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Originally posted by Penske_Account
The stakes are higher. tens of thousands of troops don't equate with the continued existence of Israel or hegemony in the ME. Whether one believes it justifies war or not, oil is a factor here. If Iran controls the ME, not only can they wipe out Israel, they can shut down the industrialized world's economy. Or pick and choose.
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1) Iran will never control the middle east because they are Shiite and the rest of the Middle east is Sunni (except for sixty percent of Iraq and a few scattered pockets in Lebanon, Pakistan and other places). Most of the region would not tolerate these "heretics in charge". Most of the oil is in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and those countrys will never let Shiite Iran control them.
2) If we didn't nuke to save South Vietnam, South Korea etc, I don't see why we would nuke to save Israel.
3)I don't see how nuking anyone is going to help us hold onto our oil supply.
