Monday January 2, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

Iran has just said that they will respond with a "crushing" blow if attacked by either Israel or the United States.

There is no doubt that Iran has the weapons ability to strike at Israel and at southern Europe. Talk about attacking the United States is groundless.
So why do they do it?
Bluster. To save face in the Muslim world. A propaganda tool to gain support.

Here we see the difference between democratic nations and totalitarian nations.
Israel, the United States and the West are not considering attacking Iran.
They are considering ways of preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power with all that entails.

If there were to be a Western strike on Iran, the targets would not be people or populated areas, the targets would be missile silos, energy facilities and labs.
The counter threat by Iran against Israel is against all of Israel.
"Israel will suffer greatly. Israel is a very small country within our range."

The West must stop Iran before they get online with their nuclear program.
The entire situation could escalate very quickly, very easily, very dangerously.