Our Reasons for The Upcoming War with Iran

Transcript of Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to U.S. Congress, May 24, 2011

-- My friends, you don't have to -- you don't need to do nation- building in Israel. We're already built. (Laughter, applause.) You don't need to export democracy to Israel. We've already got it. (Applause.) And you don't need to send American troops to Israel. We defend ourselves. (Cheers, applause.) 

You've been very generous in giving us tools to do the job of defending Israel on our own. Thank you all, and thank you, President Obama, for your steadfast commitment to Israel's security. I know economic times are tough. I deeply appreciate this. (Applause.) 

Some of you have been telling me that your belief has been reaffirmed in recent months that support for Israel's security is a wise investment in our common future, for an epic battle is now under way in the Middle East between tyranny and freedom. A great convulsion is shaking the earth from the Khyber Pass to the Straits of Gibraltar. 

-- Courageous Arab protesters are now struggling to secure these very same rights for their peoples, for their societies. We're proud in Israel that over 1 million Arab citizens of Israel have been enjoying these rights for decades. (Applause.) Of the 300 million Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa, only Israel's Arab citizens enjoy real democratic rights.

(Applause.) Now, I want you to stop for a second and think about that. Of those 300 million Arabs, less than one-half of 1 percent are truly free, and they're all citizens of Israel. (Applause.) 

This startling fact reveals a basic truth: Israel is not what is wrong about the Middle East; Israel is what's right about the Middle East. (Applause.) 

-- But while we hope for the best and while we work for the best, we must also recognize that powerful forces oppose this future. They oppose modernity. They oppose democracy. They oppose peace. 

Foremost among these forces is Iran. The tyranny in Tehran brutalizes its own people. It supports attacks against Americans troops in Afghanistan and in Iraq. It subjugates Lebanon and Gaza. It sponsors terror worldwide. 

When I last stood here, I spoke of the consequences of Iran developing nuclear weapons. Now time is running out. The hinge of history may soon turn, for the greatest danger of all could soon be upon us: a militant Islamic regime armed with nuclear weapons. 

-- A nuclear-armed Iran would ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. It would give terrorists a nuclear umbrella. It would make the nightmare of nuclear terrorism a clear and present danger throughout the world. 

See, I want you to understand what this means, because if we don't stop it, it's coming. They could put a bomb anywhere. They could put it in a missile; they're working on missiles that could reach this city. They could put it on a -- on a ship inside a container; could reach every port. They could eventually put it in a suitcase or in a subway. 

Now, the threat to my country cannot be overstated. Those who dismiss it are sticking their heads on the stand. Less than seven decades after 6 million Jews were murdered, Iran's leaders deny the Holocaust of the Jewish people while calling for the annihilation of the Jewish state. 

Leaders who spew such venom should be banned from every respectable forum on the planet. (Applause.) 
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OK - So Congress was sold after this speech, and we will be going to war with Iran.

The Washington Post - NY Judge Rules that Iran, The Taliban, al-Qaida are Liable for 9-11, Dec 22, 2011

Still think we're not going to war with Iran?


I knew about the Taliban, al-Qaida, but when did Iran become responsible for 9-11?  And what happened to Saddam Hussein? (I threw that in for grins, I know he was never responsible.)


I want to be fair, I want to look at both sides and make an informed decision.  So I am left with the question; Can the American people survive the economic consequences of  another 10 years of war?

I think no. No we can not.
 
Now the Obama administration can make anyone they want to "disappear."


And war is a forgone conclusion, planned months ago.


Is Iran really the enemy, or are they the distraction needed to divert our attention from the enemy within our own government?


Worse case scenario, the answer is "yes" to both questions.

I think both.  And it gives me no joy to think that way.