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Submitted by nick wright (Canada), Aug 15, 2005 at 02:56

I think the mideast situation, where the United States has already lost 1,820 troops in Iraq, is spiralling out of control, and the sneaking suspicion that it is about oil and gas is not abating.
People question the legitimacy of the Karzai government in Afghanistan, and it is considered that at least a troop commitment of 250,000 would be needed to "pacify" Iraq in some kind of ghastly Rambo Vietnam replay. The ideals of democracy are great, and I will allow that a salutory reading of Kenneth R Timmerman's Preachers of Hate is in order, so I am not under the illusion that the Al Quaeda will just go away, but I guess the U.S. and the rest of the western world will have to look carefully at the option of strikes against Iran in the event that their leaders go ahead with the nuclear program, the question being, will this trigger off the Third World War, because at this rate, the stakes may well be just this high.
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Title Commenter Date Thread
iranian situation [168 words]nick wrightAug 15, 2005 02:5624642
Iran already has nuclear weapons [357 words]Norm GrantAug 11, 2005 21:4624585
Response to Asim [250 words]No dhimmiAug 8, 2005 00:3424416
Further Comment [313 words]Peter J. HerzAug 7, 2005 01:4524404
Answer to Asim [389 words]WernerAug 3, 2005 22:2824322
Answer to Iran [176 words]Tony AAug 3, 2005 20:5724317
Monty islamists are after epople like you [108 words]Asim AhmedAug 3, 2005 19:2524312
no nuclear war -Iran already has bomb [259 words]haydarJan 8, 2006 21:4424312
Soft power [277 words]WernerAug 1, 2005 20:1224198
USA – playing for the mullahs! [127 words]John MAug 1, 2005 19:4724196
Soft-Power Works and Is Cost Effective [98 words]GWAug 1, 2005 15:3224187
Iranian Quagmire [88 words]John MAug 1, 2005 07:4624176
Disposition of the Military [78 words]MontyJul 31, 2005 11:3924152
Iran--stay out [249 words]Peter J. HerzJul 31, 2005 10:0824149
MAD makes sense [64 words]WJ HalversonJan 26, 2006 23:5524149
Shias & Sunnis [172 words]michael cJul 31, 2005 06:3524147
Which option [391 words]WernerJul 30, 2005 22:3124139
Israel's role? [109 words]Yehoshua ZellerJul 30, 2005 19:3124131

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