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In reply to the discussion: The Gun Is Civilization [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)13. Would it be logical to allow violent criminals to own firearms?
If you believe our government, Iran sponsors terrorism. If true, Iran could be considered a criminal nation. (To be fair, it could be argued that our own government also sponsors terrorism.)
State-sponsored terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism is a term used to describe terrorism sponsored by nation-states. As with terrorism, the precise definition, and the identification of particular examples, are subjects of heated political dispute. In general state-sponsored terrorism is associated with support of paramilitary organizations.
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Iran
The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, and Yemen have accused the Ahmadinejad administration of sponsoring terrorism either in their, or against their, respective countries. Britain and the United States have also accused Iran of backing Shia militias in Iraq, which have at times attacked Coalition troops, Iraqi Sunni militias and civilians, and Anglo-American-supported Iraqi government forces.
Former United States President George W. Bush has called Iran the "world's primary state sponsor of terror."[8][9][10] Iran sponsors Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the al-Mahdi army, groups that Iran doesn't view as terrorist.
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United States
The United States was accused of being a state sponsor of terrorism for their support of Cuban exiles Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch. [91] USA also nurtured and supported Afgan Mujahideen under Reagan Doctrine which would eventually form Al-Qaeda headed by Bin Laden.[92][93] American academic and U.S. foreign policy critic Noam Chomsky has referred to the United States as "a Leading Terrorist State".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Iran
Of course nuclear weapons are far more powerful than firearms as they are considered to be weapons of mass destruction. They can however serve as a very effective deterrent to an attack by another nation.
If you believe the reports on Iran, allowing this nation to develop nuclear weapons could lead to a terrorist attack on another nation. Obviously only a nation with irrational leadership would use such a tactic as the results of such an attack on nations such as Israel, England or the United States would likely be nuclear retaliation.
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Hah. Notice how our gun nuttiness has kept us from becoming subjects over the last 20 years?
Doctor_J
Mar 2012
#98
I wish there were no nuclear weapons. But it is immoral to say "some for me, none for thee."
Atypical Liberal
Mar 2012
#12
There are, of course, lunatics--some of whom probably consider themselves Democrats--
TPaine7
Mar 2012
#91