Why do the US think by putting sanctions on Iran, they will stop their nuclear program?

Question

How is this suppose to hurt them. They have one of the world's largest oil reserves. With many eager customers. Isn't this hurting the US more than its hurting Iran? What do you think?

Answer 1

those yanks are crazy, they think the whole world must march to their drummer.

Answer 2

Because Bush, Cheney and McCain are living in a fantasy land of some kind.  The Neo-Cons in the 'Whathouse' want Bush to attack IRAN because they want a RELIGIOUS WAR... or because of the OIL... either way... THEY WANT TO KEEP THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST GOING...

If Iran was to turn the taps off... and then sink a couple of tankers or old freighters filled with cement in the Straits of Hormuz, (like Egypt used to close the Suez Canal 50 years ago) it could reduce the amount of oil reaching the rest of the world by nearly 50 PERCENT.  And THAT is WHAT BUSH and his OIL COMPANY HANDLERS WANT... selling LESS OIL for MORE MONEY... and making HUGE profits.

Answer 3

Because the rest of the world is full of weenies who are too afraid of their own shadows, let alone Iran. Get your facts straight before you enter a question. Iran does not have the bulk of the world's oil reserves. When you include America's oil shale, we have more oil then Iran.

Answer 4

Because they wish to begin a new series of Crusades against the East. The sanctions are a necessary step in this so that they can say "See we tried peaceful means but the rest of the nasty world just would not co-operate! So we had to nuke 'em."

Because they are a bunch of crazy old religious zealots possessed by en evangelical fervour that will drive us all to h**l.

d**n you Masters of War

You lie and deceiive

A world war can be won

You want me to believe

You go frightening my babies

Unborn and unnamed

You aint worth the blood that runs in your veins

Let me ask you one question

Is your money that good?

Will it buy you forgiveness?

Do you think that it should?

I think that you'll find

When your death takes its toll

That all the money you've made

Will never buy back your soul

Words of truth by Bob Dylan. He wrote it 40 years ago.

Why did we not listen?

Answer 5

The Bush oil and gas cabal, require as indicated above, the price of oil to rise above the costs of extracting the oil reserves in USA. They are the ones who, to help this project, have been speculating., with the well known results, But they want it to top 200 per barrel.  Also every tenant of the White House tries to "punish" those countries that reject USA´s "Gifts", that means for  every dollar invested in other countries, 100 dollars is taken OUT. Remember-- when the CIA restored the Shah of Persia, to the Peacock Throne,(todays IRAN), and the secret police executed so many 1,000´s , the CIA had their "office" inside the Royal Palace, and were so confident that they discounted the power of that insignificant Ayatolla in Paris, and suddenly the revolt arrived (out of the blue?), and the CIA did not have the time to destroy their secret documents, and they fell into the hands of the real people of IRAN. Can anyone indicate where these are now and if they have been published?

Answer 6

This is not a question of "everyone has a price". Even an attack will not stop us from trying to get to our goal. For us, peaceful nuclear technology is not just nuclear technology, but a right and for the sake of teaching the bullies a lesson and lifting our heads up with dignity, we will try to acquire it! Altough this does not rule out any diplomatic solution. We don't have a problem in getting our rights through talks and compromise.

Answer 7

this is a very important question in present world scenario. why U.S. is always interested in the nuclear programs of specially the oil rich countries? look at Iraq . what was the result of the sanctions? this is a thread showen by a super power to grab the oil power over Middle East.