phantom's 99th: Israel Should Intervene Militarily Against Iran's Nuclear Program

= Opening = In order for me to fulfill the resolution I must really prove as to why Israel should intervene militarily against Iran. I will do this by providing evidence as to how Iran's nuclear program is illegitimate and show how Israel should feel wary about Iran and nuclear technology. If I can successfully present this information then the "should" part of the resolution will be justified. = Arguments =I. Iran and EnergyIran constantly claims that their nuclear program is for "peaceful" purposes [1] only and that they want to use nuclear technology to provide power to their people. However, this seems a little suspicious for these reasons:- Iran is the 4th largest oil producer in the world. [2][3]- Iran takes in $77 billion a year in oil revenue [4] - Iran is home to the third largest oil reserve in the world [5]- Iran is home to the second largest natural gas reserve in the world [5]Their claims about wanting energy might not be false but when they rabidly pursue nuclear technology after being condemned repeatedly by the global community it throws their motives into suspicion. Iran is not desperate for energy which makes it seem illogical that they should desperately pursue nuclear technology when their dire attitude does not match the reality of their situation. This makes one wonder if other motives are at play. Also, 18% of Iran's energy is lost to infrastructure waste and failure. [5] Under the intense pressure of the international community you would think they would turn their focus to other areas of energy technology like infrastructure inefficiency if energy was truly as big of a problem as they claim. II. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)If Iran's nuclear program was truly legitimate you would think that their dealings with the UN and the IAEA would also be purely legitimate however this is not the case. Iran has been known to expel UN inspectors, hide information from the IAEA and failed to comply with UN regulations. [1] Even in recent months Iran blocked UN inspectors from visiting their sites. [6] If these nuclear sites were truly just for energy then there would be no reason to expel UN inspectors. No reason at all. Again, this makes the nuclear program look suspicious. The nuclear facilities in use aren't even big enough to use for power. The enrichment sites aren't big enough to produce viable amounts of uranium for a nuclear power plant but are large enough to create enough uranium to make a bomb. [7] What we have here is an Iran who does not need energy as desperately as they claim, a government who refuses to comply with UN officials and regularly blocks or expels nuclear inspectors from nuclear sites that are not big enough to build a power plant around. This begets an illegitimate nuclear program. III. Israel and IranIn order to fulfill the burden of "should" Israel must have reasonable suspicion that Iran's nuclear program is being used for purposes other than energy and that Iran would use this technology to harm Israel. We've already covered the first part so lets move on to the second part. President Ahmadinejad is famous for his heated anti-Israel comments which go beyond a simple dislike. "This entity (Israel) can be compared to a kidney transplanted in a body that rejected it," he said. "Yes it will collapse and its end will be near. " [8] "Iran believes that whoever is for humanity should also be for eradicating the Zionist regime (Israel) as symbol of suppression and discrimination," Ahmadinejad said in an interview with a Lebanese television network, carried by ISNA. [9] "Do not assume you will be boosted with a (U. N. ) recognition of a Palestinian state," Ahmadinejad said, addressing Israel. "There is no room for you in the region. " [10]As we can see, Iran is constantly saying how Israel is not fit for the region and that they will collapse and need to be "eradicated". This biting anti-Israel rhetoric gives an alternate motive to Iran's nuclear program. If they aren't using it for power then Israel has a good reason to think that they would be using it for military purposes. IV. Iran and Terrorism Iran is a proponent of state sponsored terrorism. Even if Iran does not have the military capability to produce a nuclear missile their nuclear program still presents a clear danger to Israel. Iran has sponsored anti-US and anti-Israel terror groups [11] including Hezbollah and Hamas [12]. Hezbollah is famous for being extremely anti-US and anti-Israel. Hezbollah was cited in an attack on Israeli embassy workers just this year [13]. Iran supports this group heavily along with Hamas. Hamas is responsible for frequent rocket attacks into Israel. If Iran so shamelessly supports these terrorist groups who are content to attack Israel then it is not hard to think that Iran would provide nuclear material for "dirty bombs" for these terrorist groups to exploit. Iran's nuclear is not only a potential direct threat to Israel but an indirect threat as well. In ConclusionAs we can see, Iran's nuclear program is suspicious and seems to be anything but legitimate. Iran is extremely and openly anti-Israel. Iran supports anti-Israel terror groups. Nuclear technology is a dangerous technology that Iran could use to damage Israel. Israel therefore should militarily intervene against Iran's nuclear program in order to promote and keep their national security. Thank you. [1] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[2] . http://www.huffingtonpost.com...[3] . http://www.infoplease.com...[4] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[5] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[6] . http://www.nytimes.com...[7] . http://leuropa.eu...[8] . http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...[9] . http://www.haaretz.com...[10] . http://www.foxnews.com...[11] . http://www.cfr.org...[12] . http://terrorism.about.com...[13] . http://www.reuters.com...