Iran is SITTING ON the world's oil, so what possible need for nuclear energy except HOSTILE?!

because every country wants the power that comes with being part of the nuclear club.

Your title prompts the following question... Why should Iran burn a natural resource they can sell for profit? Why not utilize nuclear energy and make maximum advantage of their oil reserve? Your logic is flawed.

Money.

If they use nuclear power, they don't have to use the oil which can be sold.

They want to use nuclear reactors to supply their domestic electricity requirements. Then they can sell all their oil, and not burn off a portion domestically. Ultimately it would mean more crude available on the open market.

again,...Power, Leverage...

do some research op

How F*ing stupid ARE you guys?! If it's okay for THEM to use nuclear instead of oil, why isn't it okay for US to use nuclear in the first place instead of buying their oil?!!

"why isn't it okay for US to use nuclear in the first place instead of buying their oil?!!"

The United States has nuclear power plants. I have not said I am against them.

You are all wrong.

The Persians are the premeire Environmentalists. they don't want to burn oil for power because it will contribute to global warming and destroying the ozone layer.

Sheesh.

Don't you guys know anything?

Only the US is "afraid" of Nuclear Power. We too are sitting on massive quantities of oil but perfer to burn up and use other people's oil than our own.

Iran with all that oil, with nuclear energy can then use all that oil for petro-chemical purposes instead of just watching it go up in smoke.

The US is the only nation on Earth that doesn't recycle its nuclear fuel, unless you cound depleted uranium weapons as recycling. Why is that? Why doesn't the US recycle its nuclear fuel?

It makes more sense for Iran to use its oil for petro-chemical uses or to sell it than it does to depend on it exclusively for energy production.

The "Environmentalist" movement is the biggest reason today that we have such a dependance on foriegn oil, hands down.

glad to hear it B. Dunkoff because nuclear is the only thing that will ever make electric cars practical, and why can't we have it? Because some terrorist might blow it up? Yet the terrorists get to have them so that they don't have to burn the oil that they're forcing us to buy by making nuclear plants an unnacceptable risk in the face of their own terrorism??!!

HOLY SHIT i say again, NUKE their ass and TAKE the gas, the belligerent bastards don't even want to use it THEMSELVES, they just want to hold the whole world hostage with it.

Call this an unfair racist generalization, but hostage-taking seems to be an integral part of the Arab psyche and culture. What to do about this?

Why aren't there any Arabs on Star Trek? Answer: because it takes place in the FUTURE.

The real reason is twofold.

The first part is that OPEC Quotas are for oil PRODUCTION, not export.

Every bit of domestic consumption that can be replaced by another source puts money into the pockets of the STATE.

The second part is the fact that Iran is rich in Uranium ore.

If you enrich your own fuel nuclear energy is by far the cheapest source of energy today.

And don't think that oil prices will be going down to where they were a few years ago, ever.

The price of nuclear energy will only be more attractive as time goes by.

With all due respect to everyone, I am siding with D. (not that anyone cares). The Arab world has a long and rich history, only since the fall of the Ottoman Empire has their culture backslid. They gave us numerals, complex math and at one time a highly rational people. Their world is in the middle of a cultural civil war, Islamist and secularists are both trying to get the upper hand. Throw in Oil wich corrupts endlessly because it is so valuable and the fact that the secularists, backed by the west tended to be tyrants, the extremists get alot of airplay from a once great civilization now marginalized.

Now on to the nukes: Iran feels that nuclear power gives them more leverage on the world stage. They want to be a great power, just as the persians once were. They want to be a light to the Islamic world showing that they are succesful and Islamic. You don't get to lead by cowing down to the powers that be. You must manipulate them to your advantage, which Iran is doing quite well right now. Its a dangerous game they play, but I think they know they will not get slapped to hard because they hold too many cards for the west to call thier bluff. Its the same game Saddam played (he didn't realize that an Ace high gets beat by a pair).

Of course, thats if Iran's prez is rational. He might thik he is the Madi, in which case he might get himself an invasion to repel to prove himself.

We can always nuke their ass and take the gas if you are willing to be drafted to fight the whole world off while your folks at home eat bread made with sawdust after the economic collapse. The "fallout" is too great for anyone with money in their pockets to let W do anything too rash.

