During the recent republican presidential candidate debate, former governor Mitt Romney said he would take military action against Iran in order to prevent them from having the nuclear bomb. On its face, it’s a good sound bite, which serves as red meat for the hawks of his party. Nevertheless, it is troubling that a man whose faith is against war and who utilized that belief to obtain a deferment from the US, Military, would take the callous stance of bombing a nation without provocation.

This is not to suggest that we as a nation should be gun shy because of the debacle in Iraq when it comes to our national interests. Nevertheless, neither do we need another “consequence be damned cowboy” in the White House.

The United States has had a long history with Iran both good and bad and historians will ultimately interpret whether the decisions taken have been good or bad. The unnecessary war against Iraq, apparently has not penetrated the psyche of former Governor Romney. How much treasure and blood did we shed on an unprovoked war. Someone should ask the good governor to remember the blood shed in a war on which he used his religious beliefs to obtain a deferment from.

This consistent let me say what people want to hear strategy of Mr. Romney has dangerous implications. The implication includes more deaths of American soldiers. Does Mr.Romney actually believe that he could bomb a nation without repercussions, not only from Iran, but perhaps from neighboring territories which could potentially see this as another example of American quest for hegemony.

Despite the belief by some, that covert action has already been taken to eliminate nuclear capabilities of Iran, Mr. Romney plays a dangerous game when without reflection, thought and the benefit of military analysis about the implications of military action, he would take the nation to war.

Mr. Romney has repeatedly proven that he is a soulless candidate, willing to say anything to gain power to which he thinks he is entitled. This time however, in order to gain power he is willing to risk the lives of people both of our military and of Iranian civilians. Military use is always an option to protect the interests of the nation but not for the political interests of the candidate. The use of our military power as a political ploy for power is immoral, yet it speaks boldly of the soulless nature of the candidate who has espoused it.