3-7-06

The Danger: Iran, or Someone Else?

A new poll shows that more Americans think Iran is dangerous [1].

But who is the real danger in the Middle East? Let's take a look.

Only one country in the Middle East has come very close to using "weapons of mass destruction," i.e. nukes: Israel, in late 1973. In fact, Israel came so close to using nukes against Egypt and Syria in a conventional [i.e. non-nuke] war in October 1973 that they actually prepared their nukes for use, e.g. loading their F-4 airplanes with nukes. We don't know how you define "close," but we call that flirting with disaster x 5.

In fact, Israel has lots of "weapons of mass destruction." And, Jews, as a people, tend to be paranoid and emotional whenever they feel "threatened" [which is often, given the deep-seated fear of persecution that every Jew has]. So, is it a good idea for paranoid people to have lots of nukes, especially since they almost used them once before?

Who is the real danger in the Middle East?

By the way, Israel has started most of the wars in the Middle East since 1948 [2]. Doesn't that also speak of Israel's attitudes? In fact, the Jewish state just might launch World War III at some point in the future, based simply upon its race-related paranoia. One use of a nuke, by Israel in a conflict, could lead to other countries joining in similar nuke use, such as China or Russia.

[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060224/ap_on_go_ot/us_foreign_poll

[2] Israel has started most Middle Eastern wars: http://www.pmwatch.org/pmw/snakebite/Wars.html

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