul Anka is right now? The only Canadian citizen actively commiting atrocities against the US is funded by Las Vegas tourists
Canada is not committing unspeakable human rights abuses against it's own citizens. This Century Just what the hell do you think we did back in 1999?
Canada has not called for the destruction of another nation state and it's people. Well, not of the USA, but they had some pretty nasty things to say about France in the 18th Century, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy and Japan in the 20th. We WTFPWNED the huns on Juno Beach
Canada is not currently constructing nuclear weapons to carry out said genocidal threats. Buckminster Fuller be damned. What's really in all those igloos? I know most of Canadas top nuclear minds, almost none of them have experience in weapons design.
No, you needn't go on, Travis.... Or should I say,..... Dudley Doright? Hmmmmm?
And when the Mullahs and the Iranian president keep saying "death to America", that's not a declaration of war?
Mycroft said:They're just misunderstood.
How would the US react if its fuel imports were blocked?
"If" being the operative word. Neither of your predicates have any chance of happening so bringing democracy to Iran via invasion has the same chance of success as bringing democracy to Afghanistan by invasion - namely, zero.
Riiight. The last time we installed a pro-Western government in Iran was a huge success.![]()
How would the US react if its fuel imports were blocked?
Do you think that if some country refused to do business with the USA, it would be considered an act of war? I like to think that most Americans know the difference between an act of war and no act of war better than that.
Of course, except when you have to make some propaganda point that's so BS that you have to lie about what is war and what isn't. Sorry about that. You have your work cut out for you there.
Is there a reason that you didn't answer the question.
What is this, 1984? Black is white. Up is down. Virus lives in the real world.Afghanistan was a democracy until the UN turned a blind-eye to vote rigging and corruption.
The US never installed a government in Iran.
How would the US react if its fuel imports were blocked?
I think it is hilarious that Iran is too incompetent to refine its own oil and has to rely on imports.
I too find this a bit ridiculous.
It's like how the American colonies shipped materials to Britain and then they sold us clothes.
Fixed. You might ask to be sent books on how to write in English.