Iran poses a laegitimate threat to the United States

I sum up your last post in 5 points 1. My point is not that they cannot harm us. Plenty of countries, such as Pakistan, India, Germany, China, etc. COULD harm us. The point I am making is that Iran WON'T instigate an attack because of the reasons I have stated above. - I must prove that Iran has motivation or can to attack us + Here it is Iranian state media reported that hundreds of thousands took part in the annual demonstrations across the country. Protestors chanted "death to America" and "death to Israel" and set fire to American and Israeli flags. http://www.nytimes.com... In Iran, however, the feelings of the people for America are the opposite because the U.S. government has never supported nor defended the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Therefore, its people are not sensitive to the rhetoric of the U.S. government. http://blogs.usatoday.com... Iran has been moving relentlessly closer to the point where it could build an atomic bomb. It has converted yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride gas. Now it is spinning the gas through thousands of centrifuges it has installed at the underground enrichment plant it built secretly in Natanz, south of Tehran. A common guess is that if it can run 3,000 centrifuges at high speed for a year, it will end up with enough fuel for its first bomb. http://www.economist.com... enough sources for you? 2. Have you ever heard of a little thing called NATO? It consists of the US, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, the UK, Greece, and Turkey. Its treaty states "The Parties of NATO agreed that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all." I rest my case on that point. - I must prove that Iran will have support against America + http://www.linktv.org... video shows China and Russia ally with Iran The Chinese and Russians have balked at British, French and U.S. efforts to put the resolution under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter. http://www.foxnews.com... Those two powers alone are enough 3. So what we have is the opinion of the Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at Ohio State University vs yours, I guess. That's an interesting theory you have, but it is still a purely hypothetical argument. - I must prove that Iran will attack us + I don't try to prove that Iran will attack us, but could be a threat. I prove they have motivation, and I prove they have allies. There is a chance they could. It is impossible to prove if they will or will not, just if they are a threat or not. And they most certainly are a threat. 4. I realize this. My quarrel is with the fact that you do not source anything. Neither of us is singularly qualified to debate this subject without any outside resources, that is why I often cite data or works of leading experts. You have yet to do this even once, which means that your argument is based purely on your own opinions, which have little bearing in a debate. - I must prove sources + A little overdue, but you said earlier that you believe them to be true so I found no reason to find the sources until now. I fit them in up above 5. First of all, you have given absolutely no proof that Iran will attack Israel. I didn't bother refuting your point because it has no place in this debate. Secondly, being forced to fight Iranian forces on foreign soil thousands of miles from our shores does not constitute a threat to the UNITED STATES. Our military has been involved in conflicts all over the globe for centuries. But that doesn't mean that we have been constantly under threat of attack from those places. - I must prove why Israel matters + Iran's president stood by his earlier call to "wipe Israel off the map" http://www.nytimes.com... It's common knowledge that we support Israel. Once again, Iran will attack Israel US will defend Israel US goes to war with Iran Anyone we are at war with, is a threat ******MY SIDE my opponent agrees that small enemies cause can cause harm. thus i only have to prove that Iran has a reason to attack the US. I do so above. I must prove that Iran will have allies to help against the US. I do so above. I prove that a threat is eminent. Because of this alone I prove that Iran is a threat But furthermore, my Israel argument still is untouched. He ignored it in round 2, and in round 3 said he didn't have to attack it. He can not ignore and then attack. So it really goes untouched. But in the end I prove why it matters and why I should win.