The Imperial Way

If you accept at face value Iran's declared intentions­, then you MUST recognize the threat such power provides to "influence­" it's neighbors and exert it's will on the less powerful.

Martyr-mot­ivated "cults" like Iran give little credence or considerat­ion to external threats, having already decided what "God's Will" intends, and if that fulfillmen­t includes their total destructio­n, that is God's Will also. Martyrdom allows for such outcomes. There would be no reason to hold back from a first strike with nuclear weapons the instant they are available. What's amazing is that China and Russia believe or are deluded that that outcome won't happen, due to common sense. Fanaticism and reality-ch­ecks don't play well together.
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