An answer to one of the dumbest arguments in the world

I was perusing the comments section from an article about Iranian nukes, Israel, IAEA, etc. There are always a few dolts who make the following argument: “Iran has every right to nukes because Israel has them, and that amounts to a threat to Iran.” Here’s an analogy that will show why that line of reasoning – if you can call it reasoning – is flawed. There are two friends—Avi and Reza. Throughout their many years of friendship Avi owned a gun (his neighbors wanted him dead; he needed it for protection). Avi’s gun didn’t concern Reza. He and Avi were friends, and he knew Avi would never dream of using the gun unless mortally threatened. Avi was a very responsible gun owner. Then one day out of the clear blue, Reza was stricken by a terrible mental illness. He severed his friendship with Avi. Reza began describing Avi as “Satan” and claimed Avi had no right to live in his home. He could be heard constantly screaming “Death to Avi!” Reza made alliances with all of Avi’s mortal enemies and even sent assassins to kill Avi. Then, he started designing his own gun. But when Reza wasn’t screaming about killing Avi, he could often be heard justifying his need for a gun because Avi had one. At other times, however, Reza would claim he wanted a gun for target shooting, but then he could be heard switching gears and talking ominously about using the gun for other purposes. Shockingly, many stupid people in the vicinity actually sympathized with Reza’s position. In a nutshell, that is essentially what happened between Israel and Iran. It was the Iranians, not the Israelis, who decided to turn an alliance into cold war. It has been the Iranians, not the Israelis, who have issued bellicose, genocidal threats. Therefore, anybody who argues that Iran needs nukes in order to defend from an Israeli threat is deluded.