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Some people say that this is exactly the same situation prior to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Well I'd say not quite. There was no conclusive evidence of Iraq ever having a fully operational nuclear facility ready to enrich uranium. The Saddam regime had the ambitions of becoming a nuclear power and did what they could to make it happen but had a long way to go. The IAEA and indeed the Iranian regime, have verified that they now have the capability and the intent to enrich uranium themselves and thus the evidence is there plain to see beyond any reasonable doubt. What seems to be a striking resemblance to the Iraqi cases is the call for immediate military action and the mantras of danger and urgency being put forward.
Now how is the international community to deal with such a possibility? First of all if there are countries I would not like to see develop nuclear weapons, Iran is certainly on the top of my list for the reasons mentioned above. Still, I don't think that there is a military solution to this, at least not yet, and if it was to come to such a solution the Iranians would just rebuild there facilities after they have been bombed, thus the only lasting solution would be a diplomatic one with a mutual consent to and understanding of how this issue is to be solved. First of all I'd suggest:
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