A small item Cordesman didn't mention but would mean the world to the US and Europe

Reader comment on item: The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-Israel Nuclear Exchange

Submitted by Rick (United States), Nov 27, 2007 at 09:35

ANd that is forget oil. There will be no or little at best shipments of oil to the West after such a horrendous nuclear war. The Middle East would come to a standstill. And if Iran represented the Islamic world Mecca may go as well. No Mecca = no Islam. That is why I believe Bush will attack Iranian nuclear facilities. Not for Israel - small change for the US- but to maintain oil and keep it flowing.

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