Will Iran Be Next?

Those who have hoped that a U.S. military victory in Iraq would somehow bring about a more peaceful world are in for a rude awakening. The final resolution of this war and the U.S. occupation of Iraq will likely not be the end, rather, only the prelude to a succession of future crises: in Kashmir, Syria, North Korea, and Iran. This article will focus primarily on the latter case.

The final resolution of this war and the U.S. occupation of Iraq will likely not be the end, rather, only the prelude to a succession of future crises: in Kashmir, Syria, North Korea, and Iran.

Uh DUH! You would think that people would realize by now that there is no such thing as the "war to end all wars".

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance"

- Thomas Jefferson

This is precisely the kind of pinko, commie, bleeding-heart liberal propaganda that is dragging this country down and tying one hand behind its back as it tries to defend itself.

The fact is that Iran can and should be the next target in the WOT. We are not constrained by our military commitments in other countries - you know why? Cause we have nukes. A pre-emptive nuclear strike now - before the mullahs can get their hands on their own nukes - is the best and perhaps only option to deal with them. We can't even be sure where their nuke plants are - so a conventional attack will not do the job. We have to launch an all-out nuclear assault.

The effect of this will be to utterly destroy the political, military and financial support that the current Iranian regime gives to terrorists; it will kill large numbers of actual/potential terrorists; and it will send a shocking, stunning message to the rest of the arab region and the world that Americans are no longer afraid to do whatever it takes to defend themselves.

"But won't this invite condemnation from other countries?" Who gives a sh*t what they think. "What about the millions of 'innocent' civilians?" Well, Iranians are not known for their love of the US. Are they really innocent? And frankly, if innocents must die to resolve this conflict, then I'd rather they were non-Americans.

Yes, it's shocking. But only because our modern ideas of what is 'moral' are the product of decades of liberal, hippie-commie indoctrination. What is moral about allowing an evil anti-American regime to prosper and gain nuclear weapons? We have the means at our disposal; we have a right to use them if we deem it necessary. Historians will take care of the rest.

"But won't this invite condemnation from other countries?" Who gives a sh*t what they think. "What about the millions of 'innocent' civilians?" Well, Iranians are not known for their love of the US. Are they really innocent? And frankly, if innocents must die to resolve this conflict, then I'd rather they were non-Americans.

Americans are not known for their love of Iranians, this does not take away the innocence of those that don't know, nor have a say in the American international policy. Iran may support terrorism, but the civilians who give nothing to support terrorism still practice a peacful religion long tainted by those who choose to act upon their own beliefs. I fail to see how unleashing the most destructive force this world has ever seen on a non-centralized enemy, killing mostly those that go about their daily business not caring weather we are attacked or not. Contrary to popular belief there are those in this world that find it hard to murder an entire section of the planet in the name of security. Any nuclear defense systems in development today will be in place long before Iran has any first strike capabilities. Remember it was not our first strike capabilities that kept the Soviet Union at bay during the cold war, it was our second strike capabilities. After passing through one of the most trying times in world history, the cold war, why would we now use that which we so narrowly escaped? The US would no longer be able to claim that we are liberating a people by removing a hostile regime, as we would be removing the people as well. Bush claimed in Iraq we were bringing freedom to the people of Iraq. If all of the people in Iraq are considered non-innocents because of the regime's policies then we wouldn't really be liberating anyone. Put aside all of the death and decay brought by a nuclear launch for a moment. How about environmental effects, nuclear fallout does not need all that many nuclear explosions to rear it's ugly head. You think China will stand by as nuclear warheads are denotated so close to it's borders?

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