The War with Iran

I wonder if anyone foresaw in June 1914 the calamity that was about to befall the world? Or in October 1929? Or August 1939? I wonder if there is anyone in power in the United States who understands just how precarious this country’s situation is right now?

It is almost certain, according to many analysts, that Israel will attack Iran before the American election. It will certainly not be a severe enough attack to completely destroy the country’s nuclear infrastructure and it will certainly guarantee that Iran will resume the nuclear research program that all American intelligence agencies have agreed they ended several years ago. It will also guarantee a massive Iranian response in the form of missile attacks on Israel, which may include “dirty” bombs that could be radiological in nature. It will include a massive increase in terrorist attacks by Iran’s proxies- Hamas, Hezbullah, and probably Al Qaeda. And, it will certainly see Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz (unlike Fox News, the Iranian military knows that the Strait of Hormuz is located between Iran and Oman, not off the shores of Kuwait, as Fox News repeatedly shows on their pathetic graphics). Forty percent of the world’s oil moves through the strait and cutting off that supply of oil will devastate the world’s economy.

Does Israel care about this? Does Dick Cheney? Since the United States has moved an aircraft carrier OUT of the Persian Gulf, can we guarantee the safety of tanker traffic? Can we insure the flow of oil?

No. In the next few months, we will see the results of the insanity of the Bush-Cheney regime and the government of Israel. I strongly support Israel and their continued existence in the face of the insanity of the Palestinian terrorists. However, they must understand that their actions have consequences that reach far beyond their own region. And, Vice-President Cheney, the real power in this country, surely must understand the fragility of the American economy right now, with oil nearing $150 a barrel and with major financial institutions of the verge of failure. Any disruption in the supply of oil at this point will result in massive economic disruptions across the world and, particularly, in the United States, where we already have a massive Federal debt paid for primarily by the Saudis and the Chinese. Is this what Dick Cheney wants?

Is Dick Cheney insane?

I believe in standing up for what’s right, for American security, and for justice in the world. But, we are involved in a quagmire in Iraq, we have ignored the REAL war in Afghanistan, and we have allowed huge portions of our economy to fall under the control of this country’s greatest enemy, China. Is this the time to go to war with Iran?

No.