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I don't know about the states, but we (Israel) have been on the receiving end of actual terrorism and sabotage through Iranian proxy groups. Stuxnet seems mild
by nyellin 14y ago
I don't know about the states, but we (Israel) have been on the receiving end of actual terrorism and sabotage through Iranian proxy groups. Stuxnet seems mild compared to funding suicide bombings.
- sleepyhead 14y agoAnd Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
- nyellin 14y agoI could be wrong, but I don't think this is speculation: * Iran funds Hezbolla: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funding_of_Hezbollah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funding_of_Hezbollah * Iran funds the Islamic Jihad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Jihad_Organization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Jihad_Organization * Iran funds Hamas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_relations#Iranian_Funding_of_Hamas_and_Hezbollah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_relations#I... * Example of suicide bombing by the Islamic Jihad: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145621/Family-Daniel-Wultz-awarded-332M-judgement-Iran-Syria-Israeli-suicide-bombing.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145621/Family-Danie... I understand this is a highly-loaded political issue in the states, but, for Israel, Iranian funded terrorism is a threat in and of itself, nuclear weapon or not.
- derrida 14y agoBoth sides commit terrorism, where terrorism is defined as "politically motivated violence against civilians".
- hmottestad 14y agoWait 15 minutes and then check wikipedia.
- justsee 14y agoYes, I thought as an outside observer that if successful, Stuxnet would have been a great nonviolent approach to achieving geopolitical ends.