Warnings of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’: Where have I heard this before?

[Gonzo Gardener]

Here…

Carter warns against 'catastrophic' war
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2561767.stm

Tuesday, 10 December, 2002, 13:58 GMT

Former US president Jimmy Carter has warned of the potentially "catastrophic consequences" of a pre-emptive US war on Iraq. "For powerful countries to adopt a principle of preventative war may well set an example that can have catastrophic consequences."

"The greatest challenge the world faces ... is the growing chasm between the richest and poorest people on earth," he said. He described the disparity as the "root cause of most of the world's problems, including starvation, illiteracy, environmental degradation, violent conflict and unnecessary illnesses that range from Guinea worm to HIV/Aids".

He called for "the abolition of land mines and chemical weapons; an end to testing, proliferation and further deployment of nuclear warheads; constraints on global warming, prohibition of the death penalty, at least for children; and an international criminal court to deter and punish war crimes and genocide".



And here…

Arafat Warns Against Possible U.S. Strike on Iraq
AP Friday, November 01, 2002

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat warned Thursday against any U.S. strike on Iraq, saying it would have catastrophic consequences in the Middle East and urged resolving the conflict through the United Nations.

Arafat said, "I hope that this war will not take place because this will lead to a catastrophe in the whole area of the Middle East."



And here…

Russia warns on Saddam hanging
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20707797-5005961,00.html

From correspondents in Moscow
November 06, 2006 01:33am

MOSCOW has warned of "catastrophic consequences" in Iraq if former president Saddam Hussein is hanged, but expressed skepticism today that the death penalty would be carried out.
If the execution took place “there would be catastrophic consequences for Iraq, which is already on the verge of breaking up”, Konstantin Kosachev



And here…

ElBaradei warns on Iran nuclear facilities attack
‘Preventive strikes would be catastrophic,‘ IAEA chief says
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16813170/

Updated: 6:23 p.m. ET Jan 25, 2007
DAVOS, Switzerland - The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, in an indirect warning to the United States and Israel, said Thursday a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities would have “catastrophic” consequences and only strengthen Tehran’s resolve to make atomic arms.


And I could go in ad nauseam…


Now this…

Russia Says U.S. Attack on Iran Would Be Catastrophic
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNEshLQmbHI4&refer=home

A U.S. military strike on Iran would have ``catastrophic consequences,'' Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov said.
``Bomb attacks on Iran would be a wrong move leading to catastrophic consequences…''




To even a casual observer it would seem that as leaders speak out against this or that action... leaders that would cause any thinking person to pause, just hardens BushCheney's resolve to continue on their path. I concluded that their threat to attack Iran was just that, a threat. Now that Russia has dared BushCheney to a game of chicken I think the mis-administration could be very tempted to go ahead and do it just to spite the world. They are just that dangerous. Somebody, please, prove me wrong!