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Iran war cheerleading is terrifying
Guest Commentary
Abel Tomlinson
Issue date: 10/8/07 Section: Opinion
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What are consequences of an Iran war? First, a draft is highly likely because our forces are overstretched in Iraq. According to BBC and Harpers, oil is expected to skyrocket to more than $120 a barrel with disastrous economic ramifications. Former National Security Advisor Brzezinski warns that if America starts war, "we will be stuck in a regional war for twenty years." These and countless other consequences collectively make this war far scarier than Iraq.
There is some resistance to the profound stupidity of an Iran war. Sen. Barack Obama recently said the U.S. has not authorized an Iran war, and Kucinich's bill to impeach Cheney states that threatening war with Iran is in violation of international and constitutional law. If resistance is futile, a silver lining exists in that a draft would make youngsters care about politics and gas more than $5 a gallon would force alternative energy independence.
Abel Tomlinson is a contributing writer for The Arkansas Traveler.
There is some resistance to the profound stupidity of an Iran war. Sen. Barack Obama recently said the U.S. has not authorized an Iran war, and Kucinich's bill to impeach Cheney states that threatening war with Iran is in violation of international and constitutional law. If resistance is futile, a silver lining exists in that a draft would make youngsters care about politics and gas more than $5 a gallon would force alternative energy independence.
Abel Tomlinson is a contributing writer for The Arkansas Traveler.
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Art Barnes
posted 10/08/07 @ 10:24 AM CST
So you believe that there is no threat to the United States security or national interests in Iran/Iraq/ME?? Terrorists don't exist (except in the Bush administration. (Continued…)
Alex Downs
posted 10/08/07 @ 1:32 PM CST
Umm.. Regardless of whether Iran has a nuke, has the capacity to make a nuke, wants to make a nuke, etc, bombing Iran isn't going to help the situation. (Continued…)
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Alex Downs
posted 10/08/07 @ 1:33 PM CST
Umm.. Regardless of whether Iran has a nuke, has the capacity to make a nuke, wants to make a nuke, etc, bombing Iran isn't going to help the situation. (Continued…)
Mark McCollum
posted 10/08/07 @ 11:52 PM CST
What is needed is for us to return to the Constitution and the Founders and quit policing the world. Osama loves the fact we're over there because we're easier targets and also that we dismantled a secular government for the establishing of one under Islamic law. (Continued…)
rainlillie
posted 10/09/07 @ 9:07 AM CST
This isn't our fight to win or lose.Those factions in Iraq have been fighting each other since the beginning of time. Having our troops there acting as police officers isn't going to change that. (Continued…)
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