<i>US double standards</i>
I am appalled to learn that the United States is contemplating an attack on Iran to stop the latter's nuclear programmes. Iran repeatedly said that its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes. Has not Iran got the right to have nuclear weapons as many other countries possess it, including Israel? Recently, Iran tested long and medium range missiles. The US and Israel are making an issue of it , but when Israel showed its might with its fighter planes swarming the sky, there was not a word to be heard from the Bush Administration. It looked on indulgently. Israel could get away with anything, their behaviour with Palestine shocked the world, but the present government of America is not doing anything to mitigate the sufferings of the people of Palestine. I hope the next US President will be a little humane and find a peaceful solution. Iran is not doing harm to anyone, so, why should it be attacked? It seems that to stop the whimpering of Israel, the Bush administration will go to any lengths. We request the US to be rational and refrain from acting unjustly, because injustice never pays, it boomerangs. President Bush has done enough harm in the eight years he has been in office, there are only a few months left. Does he want to be remembered as a cruel man?
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