[Ancesthntr]

That prick in Venezuala needs his tension adjusted also.

"tension adjusted" - LOL!! I love that phrase.

All of these situations wouldnt exist if Europe had helped us in Iraq. Those opposed to Democracy have seen that the US and Israel are the only two countries in the world they have to defeat. The others are already defeated.

Agreed, with the possible exception of Britain. The Eastern Europeans are also somewhat with us, but their contribution is and would be mostly symbolic.

That all being said, you lance the biggest boil first. Iran is that boil, followed by NK (though if we're already in the area, getting rid of Syria as a base and supporter for terrorism has great appeal). Venezuela would be last - no nukes, and no outright support for terrorists (yet). BTW, if you get rid of Iran, the others might actually take us more seriously, thereby staving off one or more wars. Of course, this requires Congressional approval and money, plus the time needed to get the appropriate forces in place.

[chilepepper]

i actually disagree. i think syria is the key to the shooting match. take out syria and the handwriting is on the wall with the mullahs, who will be powerless to do anything. at least half of our problems in iraq come from syria. take out syria and the hizballah loses its base for attacking israel.

the idea is to be methodical. the nice thing is that i suspect assad can be taken down without a fight...