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Originally posted by tothetenthpower
Now to an extremist group it's payday. And yes, I don't disagree with Iran being an extremist country because of it's current regime and I sort of don't like the idea of them having a nuclear weapon.
Yeah I've been waiting a long time for that too. Just like I've been waiting for the end of the world. Hopefully we'll keep waiting for decades to come. Stalemate is far better than any other scenario I can think up outside peace.
I don't think that rhetoric like Netanyahu has been giving in speeches is actually helping either.
Or a 2nd coming of Jesus?
~Tenth
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
Well considering there is all of about 0 stability with Israel in the picture, I can only assume it would not be better or worse.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
reply to post by SLAYER69
I more meant nations, not individual groups within them. If your neighbor has the same size stick you do and is just as capable of landing it square in your face, you're going to think twice about going over there to beat him up.
The problem with that analogy is that Israel has been a Nuclear power for how many decades and how many times have they nuked somebody?
It's obviously not that simple, we all know the ME is a very complex issue and even I admit that regardless of what happens, Iran with nukes or without, the powder keg is eventually going to explode.
Well that certainly is a fatalistic assertion. You've probably been around as many decades as myself. Ever since I could remember and practically everything I've read about the region before I was even thought of has stated the region has always been about to "Blow"
Something has got to give. The path to peace will probably be lined with bodies. I don't think it's right, but I don't think it can go another way in this current climate.
~Tenth
There wouldn't be a 12th Imam floating around in this scenario someplace?
that Israel has been a Nuclear power for how many decades and how many times have they nuked somebody?
how many times have they nuked somebody
Agree. This has been going on for centuries in that region. However the leaders of the ME also need a war to keep memories of the horror alive so that things would calm down for the next oh...say 100 years? We should arm them to the teeth and have them go at each other but stay out of the conflict. Let them destroy each other's economy. Hopefully that would put an end to the political/religious madness/power struggle in that region for a while.
Originally posted by beezzer
Just tossing this out there, but smaller altercations (nice way of saying "tiny wars") might be the pressure relief valve required to maintain stability. It's an ugly fact that there has never been peace in the region, and there probably never will.
Does this man actually live in reality?
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by tothetenthpower
Lets take Israel out of the picture for a moment.
Would there be stability in the Midle East without Israel there?
Has there ever been a time when there has been stability/peace?
Another product of a Failed School System.
Originally posted by jonnywhite
War is human nature. It's not Netanyahu's fault.
History.
It's all in the history.
Read it and you'll answer many of your questions.
War is human nature.
It's not Netanyahu's fault.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Originally posted by samsamm9
The "Arab" Countries that would like Iran to disappear are Wahhabbi criminals.
They're on the same side as the criminal Zionists in Israel.
AND
This is a prime example of why there is division.
Originally posted by samsamm9
Yes I know. Now we're getting somewhere...
Who helped in the creation of Wahhabism and Zionism ?
The West.
For what purpose ?
Division and chaos in the Middle East.
Wahhabism was a popular revivalist movement instigated by an eighteenth century theologian, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792) from Najd, Saudi Arabia
The political movement was formally established by the Austro-Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl in 1897 following the publication of his book Der Judenstaat.[11] At that time, the movement sought to encourage Jewish migration to the Ottoman Palestine.
Originally posted by sonnny1
Originally posted by samsamm9
Yes I know. Now we're getting somewhere...
Who helped in the creation of Wahhabism and Zionism ?
The West.
For what purpose ?
Division and chaos in the Middle East.
Really?
Wahhabism was a popular revivalist movement instigated by an eighteenth century theologian, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792) from Najd, Saudi Arabia
Wahhabi
The political movement was formally established by the Austro-Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl in 1897 following the publication of his book Der Judenstaat.[11] At that time, the movement sought to encourage Jewish migration to the Ottoman Palestine.
Zionism
I would think Europe had more "play" in how Zionism, was shaped. Wahhabism was not "created" by the west.
The Saudi royal family was installed by the British Empire as a proxy against the Othoman Caliphate. The father of the current King Abdullah, Ibn Saud, was funded by Britishers and since then the Saudi regime has been protected by the American govt..After Kamal Attaturk overthrew the Caliph in Turkey, Muslim leaders from all parts of the world were uniting to elect a new Caliph but the Saudi King hijacked the conference and prevented the re-establishment of the Caliphate..
Originally posted by sonnny1
Originally posted by samsamm9
Yes I know. Now we're getting somewhere...
Who helped in the creation of Wahhabism and Zionism ?
The West.
For what purpose ?
Division and chaos in the Middle East.
Really?
Wahhabism was a popular revivalist movement instigated by an eighteenth century theologian, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792) from Najd, Saudi Arabia
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
Yes, it was very peaceful until the state of Israel was formed after WW2, it was even relatively peaceful under the British Mandate for Palestine. Sure there were minor incidents from time to time but Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived in harmony before Israel was formed.
Jews, Christians, and Muslims live in harmony in Iran for the most part while Israel continues it's apartheid ways yet Iran gets to be made out as the bad guy...what's up with that?
Originally posted by beezzer
You've got to be kidding me!
There has been war and intercene violence since Moses was a pup!
You've got to be kidding me!