Posted by
Catmman on Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:52:59 AM
Nuclear power in United States = bad.
So sayeth President Obama (pbuh).
There is no more striking example of the hypocrisy of this president and this administration. If Iran were only concerned with "the peaceful production of energy" then why not invest the money they are spending on nuclear for refining the huge oil reserves they now possess? Why not invst in conventional means of energy production like natural gas?
If there is a concern about the environmental impact of "conventional" energy (as opposed to nuclear) then why isn't there the same level of concern for Iran as there is in the US? If it's ok for Iran to build nuclear power plants for energy production, surely it would be alright to produce nuclear energy here? Honestly, which country is better prepared for constructing new, safe, and environmetally friendly nuclear plants, the US or Iran?
Additionally, if Iran is in such dire need of energy, then isn't Obama remiss in not telling the Iranians to invest in the same technologies he is advocating in the US? Why isn't Obama or this administration calling for Iran to build wind farms and solar plants? Iran's geography and population density is ideal for the construction of these types of plants. And the weather (sunny a lot of the time) is ideal for solar energy production as well.
All of the above is written with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Of course any rational, reasoned person knows Iran's only intention for the construction of nuclear power is the ultimate possesion of enough fissable material for the construction of nuclear weapons. In other words, Iran's quest for nuclear power is to energy what their continued development of missile technology is to space exploration.
President Obama is wrong in his assertion that Iran's need is legitimate. A nation who wishes to enter the "nuclear family" is no big deal in and of itself. We have no worries about France or Great Britain for example. There are some concerns about China and Russia naturally, but with a big difference - both of those nations have at least demonstrated some responsibility in their use of nuclear power and the construction of nuclear weapons. States like Iran have not demonstrated the responsibility to be trusted with such power. Iran is a terror sponsoring state for goodness sake, yet President Obama feels their need for nuclear power is legitimate?
Once again, the president's words bely his naivete or his complete stupidity on this subject. It is also hard not to ascribe a more sinister motive - that Obama truly believes Iran isn't a "bad" country, simply misunderstood and oppressed by the US and others (namely Israel). On this last point, President Obama's speech to the "muslim world" this week will be very illustrative.
Iran's race to acquire nuclear power has only one inteneded purpose - the acquisition of nuclear weapons. To think otherwise is suicidal.