U.S. In Afghanistan Firing On Pakistan

Sandman said

Well, then they need to convert to Christianity....heh. :covermyeyes:

Seriously, if they want to avoid Iraq's fate, then they should let the UN in and inspect and drop their nuke program. It's not like we go around picking fights with countries just because they don't have nukes.

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Part of the reason they have now locked down inspections is because the UN inspection teams in Iraq were thoroughly infiltrated by the CIA. The UN inspections in Iraq were used to gather targeting intelligence for the Shock and Awe strikes in Iraq:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,208440,00.html

So, logically, the Iranians might be reticent at this point to allow the inspections unless they can send escorts along, and I'm not sure they are allowed to do that. It's like handing over accurate targeting data while 2 American aircraft carriers are sitting off your coast. They wouldn't do it. Whatever you believe of them, they are not stupid.

Weapons program or no, I think they would be wary of the inspectors in the current environment, lacking any broader understanding with our government. It is not necessarily a smoking gun for a weapons program but they are definitely in a pickle: allow the inspectors and risk that the US gets valuable targeting intelligence that can lead to destruction of their nuclear sites or deny the inspectors and the intelligence but be accused of hiding a weapons program.

This is how the game is played.