tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post115493825933798097..comments2024-03-01T13:51:47.721+05:30Comments on Reality, one bite at a time: "For the U.S., the nuclear issue of Iran is just an excuse"Siddharth Varadarajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721228307097170092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-1155203612930952892006-08-10T15:23:00.000+05:302006-08-10T15:23:00.000+05:30Anon: are you talking about Israelwhen you say "....Anon: are you talking about Israel<BR/>when you say "...aligning itself with a theocratic state that constantly flouts international law"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-1155040889644406972006-08-08T18:11:00.000+05:302006-08-08T18:11:00.000+05:30Comparing India with Iran is a non-sequitur. Iran ...Comparing India with Iran is a non-sequitur. Iran is known to have illegally acquired centrifuges from Pakistan. The fact that it is a signatory to the NPT and India is not does not give them legitimacy when they have baulked at inspections under the NPT regime AND trafficked in an illegal nuclear bazaar.<BR/><BR/>It is also a specious argument to say that Israel "invaded" Lebanon - Hezbollah provoked the current conflict by blatantly flouting UN regulations at many levels - building bunkers,kidnapping Israelis etc. The Iranians are chasing a mirage thinking of a pan-shiite movement - the equally non-democratic Sunnis of Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt will never countenance it. India has no business aligning itself with a theocratic state that constantly flouts international lawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com