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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (11428)	1/16/2006 11:20:13 PM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

George Bush is wisely giving the EU the lead on this one, all the while John Bolton is probably telling their FM's and diplomats that the US isnt going to stand for their cowardice this time around. Allowing Iran to piss on the Bush Doctrine will mark its total failure, an option the "neo-cons" will never allow; regardless who the president is. jmho

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (11428)	1/17/2006 10:37:56 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

I completely agree with your statement. That being said; I leave you to ponder this document: westerndefense.org

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (11428)	1/17/2006 10:41:21 AM
From: Cage Rattler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

<<Russia is economically weak. The need foreign exchange. Some times economic interests seem more important than long term safety concerns.>> Good point which returns us to the Russian and Chinese situation. China is spanking them big time in terms of world trade. I doubt that Russia will ever compete with China in world-trade balance. The long-term prognosis bodes more favorably for China. <<Another member posted to me (Mike?) that if Iran get nukes it might be like the cold war, a nuclear stand off between Iran and Israel. Russia might be thinking like that.>> I disagree with the contention that a “Cold War” is reasonably probabile when dealing with the islamist mentality. “Cold War” was based upon a western-type philosophy that considered a mini-max principles – that is, minimal loss with maximum gain. Islam is two dimensional -- they’re right and you are wrong, end of story. Compromise is not part of their recognized vocabulary; although it is recommended in the koran for use as a subterfuge until an advantage can be gained. <<Even if an insane theocracy does not initiate the end time, current demographic trends indicate muslims might eventually out populate us into minority.>> Which is the identical situation facing the US with illegal immigration.