Free Republic

By: Hassan Mahmoudi The global arms embargo against Iran, imposed by UN in its Security Council Resolution 2231, will, shockingly enough, be lifted in five months. If it's lifted, the obvious will happen An escalation in Iran's export of terrorism, destabilization of its neighbors, and a surge in domestic suppression. The issue has drawn great concern in the international community and among human rights organizations. Because if the mullahs have wrought as much havoc as they have with sanctions on them, imagine what they will do with no sanctions whatsoever. It's an ugly prospect. The great powers of the world...

Imagine the following "European rockets sink U.S. aircraft carrier in Taiwan Straits." Such a headline is unlikely, of course. If such an event were ever to happen, it would mean a massive crisis had erupted both in Asia and across the Atlantic. Very likely, it would indicate the end of the Atlantic alliance -- and perhaps a new cold war between the United States and a new Euro-Chinese axis. But such a headline is far from impossible if two current political trends continue uninterrupted. The first such trend was seen in the streets of Taipei last weekend. Demonstrators favoring full...