TCS Daily - Fear of Confrontation
TCS Daily - Fear of Confrontation
“Suppose that we refrain from confronting Iran over its nuclear ambitions. What do we stand to gain? Will the Islamist movement outgrow its militant phase and turn moderate and mature? Will our military capability increase faster than Iran’s capabilities? Will the Islamists be satisfied with attacks on Israel and Europe, and leave us alone — and is that acceptable to us? Unless one can give favorable answers to such questions, it seems to me that Iran must be confronted.”
The analogy between 1933 Germany and 2006 Iraq is abit of a stretch, and not really as applicable. For one, unlike Nazi Germany, Iran is a far lesser threat, more a boogeyman opponent than a real threat. For all its talk of its nuclear amibitions, it is so economically and socially backward that its nuclear dream is still very much a pipe dream. Or to state simply, if Iran fires one nuke, USA will fire back 10 nukes and wipe Tehran off the fucking world map. Thus, Iran is more a nuisance than a threat. Having said that, i nevertheless agree with the general thrust of the article that appeasement is a lousy form of foreign policy and only serves to embolden the enemy. The US should clamp down on Iran’s nuclear talk, and not be afraid to muscle in. But i would not go as far as to suggest an Iraq regime change, not least because practically speaking Afghanistan and Iraq are already more than enough for the US to handle. Adding Iran to the plate is simply not enough for Uncle Sam to handle.
Via Ishkabible
