[Aquinasfan]

"But the United States is also susceptible to harm and pain. So if that is the path that the U.S. wishes to choose, let the ball roll."

Wow. This looks very, very bad.

Thanks to Dajjal for the following info.

1. Ahmadinejad is not alone in expecting the Mahdi. The Muslim world -- Sunni, Shi'ite & the smaller sects -- have been FLOODED FOR DECADES with propaganda that the "Signs of Qiyamah" are unfolding (the signs of the End Times as fortold in the Hadith).

2. The Mahdi is not just an expected great Muslim leader. He is foretold in the Hadith to be predestined TO KILL a whole bunch of people -- in battle -- and then to convert the survivors, WORLD-WIDE.

3. Since imams have been preaching that there is NO FUTURE because the "Signs of Qiyamah" are all around, it "makes sense" that some members of their audience strap on dynamite belts. If there is NO FUTURE, why not beat the rush for Judgment Day and make a beeline for Paradise right now by becoming a martyr?

4. It is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS if someone with that mentality gets his hands on a nuclear arsenal.

5. The imams have also been preaching that if/when there is a nuclear exchange, Allah will suspend the laws of physics so that ONLY INFIDELS will be killed by the nuclear blasts and the radiation fallout. They are even saying that Muslim real estate like the Dome of the Rock will be untouched by the blast. The "Mahdi" can nuke Jerusalem in the morning, and move into a home there in the afternoon.

[cvq3842]

Not good. Not good at all. It's harder to defeat those who feel they have nothing to lose.

But it is possible. Much of the "mythology" associated with imperial Japan comes to mind.

And there have to be a large number of folks on the other side who are still concerned about the Earthly consequences, and are skeptical of a suspension of the laws of physics.

At least I hope so.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

5. The imams have also been preaching that if/when there is a nuclear exchange, Allah will suspend the laws of physics so that ONLY INFIDELS will be killed by the nuclear blasts and the radiation fallout. They are even saying that Muslim real estate like the Dome of the Rock will be untouched by the blast. The "Mahdi" can nuke Jerusalem in the morning, and move into a home there in the afternoon.

Ignorance of basic physics, coupled with religion-based delusions, is a DANGEROUS combination.

[redgolum]

Every get the feeling that we live in one heck of an interesting time?

The islamic antichrist may give rise to the Antichrist.

[B-Chan]

"Dajjal"? Isn't al-Dajjal the Muslim version of the Antichrist?

[sam_paine]

The "Mahdi" can nuke Jerusalem in the morning, and move into a home there in the afternoon.

Actually, a well placed air-burst, and you probably could. Might be some problems days later without rad-poison, but hey! Got's me a new house.