Syrian Daily: "Why Shouldn't the Arabs Have Nuclear Weapons?"

Well, apparently Barack Hussein Obama's push for a nuclear weapon-free world isn't taking hold in Syria as the Syrian Daily has published an article making a case for Arab countries and/or Iran to have nuclear weapons...all because the great Satan #2, Israel, has them.

I've excerpted the entire story below from MEMRI as the Syrians plead the case for the Arab world plus the Persians to have nuclear weapons - I've read the article a couple of times and I didn't see the Syrian author's concern about the fact that the following is going on in Arab and Persian countries:

• In Iran, there is a continuing uprising of the people against the mullah regime and if nuclear weapons were present, who would safeguard those from being used on the people?


• In Iraq, there are signs of new strife between Sunnis and Shias as the Shia political blocs try to consolidate to monopolize power - if Iraq has nukes, who gets the big red button? the Sunnis or the Shias?


• In Lebanon, there are centuries of civil conflict and battle between the muslims, the Druze and Christians - who would get to guard the nuclear weapons?


• In Yemen, it's a battlefield of chaos with the Houthis, al Qaeda and Shia separatists all battling for control of the country with the government - those nukes in Yemen would only be used as a deterrent against Israel, right?

Obviously, I could go on and on with this - but the fact of the matter is this...muslims inside each Arab country can't get along let alone get along with their neighbors. I ask the question - who is more nervous about the Iranians getting nukes - the Israelis or the Saudis? Who would be more concerned about Hezbollah having nukes - the Israelis or the Egyptians?

One last thing I want to throw out here. When the Iranians are allowed to get nuclear weapons, what exactly will be the argument from Barack Hussein Obama or the United Nations for the likes of Syria or Egypt or Saudi Arabia also getting them? How will Teh One explain to those countries that he favored Iran but not them? With Iran on the verge of nukes, we will need to accept the fact that the nukes will end up all over the Middle East but hey BHO, keep diverting attention by talking "sanctions", okay bud?

Syrian Daily: Why Shouldn't the Arabs Have Nuclear Weapons?


"Why Shouldn't an Arab Country, or Iran, Obtain Nuclear Weapons as Long as Israel Possesses Such Weapons?"

"...Despite the call by Syria and other countries to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, I wonder, and I think that this question has become legitimate: Why shouldn't an Arab country, or Iran, obtain nuclear weapons as long as Israel possesses such weapons, takes pride in doing so, and ignores every call, Arab and non-Arab, for the elimination of WMDs?

"In other words, who threatens security and stability in our region? Isn't it Israel, which occupies lands, kills dozens of Palestinians every day, and threatens to send Syria back to the Stone Age and to destroy Lebanon's infrastructure?

"In the face of all the threats and the danger that Israel poses to all the Arabs, aren't the threatened Arab countries entitled, and [in fact] obligated, to obtain nuclear weapons to deter Israel from taking its aggressive steps?"

"All the Countries in the Region Are Going to Need [Nuclear Technology]"

"The West has tried for decades to prevent the Arabs from obtaining [nuclear] 'know-how' on the pretext that it could threaten Israel's security, and prevented them from obtaining advanced weapons on the same pretext. Today, the West faces Iran, which never declared that it strives to obtain nuclear weapons, and prevents it from obtaining nuclear technology that all the countries in the region are going to need in the coming decade.

"Several days ago, Saudi King 'Abdallah bin 'Abd Al-'Aziz decided to establish the King 'Abdallah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy. Saudi Arabia will certainly be one of the first Arab countries to need nuclear energy, because of its unprecedented construction development and [population] growth in recent years. This is based on the view that oil resources should not be exhausted but must be preserved for the generations to come. All oil states should adopt this perception in order to preserve their resources for the future, in anticipation of diversifying their sources of income by developing their industrial, tourism, and service sectors.

"To the best of my knowledge, Iran's claims are no different, and it has never claimed that it intends to obtain nuclear weapons. But again I wonder: Why shouldn't the Arab countries obtain [nuclear] know-how and technology, as long as there is an enemy called Israel lying in wait for us?"

"The Time Has Come... to Consider Nuclear Weapons as Means of Deterring Israel's Imperialistic Perception"

"If we do not do this, how will it be possible to deter Israel and its extremist governments and its bullies, who reject the Arab peace [initiative], occupy more and more land every day, and call to expel all the Palestinians?

"The time has come for us to seriously consider nuclear weapons as a means of deterring Israel's imperialistic perception and compelling the world [to ensure] the Arabs' security instead of Israel's. The Arab citizen is entitled to live in security and stability, and deserves to enjoy high status and honor from all the countries of the world. This is not going to happen as long as he does not possess knowledge and power.

"Are we going to act?"