Double Standard Redux
Double standards -- AKA hypocrisy -- really bothers me. That's why there are more than a few posts about this throughout my blog. Here's another example, but let me first state that I don't think there's a legitimate need for any nation to have nuclear weapons.
Reuters reports Iran Would Accelerate Nuke Program if Attacked - "Iran would both retaliate and accelerate its drive to master nuclear technology if the United States or Israel attacked its atomic facilities, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator warned on Sunday. Hassan Rohani, secretary-general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, also told Reuters there was nothing the West could offer Tehran that would persuade it to scrap a nuclear program which Washington fears may be used to make bombs. ... Iran says its nuclear program will be used to generate electricity, not make bombs. Washington says Tehran is using a civilian nuclear program as a front for weapons development."
Here's another opinion: If the United States abhors the nuclear option so much, then maybe it should set an example and destroy it's own stock. No, I don't seriously think that this will happen or that it would be effective. But the hypocrisy is clear, especially when one notes that the United States hasn't threatened to attack three nations with recently developed weapons: North Korea (which is still at war with South Korea as no peace was declared) or Pakistan (our newest buddies in the war on terrorism) or India (with whom we have deep economic ties). Nor have we bothered with other members of the Nuclear Club.
