MB Civic

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/092506Z.shtml

Were these more normal times, [war with Iran] would be a stunning possibility, quickly dismissed by thoughtful people as dangerous, unprovoked, and out of keeping with our national character. But we do not live in normal times. And we do not have a government much concerned with our national character. If anything, our current Administration is out to remake our national character into something it has never been.

The consequences? The sunny neoconservatives whose goal has been to become the neo-imperial Middle Eastern power all along will forcast few. But prudent leaders calculate all the risks, and they are historic.

These include: violent reaction throughout the Islamic world; a dramatic increase in jihadist attacks in European capitals and the U.S.; radicalization of Islamic youth behind a new generation of jihadist leaders; consolidation of support for Hamas, Hezbollah, al Qaeda, and a rapidly spreading malignant network; escalating expansion of anti-American sentiment throughout the world, including the democratic world; and the formation of WWIII battle lines between the U.S. and the Arab and Islamic worlds.

Might add to this the reaction of the Chinese who are dependent on Iran for oil, and who own a big chunk of our debt .. couldn’t they threaten to sell off our assets? .. Create havoc in the market? .. Isn’t that the only real deterrent?

Feeling powerless?
-MAB