Yeah, the Germans would NEVER violate Belgian Neutrality… for a third time……

That nice Mr. Hitler would NEVER actually try and kill all the Jews. He’s just saying those things.

The Soviets would NEVER execute all the Ukranians we repatriate. That’s ABSURD!

Of COURSE we can trust Mr. Arafat! He’s just saying those anti-Israel things for political reasons.

Oh, those Serbs & Croats aren’t REALLY trying to kill eachother. It’s just posturing for the news media!

Japan attack the United States? They could NEVER be that foolish!

There is a world of difference between the antagonists of the Cold War and the leaders of Iran. The Soviets and Americans were vying for cultural suppremacy. Ideas and philosophies. We talked, they talked, we tried to work things out.

Ahmadinijab is all about Armaggedon. He is actively seeking to bring about the return of the 12th Imam. he has stated this time and time again. He has publicly called for the destruction of Israel, and of the Jews. He is developing nuclear weapons, and the delivery systems to use them. He is quite probably even more of a psychopath than Hitler, and even Pol Pot. He’s right up there with Che Guevera for lunacy.

This nation, heck the WORLD cannot allow the Iranians to get their hands on Nukes. We cannot afford to NOT take him and the Mad Mullahs at their word, especially when the Koran itself talks about the end of times, when “Even the rocks and trees will cry out “Oh Muslim, here is a Jew hiding behind me. Come and Kill him”.

Feel free to forward what clues you might have to the Iranian Embassy. They are in the yellow pages. Online too.

Respects,

Gwedd, due respect, but your fear-mongering is precisely that. Rhetoric is rhetoric – someone with any sort of education would take the time to actually understand the complexities of a situation before spouting off. But then again, this is George Bush’s ‘Merka now, where the terrists is out ta get us all. It’ll be really amazing if we ever have a Democratic president and the sky doesn’t actually fall on us.

However, as with any criminal endeavor, it takes a combination of intent, capability, and opportunity.

We can not do much about Iran’s intent, but we can surely do something about their capability to wage unprovoked nuclear. It’s called bombing, and will entail much collateral damage. Hard cheese; better Iranians then Israelis or Europeans.

Of course, we probably won’t have the stones to do what must be done, and Israel is most unlikely to act without our blessing. With this consequence: once Iran has a nuclear weapon capability, it becomes harder to deny them the opportunity of using it. Here’s where a latter-day version of mutually-assured destruction (MAD) probably won’t work. One can not deter religious fanatics.

How many millions of Iranians, and of innocent others (I don’t hold Iranians to be wholly innocent; it’s their country after all; let them clean it up before it becomes a threat to the world), must die because of greedy Chinese and Russian plutocrats?

It must be nice to live in a closed, warm & fuzzy place, where reality rarely intrudes. This nation, and any nation that values democracy, as we define it, cannot afford to do anything less than take the Mullahacracy which rules Iran at it’s word.

Iran has stated it will remove Israel from the map.

Iran has stated that Israel will be burned away.

Iran has publicly stated it’s support for Islam, and especially, Sharia to be the only acceptable method for world government.

I ran has built and tested missiles with sufficient range to hit Europe.

Iran has publicly stated it will become a nuclear power.

Iran has publicly stated that Christians and Jews, and other non-muslims are sub-humans.

Any of this rhetoric starting to sound familiar?

Iran is a clear and present danger to the world, let alone the United States or Israel.

When I ran gets it’s nuclear wepons, it will use them. We are obligated to take them at their word. To do otherwise is inconceivable to someone with any sort of education.

Respects,

That was last year.

With Iran getting a nuclear weapon, the other nations in the region will respond similarly. A Shi’a bomb. A Sunni bomb.

Loose nukes, loose nuclear material in a unstable region where fanatical religious radicals operate. Unlike India and Pakistan where broadly speaking, there’s been a less radical governing elite, Iran today shows no signs.

This ain’t Bombay getting the bombs.

My apologies, Mark, et al, for my paucity of commenting as of late. Real world issues reared their ugly head, and well, that’s that. Sigh.

Iran. What else is there to say? The government is bent upon bringing about Armageddon (or it’s Islamic variant) in order to restore the 12th Imam, and bring on the “happy times”. People keep hearing these lectures, listening to the words, watching the actions, but, as with Hitler in “Mein Kampf”, folks refuse to take them seriously.

I cannot fathom how, with so much historical precedence, so many refuse to take folks like Ahmadinijab at his word. Literally. The man rants about razing Israel with fire, of bringing about the end of the world, etc. He’s up to his eyeballs in nuclear technology, openly talking about making Iran a nuclear power. Yet, the UN, the MSM, and many world (alledged)leaders keep pooh-poohing the idea that, well, he might actuially MEAN what he says.

The world has fiddled while Iran keeps slowly but purposely developing nuclear weapons and the platforms to accurately deliver them. This will now, regardless of whatever actions are taken, not end well.

Whether Iran’s oil exports and gas imports are embargoed makes no difference at all, because only direct military actions, of a scale far and above that used on Iraq will stop this madman’s rush to world-wide doom. When the warheads start detonating in Iran, or over Israel, or Iraq, or through Al-Qaida’s cells, Iran’s petroleum industry will grinf to a screeching halt, and it will be years, if not decades for production to resume.

The world had best get used to the idea of a reduction of oil on the market, because Iran’s days are numbered. Literally.

Years from now, I would like to think there will be a heavy-handed accounting of all in power, both Iranian and elsewhere, who let this madness reach this point. There will be nuclear weapions used. It will be a lot sooner than anyone imagines. Bank on that.

Other than that, Mark, how’s your day going?

Respects,

Game over is right, but then, the fat lady sang her tune awhile ago (I promise no more trite metaphors) on this situation.