the US should not attack Iran

Thank You. My Rebuttals Ally surrounded It is this very reason why we should not attack Iran. Israel is surrounded by Islamic fundamentalists as you say. An attack on Iran would be the fuse that lights this powder keg. The fact that they have a common hate for Israel will see them coming together and waging prolonged war on that country and America as well. Our actions will reaffirm their views of the west. If we invade Iran because they are trying to get nuclear weapons, what guarantee do the other countries have that we won't invade them for whatever reasons? These countries would find the justification for their call to "jihad" . Israel will never be at peace. I therefore believe that a diplomatic approach is best for this situation. Popular Support. A poll taken today 3/14/2012 clearly shows that the American people oppose this war. Only one in four Americans favors Israel conducting a military strike against Iran's nuclear program," according to a new University of Maryland poll released Tuesday evening. "Nearly seven in ten (69 percent) favor the United States and other major powers continuing to pursue negotiations with Iran, a position supported by majorities of Republicans (58 percent), Democrats (79 percent) and Independents (67 percent)." Therefore whatever support this war had earlier in the year is dwindling fast. Also within Israel they are divided on this issue. Only 19 percent of Israelis polled expressed support for an attack without U.S. backing, according to a poll I conducted — fielded by Israel's Dahaf Institute Feb. 22-26 — while 42 percent endorsed a strike only if there is at least U.S. support, and 32 percent opposed an attack regardless therefore whatever support this war may have had earlier in the year is dwindling fast Economic Benefits In my opening arguments the Iraq war was used as an example of what actually occurred when we invaded their country. Reality and theory are two different things. Just like in Iraq we thought we would be greeted as liberators, when in reality our presence was resisted. We thought by having control of their lands would we have unlimited access to their oil. In reality their oil production decreased after the invasion and access to their oil did not benefit our economy greatly. Threatening China's economy by restricting oil could have disastrous effects. China is already weary of the west. As clearly outlined in a recent report, Beijing is viewing the tumult across the Middle East as a western-backed exercise geared towards toppling governments and trying to replace them with new regimes that are more pro-western in outlook to give preferential access to energy supplies to western firms. Senior policymakers in Beijing may therefore feel that toppling yet another government in Iran and replacing it with one friendlier towards the United States and the EU is not in China's interest. I strongly believe china will come to the aid for Iran especially if a war will adversely affect their economy. Additional Argument Any preemptive attack on Iran will be a violation of the United Nations Charter VII which clearly states that The UN prohibits member states from attacking other UN member state. This is central to the purpose for which the UN was founded in the wake of the destruction of World War II . Iran and the US are both members of the UN and a war will clearly be in violation. I await my Con's rebuttals and arguments Sources http://www.reuters.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.politico.com... http://www.huffingtonpost.com...