First of all, I apologize for choosing such a confusing title! Read to the end and, maybe, you would choose the same!!
There is a Persian story that says,
“One day, a man saw a fox running away from a village towards a mountainous forest. He stopped the fox and asked for the reason of such a fear.
‘The villagers kill anybody who has three testicles!’ answered the fox.
‘This has nothing to do with you,’ the man replied, ‘everybody knows that you have got only two!’
‘I know,’ said the fox, ‘but, that is not the point. The point is that they kill first and then start counting!!’”
The international society experienced such a ‘testicle policy’ in Iraq where thousands of poor soldiers are still looking for the promised weapons!!!
Iranians also went through such a ‘testicle policy’ mainly in 1980s when hundreds of thousands were unfairly arrested, tortured, and killed by the government although the political oppositions were considerably guilty as well.
Poor Iranians called for help for about three decades while the entire world showed no sign of piece-giving interest or support. Millions of Iranians left their homeland because of their government while the international society, mostly European countries, started having brotherly relations with the Iranian government because of oil or lots of other ‘piece-giving’ products!!! This government is the same government that has been in power for the past three decades and the world recognized it as a legitimate power in Iran.
Then, one day, the world suddenly announced that this government is a big threat to the international society. There is a really big reason behind such a decision that should be explored. I guess the reason is related to those other reasons that put Sadam and the Taliban in power in both Iraq and Afghanistan and then, took them down when their mission was over while September 11 became the turning point in world’s new order. This is a ‘man-made’ history and common people of the world are encouraged to be obedient in ignorance!!
Whatever the reason, I doubt the recent efforts against the Iranian government are for the good of Iranian people because these people are those who cried for help for three decades and nobody cared.
I believe nuclear is not a ‘right’. It is a ‘capability’. I wonder if it is mentioned in any country’s constitution that having nuclear is the right of that country. Furthermore, I even doubt the international agencies, like human right agency, have given such a right to any country. So, this is not a ‘right’ for any country to have nuclear. However, as far as progress in science is concerned, countries are developing. We have lots of progress in science in different fields at our time, which our ancestors did not even think of. This progress will go on generations after generations. So, as far as progress in science is concerned, countries will move forward willy-nilly.
Now, we come to Iran’s issue.
This is what I do not understand:
1- If the international society accepted the government of Iran as a legitimate power in this part of the world, what is this crisis about? Why such a legitimate power cannot have the same facilities as others do?
2- If the international society does not accept the government of Iran as a legitimate power; and if they believe this government is a terrorist, why do they have such a close trade and diplomatic relation with such a government in the past 27 years? I remember President Bush once said both the terrorists and their supporters/allies must be punished!! Physicians, heal yourselves!!
As you see, there is a huge paradox here. This is such a lovely commercial world!!!
Please do not misunderstand me. I am not supporting the government of Iran. What I am trying to say is to be logical in your opinion and approach. We should be able to find out the truth. For example, we should know that not everything our enemy does is wrong and vice versa. What I want is peace and justice for everybody.
Based on the reliable documents, Iran has a long way to her first nuclear weapon. I have a question: do we have the right to attack somebody merely because we find him a potential threat?
The Iranian government killed and displaced millions of Iranians based on the ‘potential threat’ policy. And now, the international society is attacking Iran based on the same testicle policy!! Another paradox here. So, as a common person, I am left in confusion. Is this policy good or bad?
Let me give you a religious example since parts of such wars, maybe the main part, are religion-oriented.
Adulteration is condemned in almost all religions of the world. I am sure all of you know the weapons of adulteration!!! I am also sure that all of you already have such a weapon!!!! (Unless you have got some physical disorders!!!)
Now, this is the question:
Since your religion condemns adulteration and since all of you could be potential adulterous, do you have the right to punish each other?!
You see, you cannot punish somebody merely because he/she has something which is condemned. Well, you could do that if you were a dictator! Basically, people get punished for what they do, not for what they have (mainly, as far as knowledge and ideas are concerned). If you believe you had the right to punish the world for what they have, you would be somebody like Sadam, the Taliban, or the Khomeini regime, which you have been attacking now. As you see, this ‘Preemptive War’ policy leads to disorder, tension, hatred, war, and bloodshed. It is also spreading terrorism.
I know doctors say, ‘prevention is better than treatment!!’ However, you cannot apply such a policy here. If the world believes such prevention is good, they have no right to attack Iraq or Iran since whatever those governments do is also for the sake of prevention. They do all they can to destroy their oppositions to remain in power. And the world is doing the same to such governments. Another paradox. I am confused!!

In short, the idea of going for such dangerous weapons is wrong; no matter if you are part of west or east. Let us see the plank in our own eyes before we start looking for the speck of sawdust in the eyes of others. Let us have a world without such weapons so that the nations could live in peace. Such weapons could be dropped on Japan, Iran and her Airbus, Iraq, Israel, USA, Europe, or on any other parts of our world. Please be logical in your approach and let us have a peaceful world village free of dangerous weapons. Amen?
Hassan H.