Anyone ever wish we could just transplant all the inhabitants fo the ME to another planet? There is no hope for peace over there. Even if the US totally stepped out they would just continue fighting each other and Israel. Even the factions within their own religion can't get long. This crap has been going on for thousands of years, long before the US ever got involved.
I was thinking of a detonation in the harbor of a port city, where part of the blast radius would be in the ocean. Additionally, I said "immediate casualties" and I was thinking the nuke would be a comparably very small one
Like I said, it's just a wish. But it may actually be the only solution that would work without just nuking the place. It's hopeless over there. The region is too warped by religion.
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BoomerD
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Wall, she-ooot hoss, let's jest light them thar nuk-leer candles, and turn that there middle-east (is-reel included) into a permanently lit glass parking lot, with nuthin stickin up but Amurikan owned oil wells...Shucks, we invented the teknologee, we ourta own all of it anyhoo...
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What about them? I don't hear a lot about Sunni/Shiite strife in any nation but Iraq, where we conveniently removed all authority and turned their country into a warzone. Surprise, surprise, when you remove all authority, civil conflict breaks loose. Whose fault is that?
Furthermore, why is their civil conflict any skin off our backs? Let them duke it out while we spend our billions on education, securing our borders, social security, health care, etc.
Sorry, but you are simply naive if you don't think that religion has warped the region or that the fighting would coninue even if the US stepped out totally. Those are the only points I was attempting to make.
The posts her are quite hilarious. All I see is a bunch of kids running a round being stupid.
if a nuke was detonated in the US I think that the majority of the knuckle draggering Bible thumpers would try to remove the term limit and vote their God given monarch into power again. I also think that, with Bush yet again in power, we'd end up over-reacting by pummeling Syria, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, and demanding Indonesia clean up their act, then we'd invade Venezuela and Cuba because they are now part of the Axis of Evil.
There'd be no world war, as the world would be so horrified that they might be next that most would get in line or shut up.
if a nuke was detonated in the US I think that the majority of the knuckle draggering Bible thumpers would try to remove the term limit and vote their God given monarch into power again. I also think that, with Bush yet again in power, we'd end up over-reacting by pummeling Syria, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, and demanding Indonesia clean up their act, then we'd invade Venezuela and Cuba because they are now part of the Axis of Evil.
There'd be no world war, as the world would be so horrified that they might be next that most would get in line or shut up.
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Conflict. Check.
Fighting. Check.
Whatever keeps our military in the region, right?
Personally, I don't think we should be involved over there. But I'm not naive enough to think that the US not being involved would make any difference on the quality of life over there. They would still keep attacking Israel, Muslim sects would still clash, they would still view the west as an abomination, and despots like Saddam would still take control.
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: JS80
I don't see Jerry Falwell telling his evangelists to murder someone if he refuses to convert to Christianity
meanwhile Islamic Imams are declaring convert or be killed...
I guess you didn't see CBN when Pat Robertson said we should assassinate Hugo Chavez for being to liberal...damn the demon in Chavez for looking after the poor!
And you're generalizing Islam with radical Islamic preachers. I suppose if you watch only CNN all day that's all you'll see. The same impression could gathered with Robertson's remarks, because we know he isn't alone in his thoughts.
i suppose you would have been against the assassination of Hitler if the Pope back then advocated it? Killing 1 really bad man =/= mass murder
lol chavez looking out for the poor? socialism keeps the poor down and allows the people in power to keep it.
you think CNN portrays Islamic preachers as radical? you think "radical" Islamic preachers are one in a million? have you even read the Koran? you are a blind liberal. you open your arms and embrace these terrorists next thing you know you'll be burning in hell while they are enjoying anal rapage by 72 virgin demons.
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Originally posted by: JS80
I don't see Jerry Falwell telling his evangelists to murder someone if he refuses to convert to Christianity
meanwhile Islamic Imams are declaring convert or be killed...
You seem to turn a blind eye to the fact that christians has killed millions in the past for not converting.
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