Posted on 01/16/2006 9:28:48 AM PST by B.Bumbleberry
Exactly! ! !
Its our worst nightmare.
Suicide Bomber on Global scale! ! ! !
<< I tend to be cryptic but thats what I was talking about. >>
I tend to verbosity and prolixity - and on both counts figgered you were.
Interesting article. Thank you.
May God give our leaders wisdom.
I agree. Iran is the root of the trunk. It's where this started.
and where it must end.
Here's hoping Iran's leaders catch a good case of Bird Flu.
Also potential BS.
The author is assuming Israel using the “Sampson Option”. A truly frightening scenario, which by some Israeli defense experts would effectively reduce Islam to number 4 in world population behind Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism with the complete and utter destruction of Iran, the Arabian peninsula, Indonesia, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan Jordan, etc. At least 100-300 million casualties in the first day. The Masada defense of Israel. This would make most if not all of Southern Europe, North Africa and the Arabian peninsula uninhabitable for hundreds of years. And as far as oil, how about 500 dollars a barrel.
The US might survive at a visibly-unscathed level initially, but if oil and natural resources are at a sharp premium, the economy will tank and a partial collapse might occur. This is, of course, assuming other Nukes don't touch us...
End result: Einstein's quote about World War IV being fought with sticks and stones might come true after all.
Of course, the key word being here is obviously might...
Israel should also realize that if they Samson defense the region, they're likely going to toast themselves out of existence. Simply put, while it's effective, it's also a suicide move.
After all, one good nuke usually just doesn't deserve, it begets another.
And it also appears both sides aren't interested in MAD, but in NUTS.
We've been in a defacto war with Iran since the Iran Hostage crisis. It's more than just the first precursor of 9/11, it led to exactly how this seemingly cold war manifests itself and is becoming hotter as time progresses.
Diplomacy won't work either. Iran is metaphorically stuck in the 11th century. The leadership in Iran is composed of hard-line Islamic clerics that only understand that they want their brand of Islam to dominate the world, and thus aren't likely to know what the heck diplomatic relations (at least from a Western standpoint) are.
I say, we really should go in with several hundred thousand troops and take Iran, Syria, and heck, even Kim Jong Mentally-Ill out while we're at it--down to the point where everything is defused, right down to the last candle.
t's becoming not just clearer, but more obvious, that the Axis of Evil is manifesting itself as a dangerous threat to international security and needs to be swiftly dealt with.
I've heard that whenever a limited nuclear war in the Middle East is war-gamed, it evolves into a general worldwide nuclear exchange rather quickly.
Jack
Here's another hot tip:
Iran lacks intercontinental capability (for now).
Short of first being attacked with a nuclear weapon, I doubt any of Isreals current leaders have the guts to do anything against Iran. Same with us. Therefor, I'm hoping mother nature can save us all the trouble and depopulate large portions of asia and the middle east for us. A Bird Flu pandemic would do the trick.
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