ResPublica | Blueprints for Reality

In a move that could be pivotal for world peace, as much hinges on the outcome, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced today that he would like to meet with President Obama if re-elected. Ahmadinejad said that the nuclear issue would not be on the table, because the Iranian uranium enrichment program is not for military use. Over 98% of American nuclear waste is generated from industrial use. This is actually a strong move on the part of the President, as it would prevent President Obama from repeating the mistakes of the past. As we learned when his predecessor, former President George W. Bush, created false “weapons of mass destruction,” this is an important distinction: if the nuclear program is peaceful, then it is not cause for war. According to international law, it is illegal to start a war, unless another country has attacked first. Likewise appealing to this law is the other issue which has taken precedent the U.S.-Iranian dialogues: the funding of Hamas. The Obama administration has said that by donating money to Hamas, the Iranians are funding a terrorist organization. This is up for debate, as Hamas is the only government the Palestinians are allowed by the Israelis, whose aggressive actions this January ...