Re: Why did Iran stop its nuke weapons program in 2003? Were they afraid of somthing?
All of the above drives from if you believe what Bush says. These are custom made intelligence reports. They say what you want them to say. This is part of a secret deal reached between Iran and the US. Iran met it's end of the deal first in reducing violence significantly in Iraq.
Why was the US compelled into stricking such a deal?
1. War funding bill requires showing progress for continued war funding.
2. US public debt is at 9.175 trillion dollars, piling up at a rate of 1.52 billion a day (each resident's share: 30,200 dollars).
3. Dollar has lost 36 percent of it's value since 2002 because the dollar hegemony has become over saturated even with globalization at it's peak.
4. Russia and China have trade, energy and investment ties with Iran.
5. Iran is not a sitting duck like Iraq. Iran has learned so much from and during the Iraq war that it is the most ept nation in the world to face the US.
Lastly, it makes no sense for Iran to be since 2003 developing long range missiles, acquiring long range submarines and running an oil bourse in euro if it were in fact scared of the US.