Just conjecture, but it could be that with the high price of oil, the amount they're using now could be exported and make more cash. The old economic axiom of "Don't get high on your own supply."

I have no idea how much they use, so I'm not sure how much domestic allotted oil they'd have to sell to justify the cost of a reactor.

Nah, Ahmadinejad would be spouting that day and night if it were true.

Why aren't there any Arabs on Star Trek? Answer: because it takes place in the FUTURE.
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You muffed it.


....because its a story about the future written by a Jew.

your question is only superceeded by your stupidity, OP

{{{so what possible need for nuclear energy except HOSTILE?!}}}

Poor MEMORY???

Didn't Cheney & Rumsfeld and the Like ENCOURAGE Iraq to build a Nuke plant back in the 70s???

Seems to me they did!!!

I suggest the reason for this was to DRAIN the Money out of their Purses & weaken Iraq.

Then the USA/Israel encouraged the Irag/Iran WAR - further weakening BOTH countries.

Is it un Resonable for Iran to Build a NUKE Power Plant NOW when they still have Revenues from OIL - Rather than WAIT until Oil Revenues Decline???

MUCH of the Dealings with Iran/Iraq has to do with WEAKENING the Arab States ........... which helps the State of Treachery ~ Israel.

Daniel

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USA is sitting on the world's reserves too, but we sell it all off to BP.

energy is energy, another commodity to be traded.

I just wish Nuclear energy was more profitable.

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On another note the nuclear club has several benefits. Including nicer rooms at the U.N.

My post above.

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Accordingly, vice-president Dick Cheney, secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz were all involved in backing Iran's Nuclear Program designed to extract plutonium from nuclear reactor fuel.}}}

Daniel

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Trade them some nukes for their oil, problem solved.

And if they try anything whack them.

that nuclear stuf is just pumping up the oilprice . the hunt brothers tryed it with silver . just a smart move from iran to keep tensions high and make loads of money at the same time .

"Iran feels that nuclear power gives them more leverage on the world stage. They want to be a great power, just as the persians once were. They want to be a light to the Islamic world showing that they are succesful and Islamic."



Yeah well tell them to WANT in one hand and SHIT in the other and see which one fills up first.



And for you retards posting pictures of Hitler and Bush with their arms in the air, are we supposed to think that shows that Bush is like Hitler? Dumbasses

No wonder you compare Bush to Hitler, hitler was trying to protect his countrymen from the scheming of semites. I can't think of anything in the world stupider than an Arab that want's to get republicans out and put a democrat in charge - all jews are democrats you stupid anuses

OP... my aren't you a narrow minded parrot spewing the spin that your corrupt government desires.




bushco has truely :dubya: with your mind

Iran is SITTING ON the world's oil, so what possible need for nuclear energy except HOSTILE?!


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Instead of 'hostile' plug in the word 'defensive'.


/obvious

You filthy kikes keep coming and puking

your filth in this place. Go back to hell.

{{{No wonder you compare Bush to Hitler, hitler was trying to protect his countrymen from the scheming of semites. I can't think of anything in the world stupider than an Arab that want's to get republicans out and put a democrat in charge - all jews are democrats you stupid anuses}}}

SAD !!!

Der Fhurer Like HITLER serves the Corporations that put him into POWER!!!

With ONE big difference.

Der Fuhrer bush Also serves the Sabbatean Zionists.

Hitler REFUSED the offer from the Sabbotean Zionists for the State of Israel ~ look what happenned to Hitler then.

HHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm!!!!

Daniel

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Cleaner& Cheaper!

Oh for crap's sake, just quit it!! They are a sovereign country, they have signed the NPT, they haven't attacked anybody, the president haven't got anybody killed in his wars etc. so just BACK OFF!! US have started wars, supported Osama, supports Israel+it's nukes, tries to interfere in everything that it is in it's interest so who's the bad boy here?? WHO??

Iran wants nuclear weopons - it's as plain to see as the nose on your face!


Only the people at glp could be so willfuly stupid as not to see it!

I am sure Iran and many other countries would like to possess nuclear weapons after America has demonstrated what happens to countries that cannot defend themselves.