07-31-2008, 11:55 AM
flyersfantn Wrote:scooterfanatic Wrote:I'll agree with that. Regardless of whether or not you agree with attacking Iran, I think you'd have to be a fool to think we can afford it at this point without causing a serious devaluation of our currency, which would weaken us far worse in the long run than some sort of attack on Israel.
Understand though, if they actually were stupid enough to attack Israel, we wouldnt be the only ones to respond. Half of the world would be pissed off and would join in, especially countries in the EU. That would be something that they would finally take a stand against and say "you know what...enough of this BS" and Iran would be in a bad situation.
That depends on when it happens. Right now there is a culture war going on in many parts of Europe between local sensibilities and muslim extremism. Radical Islam is kept on a very long leash, and the governments seem to be falling all over themselves to impose restrictions on their general population so as not to risk offending their muslim neighbors. There are signs that some are pushing back, but I fear that in a few years, muslim extremism may run rampant in Europe because the ultra-liberal elements there refuse to say no to all this.