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Juan Alvear: Iran worse than Islamic State; forget deal

So, President Obama says that if there is no deal Iran bombs Israel. Israel says that no matter what, Iran will strike; either today with limited weapons, or later on with several hundred nuclear weapons.

What is better? A strike today with limited weapons, and Israel’s proportional response; or a strike tomorrow with hundreds of nuclear warheads, and a WWIII scenario?

I believe the best option is to let the snake (Iran) strike today with limited armament than tomorrow with weapons of mass destruction. We need to let them shoot first, as soon as possible, so we can destroy Iran’s nuclear programs once and for all.

I believe it is a grave error to treat Iran as a normal nation. Why? Iran is a terrorist Islamic militant republic, far worse than the Islamic State.

Juan Alvear, Merced

This story was originally published August 6, 2015 at 3:35 PM with the headline "Juan Alvear: Iran worse than Islamic State; forget deal."

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