Posted on 01/16/2006 9:28:48 AM PST by B.Bumbleberry
Scary and plauseable.
The war started years ago, when things were set in motion that could not be stopped. It will go hot relatively soon and will involve pretty much the entire planet.
The only question is who, if anyone, will stand with us?
Serious food for thought. It's troubling that more and more of the world's oil supplies are coming under the control of nut cases.
Er, did the author mean the 'Teheran' that just a paragraph earlier he claimed the Israelis turned into a glowing crater lined with smoked glass?
Hot tip to budding Apocalyptic fiction spinners: After a nuclear exchange, there's not going to be anyone in the receiving government to negotiate with.
Perhaps the revised ending ought to be 'The West and China agreed to divide up the oil supplies of the former Arab states'.
Serious food for thought. It's troubling that more and more of the world's oil supplies are coming under the control of nut cases.
Like the enviroweenies here in the USA
NPR had a China expert on last week who predicted the chaos that will result with China's unstoppable consumption of the world's resources. We're doomed.
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Agree totally. The third World War started on 9/11. Its only a matter of time before the rest of the world has to acknowledge it. I think the Iran/nuclear issue is what will be the trigger to really get the pot boiling.
If Iran sent a single nuclear missle into Israel, Iran would no longer exist to be "supported" by China. Once you use nuclear weapons, the war doesn't last long enough for anybody to saber-rattle.
You hit the nail on the head.
Perhaps environmental wackos and their slaves in the Democrat Party might heed your fears?
Started before that.
However, that was the first sign of things to come for many.
The first wave, the Islamists, have been pecking for years.
The third wave, China, has been jockeying for position and has done quite well, as a poster of your screen name must be aware. They have patience and time is on their side.
The second wave is moving northward now, despite the utter denial of those who lead us.
BTW, I really like Neils Fergeson as a speaker. I heard him a couple of times on C-Span. I tried to read his book "Empire", and while it was full of great information and I would recommend it to anybody wanting a challenging discussion of British history, I wasn't able to finish the book because it took too long to read and understand.
I just think he underestimates the reaction to a nuclear attack. My belief is the United States would immediately destory Iran, if Pakistan and India didn't get their first, and if Israel didn't have the firepower to do it as part of the 1st-retaliation.
You have to act immediately, because if you wait a day or two people start questioning whether it really is OK to respond, or if there is any reason to do so. All nuclear powers know this, so they are programmed to act in a mindless fashion against anybody using a nuclear weapon.
This ensures that no country gets in their mind that they can launch a nuclear attack and count on the slow wheels of diplomacy to protect them.
China doesn't need Arab oil. They are going to take the Spratleys.
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...now that's a mouthful, and a pretty decent turn of a phrase!
And here's another nail on the head, and one in the coffin:
Condoleezza is right about diplomacy, as long as it contains the threat of nuking one holy city after another -- Qom, to scare the hell out of the Shia's, then Medina, leaving Mecca as a carrot to make the Muzzies of all stripes behave for another century or so. That's diplomacy that would work, as opposed to the typical appeasement that MOST idiots call diplomacy.
...This ensures that no country gets in their mind that they can launch a nuclear attack and count on the slow wheels of diplomacy to protect them....
That's why the first few will come from within.
Nobody's dumb enough to launch em. Not til near the end.
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