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The Danger of Iran, S Nuclear Program
Levi Swart
27 March, 2013

Iran's Nuclear Ambitions And Quest For Islamist World Domination The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stated in one of his speeches that “Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury,”. This bellicose statement is extremely significant and one that should not be dismissed or ignored. America is quite open with the fact that it recognizes Israel as a country and looks upon Israel as its biggest ally in the Middle East . America clearly fits into the category of one of the countries that in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad words, “will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation”. Many believe the concept of Iran destroying America and Israel is farfetched and impossible. However as each day passes Iran gets closer to having the nuclear power to achieve this “impossible idea”. Iran claims that their nuclear program is not to be used to make nuclear weapons. However America and many other countries cannot trust that claim and do nothing while Iran develops its nuclear capabilities. Iran’s nuclear program must be stopped immediately to insure the security of America , Israel and many other countries. We cannot remain complacent and believe the words of a man who has often proclaimed that he would be happy to see the demise of an entire country and its inhabitants. A man that openly denies the Holocaust on national television, and once stated that “ Iran can recruit hundreds of suicide bombers a day. Suicide is an invincible weapon, Suicide bombers in this land showed us the way and they enlighten our future”. How can we believe a man who supports suicide bombers who give up there their own lives to kill innocent men women and children ? Ahmadinejad’s reference to “suicide bombers in this land” alludes to the Iran-Iraq war in which thousands of young Iranians were used a human weapons. In his article “Suicide bombing as Worship: Dimensions of Jihad” author Denis McEoin writes that:“It was a real-life

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