From the Facebook page of my buddy John Jay Myers:
CNN just stated that Iran has threatened to destroy Israel, so the war drums continue. Iran, however, has never said that. Iran's nuclear capability is the "Weapons of Mass destruction" lie continued needed for us to continue war, and give oil rights to our masters.
Iran would never drop a nuclear weapon on Israel....
Reason 1: Because we would flatten them like a pancake.
Reason 2: Because they claim to want Israel (the land), so why would they nuke it?
Reason 3: Because millions of Palestinians live in Israel, so I am pretty sure nuking them would come across as an act of bad faith.
Reason 4: Nuclear bombs are no small affair, Nuking Israel would also be nuking Syria, Turkey, Egypt etc. I believe that would cause them all to have to ask... whose side are these guys on?
Reason 5: See Reason 1, the only reason that matters.
Now, why would they want one (a nuke)? Because we seem to have this habit of taking over countries who don't (have nukes) and respecting the rights of those that do.
John Jay Myers. Always short, sweet, and straight to the point. Plus, he makes good gumbo.
CNN just stated that Iran has threatened to destroy Israel, so the war drums continue. Iran, however, has never said that. Iran's nuclear capability is the "Weapons of Mass destruction" lie continued needed for us to continue war, and give oil rights to our masters.
Iran would never drop a nuclear weapon on Israel....
Reason 1: Because we would flatten them like a pancake.
Reason 2: Because they claim to want Israel (the land), so why would they nuke it?
Reason 3: Because millions of Palestinians live in Israel, so I am pretty sure nuking them would come across as an act of bad faith.
Reason 4: Nuclear bombs are no small affair, Nuking Israel would also be nuking Syria, Turkey, Egypt etc. I believe that would cause them all to have to ask... whose side are these guys on?
Reason 5: See Reason 1, the only reason that matters.
Now, why would they want one (a nuke)? Because we seem to have this habit of taking over countries who don't (have nukes) and respecting the rights of those that do.
John Jay Myers. Always short, sweet, and straight to the point. Plus, he makes good gumbo.
3 comments:
Reason 1: Because we would flatten them like a pancake.
Maybe, but too many variables to make that a definitive statement. I can't see obama ordering nuclear or any other significant military retaliation against Iran. Additional sanctions are more his speed.
Also unknown are reactions of other world powers - especially China and Russia, who have closer ties to Iran than we do. They might extend some sort of protection.
Reason 2: Because they claim to want Israel (the land), so why would they nuke it?
Tactical nukes (20 KT or less) could be used against Jerusalem and other cities, leaving much of the countryside untouched. Think Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Reason 3: Because millions of Palestinians live in Israel, so I am pretty sure nuking them would come across as an act of bad faith.
Really? Tell that to the Muslim victims of Muslim suicide bombers. Collateral damage has no meaning to those 'people.' Killing a few Palestinians would be seen as a small price to pay for eliminating Israel.
Reason 4: Nuclear bombs are no small affair, Nuking Israel would also be nuking Syria, Turkey, Egypt etc. I believe that would cause them all to have to ask... whose side are these guys on?
See the replies to #s 2 and 3 above.
Reason 5: See Reason 1, the only reason that matters.
As previously stated, IMO our "flatten them like a pancake" response is doubtful.
Now, why would they want one (a nuke)? Because we seem to have this habit of taking over countries who don't (have nukes) and respecting the rights of those that do.
Last time I looked we hadn't taken over Italy, Germany, Mexico, the Philippines, Canada, Brazil, Australia... We have, however, disrespected the rights of North Korea and Iran via sanctions.
Bottom line - Mr. Myers is assuming that Iran will behave rationally. I disagree.
Here's another opinion.
The last time the Persians/Iranians engaged in the invasion of neighboring territory was the Byzantine–Sassanid War of AD 602–628. Iran is a Shiite nation surrounded by Sunni enemies except Iraq which is no longer under Sunni control (thanks to the US). They are unlikely to attack Israel due to the overwhelming response it would generate. They would be then sufficiently weakened as to be overwhelmed by their Sunni neighbors.
It is more than likely that our rulers, due to global economic conditions, wish to gin up war fever to distract us from the conditions resulting from their failed economic/financial policies.
As the old but true cliche goes: "War is the health of the state".
If the Iranians get a bomb, they can attack Israelis relentlessly with conventional terrorist means and have a nuke to use on our troops if we ever staged a reprisal attack. It is insurance against invasion.
If Iran did use a nuke we would NOT retaliate with nukes. We're going to flatten an Iranian what? Places with lots of Iranian people? Wrong.
If Iran had a nuke, they could sneak it into our country and attack one of our cities. Then we would do....what? I don't believe we could prove it was them.
It's crazy. If we didn't think they could use one, then why don't we just sell them some small devices. If they are scared of us, it will make them feel better. Problem solved, libertarian style, right?
Bush had it right. Iran is part of an axis of evil and its rulers, not its people, need to be destroyed.
Five years ago they said it would take Iran five years to get a nuke. Four years ago they said it was four years. 3, 2, 1, bang!
Live and let live is only a workable strategy if your neighbors share the belief.
The number and size of world conflicts have grown smaller and smaller. The reason is because we have kept a strong military and have been actively opposing the world's assholes. If the parties want perpetual war, then there was no sense in cutting our military for eight consecutive years in the 90s. There would be no sense in cutting our military now. The actions of our government don't match the worldview of an ever growing military complex.
War has never distracted us from failed policies. If anything, they add to the perception of fiscal distress. The nation nearly went broke in WWII, unable to sell any more bonds.
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