With Iran or NKorea now, assuming they did have the capability of getting a missile or two to the US, then what?
Say they take out LA or Atlanta. Surely, their leadership knows that within 10 minutes they would occupy a hold in the ground where their nation used to be.
Bin Laden at least thought he could hide safely in the depths of Afghanistan, a landlocked country filled with tunnels and underground facilities.
I just don't see NK or Iran doing more than blustering in their rhetoric -- unless their leader has decided on suicide by US Military.
The only thing free trade with enemy nations does is strengthen them and their opression. Look at China, our greatest enemy right now.
yes.
america isnt the 'great satan' it once was to the mullahs. the original hostage situation wasnt planned, but it was quickly siezed on when the ayatollah realized it was a source of great power.
now, with the majority of the young being pro-west and pro-american, the rhetoric doesnt ring like it used to... while all the anti-americanism and slogans might sting, and its clear that terrorist money came from iran, they arent going to go handing out nukes to the arabs or do anything that leads to their own demise. also, they would rather see themselves lording over the arabs, and handing out nukes to people who invaded them a couple of decades ago doesnt make any sense. they arent going to donate their own power to others.
a lot of people think the main problem with nukes in irans hands is the risk they will use them, but i dont buy this reasoning. i would suspect that once they had nukes, they would hold their aces close, and the bluster and terrorist funding would redouble.