Now we must remember Iran and Iraq would now have most of the world's oil supplies, so to nuke them would just about end the economy of the world.
We all know that money makes the world go round and the death of a few million people in these WMD attacks would truly be awful, but would the powers that be risk the total shut down of the world's economies. I think not.
This would then put Iraq and Iran in a very strong barginning positon.
The above scenario, is possible and thats all it has to be and that is the main reason why we cannot allow these type of people to have WMD, if we wait until he has them, it will be too late. Strike and Strike Now (before 9/11) before it is to late, they are playing on the weakness of Democracy.
President Bush said he would seek them out and strike before they stuck the US and it's Allies, Well now he has to prove its not just talk.
“If Iraq was to launch (WMD) against Saudi Arabia oilfields, while at the same time Iran attacked Bahrain and the US forces, what would be the position of the US and her allies?”
And how do you propose that Iran would attack and defeat [Implied] Bahrain, logistically before the US could sweep the Iranians from the Persian Gulf? What armoured columns does Iran have that could withstand American Air assault [same for Iraq as they would need them to sieze any foreign fields]? What crack Airborne Units do they have that wouldnt be shot down by American fighters? What Marine force do they have that could outmaneuver the US navy?
Utterly, Completely incompetent and uninformed scenario.
The position of the the US [The only position that matters] would be obvious.
“Now we must remember Iran and Iraq would now have most of the world's oil supplies, so to nuke them would just about end the economy of the world.”
Where do you people come from?
In this rediculous scenario that you put forward, nuking Tehran and Baghdad would have a minimal affect on “the flow” of oil from OPEC nations. Control of Iraqi and Iranian Oil assets would be seized immediately by the US and Europe as well as middle eastern allies….the Sky would not fall.
“This would then put Iraq and Iran in a very strong barginning positon.”
First of all they cannot pull it off and second of all if they could it would only serve to put them in Nuclear crosshairs….nothing more.
Can anyone confirm the story I read years ago about the US navy sinking half the Iranian navy in one night, and the only thing that saved the other half was they simply were not in the region?
Saddam's insanity IS his strong negotiating position. Israel can vaporized Baghdad and Iraqi scuds will just keep on flying. It will be Sharon's moment of realization that the only way he can stop the scuds is to agree to Iraq's terms of surrender. Killing Iraqis won't do it!!!