Resolved: The U.S. should not invade Iran

The points that I backed up with wikipedia are that of wars that we all hear about on the news and read in are school books. This source is no different then anyother source on the internet. Defense D1: Our armed forces may be voluntary and while it is true that the terrorists are using weapons that are given to them by Iran, what I am trying to say in this intire debate is that the lives of our fighting men are precious and they have signed up to protect this country, but a all out invasion is not always the solution to a problem. America has been intangled in middle-eastern affairs for fare to long and the wars that we have caused (as stated in my first rebuttel of my opponents contentions) has justly angered the middle eastern people this would include Iran and it's allies. The proper thing to do is to save American lives and further casualties by withdrawing out troops from their countries and leaving them be. If Iran insists on destroying America we can easily shoot down any and all missles whether they be nuclear or conventional. Their are many more ways of preserving the peace and defending our nation then just spilling blood in a war that would bring the intire middle-east and africa against the United States. D2: In 2004 China signed a 25 year oil trading deal with Iran to import 110 million tons of liquified natural gass and 150,000 barrels of crude oil a day to China. It is estimated that the deal is worth billions of dollars. Now, I would like to note that a invasion of Iran would destroy any chances of this deal being carried out, which would really put a dent in China's economy. The only chance China would have would be too back up Iran and this would severly cripple chances of America winning the war and would even most-likely lead to a third world war. Russia and China have already supplied Iran with advanced missiles and missile technology since the mid-1980s. In addition to anti-ship missiles like the Silkworm, China has sold Iran surface-to-surface cruise missiles and, along with Russia, assisted in the development of Iran's long-range ballistic missiles. This assistance included the development of Iran's Shihab-3 and Shihab-4 missiles, with a range of about 2,000 kilometers. Iran is also reportedly developing missiles with ranges approaching 3,000 kilometers. It would be good to note that the three of the these countries hate America, because of our imperialism. If we stay out of middle-eastern affairs and stop waging war against their governments, they will have no more reason to attack us and their terrorism against us will stop, but to derectly invade Iran would be America's downfall [1]. As for my claim that America is starting to look like a second Nazi Germany, I will admit that it isn't true. I will however point out that the countries that my opponent has listed has pushed for sanctions, not war. The world wants peace that is why they send sactions, not tanks. I have shown that China and Russia has sufficient cause and has even deminstrated their support for Iran. Therefore, I have shown that a invasion of Iran would be suicide. My second contention still stands. D3: My opponent appears to be right in this part, however it would be good to point out that invading a country is in fact a act of full scale war. R1: My opponent does not give any evedence to his claim that Iran had to do with thos bombingsings in the embassy. Furthermore may I also add that we have bases all over the middle east and now the middle eastern people want us out, because of our violent history in the middle east such as Afganastan, Quatar, Iraq, Yemen, and Pakastan. etc [2]. It is time that we withdraw our countries to preserve the peace and so that Iran wont continue to seek military action against us. Also, the amount of troops is irrelevant since we should of not been in those countries to begin with. R2: My opponent is wrong in this case. It only takes one shot to shoot down a nuke [3]. Which would people rather have the fourth war in the last decade, and thousands of casualties on both sides and a war with China and Russia or peace in the middle-east? It is clear that war is not the best option. Conclusion We have the ability to persue peace in the middle-east, without war. A war would cause a third world war, and would result in uneeded deaths. Vote Pro! [1] . http://www.atimes.com... [2] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] . http://en.wikipedia.org...