Do you think Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela pose a threat to America?

Question

Obama doesn't think so, but do you? Are these countries "tiny, compared to Russia, and don't pose a threat to us", like Obama says?

This link shows otherwise than what Obama says, but what is your opinion?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sj91NH5fvw&feature=email

Answer 1

The other way round.

America has been threatening Cuba, Iran and Venezuela.

Why can't USA be more tolerant of other countries political systems?

Answer 2

No, the US poses a threat to them.  

Answer 3

listen to your question? it sounds like you dont know where those countries are or even dont know anything about those countries, all those countries have internal problems that theyre working on, none of them have the time or the man power to actually do anything against the US, unlike america, most of the worlds countries spend most of their time bettering their country and not just looking for the next person to attack.

cuba is a tiny island, has a tiny army, and admires most of americas accomplishments

venezuelas president hates our president but not our people, he offered to give discounted oil for heating during hurricane katrina

iran is just there, theres no way theyre gonna attack us all the way over here.

Answer 4

I don't understand why pro-military folk can brag about our enormous armed forces and then, in the next breath, go on to fearmonger about supposed threats posed by countries we're told not to like.

Which is it?  Are we the most dominant military force in the world by far, or should we be trembling in fear because of a few fringe dictatorships whose leaders tell jokes over their podiums about the U.S.?

Answer 5

Neither of those 3 countries has nuclear weapons so no. And even if Iran developed any, they are too far to reach the US. The US could take them out like flies. It's kind of pathetic to fear them.

Answer 6

Iran certainly poses a threat to Middle East stability, but none of the countries mentioned pose any risk to the USA.

Iran is desperate to get "the bomb" and be the first Middle Eastern "Super Power".

Cuba is looking to re-join the rest of the World again, which is predicted to happen 8-12 months after Fidel Castro dies.

Venezuela on the other hand likes to make out that it is anti-US imperialism, although it is more talk than action.

The US interests in Latin American are no longer as important as during the cold war when the USA was paranoid about the Russians getting a foot hold in its backyard (i.e. Cuba).

Since then US focus has shifted more to the Middle East.

Answer 7

That shows flawed reasoning----Cuba and Venezuela are strategic locations to mount missile bases against us----that man is just plain dangerous to our way of life.

I'm sure other countries would be willing to help arm them.

Answer 8

I'm an Active Duty Soldier but I don't see how I'm especially qualified to answer this question.

That being said, I do not think Cuba or Venezuela pose a threat to the US.  Iran poses a threat to US interests in the Middle East but not directly to the US.    

Answer 9

This (mis) administration poses the greatest risk to this country.

Answer 10

He's right they don't and we should leave iran up to Russia there in there back yard let them deal with them

Answer 11

Indirectly, yes they could. Iran has to be at the top of this list of possible dangers. they would love nothing more than to give some group of terrorists a small nuclear device with which to attack the US. Even if it's just a so-called "dirty bomb" made with the waste from their nuclear reactors.

Answer 12

THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola   Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia   Australia Austria Azerbaijan

Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma (Myanmar) Burundi

Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic

Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic

Ecuador East Timor Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia

Fiji Finland France

Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana

Haiti Honduras Hungary

Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy

Jamaica Japan Jordan

Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan

Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg

Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar

Namibia Nauru Nepal The Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Northern Ireland

Oman

Pakistan Palau Palestinian State* Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru The Philippines Poland Portugal

Qatar

Romania Russia Rwanda St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & The Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé & Príncipe Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria

Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu

Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan

Vanuatu Vatican City (Holy See) Venezuela Vietnam

Western Sahara* Wales Yemen

Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe

I SAY WE NUKE THEM ALL!

Answer 13

Not a bit The big problem or question is were would we eat lunch after we toke them down in the morn

Answer 14

Why do you think soldiers would be best situated to answer a question about international affairs?  That makes no sense.

These countries are all much smaller than the USA, have much smaller armies than the USA does, and spend a tiny fraction of the USA's defense budget on their own militaries.  The Iranian economy is falling apart, Cuba's economy fell apart 40 years ago, and the Venezuelans only have high oil prices to thank for their country's solvency.  No serious person believes any of these developing nations poses a threat to the USA.

Answer 15

Iran may pose a threat when they get nukes.

Cuba, not so much.  We have a military presence on that island so we could quickly response to any issue.

Venezuela could be more of an issue.  This is because they have oil and we are addicted.

Remember that our military strength should be only a tool for the diplomats.   They should use it only as a last resort.

War is the failure of diplomacy.  We just need to be ready for that failure.