Nuclear Iran a bigger threat than ISIS

[mralstoner]

You seemed to have missed my point, then:

While some religious nutbags are present there, even the ruling clerics understand the need to ease the sanctions lest their grip on power go down the shitter.

Now,I'm left to assume that you went to ad homeneim immediately due to lack of a cogent reply; but I've been wrong about people online before, so I'll give you another chance to prove you're capable of an intelligent discussion.

Let's start here. I've lived there, for four years. Have you?

As I said, it boils down to prudence v. risk taking. I'm sure many Iranians are thoroughly modern people oppressed by theocracy. But that doesn't mean there aren't 12th Imam lunatics there too. We can't all have personal experience in every country. We have to make a judgment based on 2nd-hand information. And I've heard enough about the Twelvers to err on the side of caution. I can't wait for Israel to act. Bring it on.

And as far as I heard, Obama was/has eased the sanctions without neutering their nuclear program, merely delaying it while Iran fills its pockets with cash. Net result: Iran gets the cash, and later continues on with its nuke program (assuming it really is delaying it). Obama thinks he can negotiate with everyone: The Taliban, Putin, Muslim Brotherhood, China, Hamas, etc. Iran is just the same, they will play Obama for the fool he is.