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Alexander Shand

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How do we avoid military action in Iran?

I'm sure that I am not alone in hoping that the possibility of Israeli/US/UK military strikes on Iran come to nothing. How can we stop this from happening in order to avoid yet another West Vs Arab world war?

Topics: Iran Israel Us alternatives to war non proliferation treaty nuclear weapons uk
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    Ana Petrovic

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    Mar 21 2012: Iranians, even the ones who are against Ahmadinejad, will, in that circumstances, stand with their government. They will see it as a direct threat to their country, which, at least from my pint of view, it definitely would be. People in Middle East are getting increasingly aware of all the games that have been happening in this area and Iranian people are a lot of different than Arabs. They know they have no one else to rely on. At the same time, I am sure Americans, and Israelis in particular, are aware of that fact and they wouldn't dare to do anything without thorough preparations. By these 'preparations' i mean: Arab spring, Libya, Bahrain, and now we see Syria. After all these has been settled and done, only than we can expect Americans/Israelis to make a move.
    I think that, by the time all these political 'revolutions' settle down and Iran becomes the next 'scapegoat' in the Middle East, I am sure Russia and China will show their willingness to prevent attack on Iran. Than we could have a conflict on a much bigger scale and that is what I am worried about the most. Iran is not like any Arabic country , they are different mentality, different people and much more powerful.

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