To: RDTF
I don't believe it. Reminds me of the Cuban Crisis. Calm heads will prevail.
To: Orange1998
I hope you're right, but Cuban Crisis was not based on "religious" ideology....
To: Orange1998
I don't believe it. Reminds me of the Cuban Crisis. Calm heads will prevail.
Not so sure. We were dealing with rational Communists who had no reason to look for a reward in a to them nonexistent afterlife. this time we deal with idiots convinced that dying as "martyrs" is their only guarantee to Paradise. Not the formula for "cooler heads".
123 posted on
07/13/2006 2:45:11 PM PDT by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: Orange1998
You assume that both parties are rational in their thought. Wrong.
In the Cuban missile crisis, you were dealing with parties a Christian background (Russian Orthodox and Catholic no matter what communist dogma said.) Plus, communist or capitalistic all parties involved loved their countries and children and realized that in going to that extreme, no one wins. No net positive result to going nuclear.
In Iran, you are dealing with a nutjob who is trying to bring about Armageddon. Now I am not particularly religious, but I can recognize religious zeal in others and I know the powers in Iran are serious and mean that they say.
NEVER assume the other party is rational, especially, when they talk and act crazy.
469 posted on
07/13/2006 3:43:42 PM PDT by
Illuminatas
(Being conservative means never having to say; "Don't you dare question my patriotism")
To: Orange1998
RDTF I don't believe it. Reminds me of the Cuban Crisis. Calm heads will prevail Big diff! Russians didn't want to die any more than we did. With the islamos, it makes their day.
559 posted on
07/13/2006 3:59:21 PM PDT by
navyblue
(at one.)
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