Strike Iran, watch Pakistan and Turkey fall (By John Stanton)

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Strike Iran, watch Pakistan and Turkey fall

By John Stanton
Online Journal Contributing Writer

Apr 25, 2006, 01:51

“Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.” -- John Lennon

Just when it seemed unlikely that domestic and international events would unfold to test an already incompetent US government, along comes the acceleration of the movement to destroy Iran. That effort has been well documented over the past few years in scores of articles and position papers from the usual suspects in the media, think tanks, and the Net. What’s missing in that coverage, though, is an understanding of the consequences of such an action, or consequence management in Pentagon parlance.

More’s the pity in this discussion, comes the knowledge that the majority of Americans who are calling for military action -- from all strata of society -- do so as if they were casually ordering a pizza from Domino's. Just pick-up the cellphone and, while salivating, order the Iranian War Special. Sit back and enjoy the pizza while watching the war coverage on television and gruesome videos on the Net. Oooo..Ahhh, look at that Specter Gunship at work! Whoa! Look at those body parts flying around. Pass me another piece of pizza!

That attitude is indicative of an intellectually bankrupt society. Does anyone in the USA think anymore? An attack on Iran would result in thousands of casualties for both US and Iranian military personnel, most of whom are youngsters. Civilian casualties would be in the many thousands. The ripple effect from such an action would cause a chain reaction of events that would spiral out of control. With no country, or group of countries, capable of de-escalating such a conflict -- save for Russia and China -- a world war could ensue. Certainly, the US government is no position to cope with the fallout, particularly if it deploys and uses tactical nuclear weapons. For some sane commentary on the matter, one has to rely on the lucid commentary of Martin Van Crevald over in Israel. His piece in Forward, titled Knowing Why Not to Bomb Iran is Half the Battle (forward.com,) should be force-fed to supporters of an Iranian invasion.


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[tatertop]

1. Pakistan could be a real barrel of monkeys

Mushy is walking on thin ground as is.

[madrchsod]

2. barrel of monkeys with really good jets and tactical

and tactical nuclear weapons. add india to the problem also because that`s where the real nuclear war will happen.

[Demeter]

3. Does Anyone in US Think Anymore? Not So As You'd Notice.

Thinking is so anti-religious, doncha know. Science is drowned by Faith, policy by Revelation, and Devil take the hindmost (the disabled, poor, women, children, elderly, minorities)!

Might makes Right! I got mine, F---You! Vice Presidents swearing on the floor of the Senate.

Not only isn't there any thinking going on, there's a scarcity of true manners and a total lack of empathy or the ability to consider less than optimal outcomes.

[bemildred]

4. Yeah, and let us not forget that Happy paradise in Saudi Arabia. nt