Zippo wrote:And....what if Russia China and Iran/Middle East form a coalition ?
Quite simply; in an "end game", the United States suffers an enormous human death toll while their enemies suffer near total annihilation. This would likely be the case, were the question not extremely far fetched. Frankly, Russia has proven more responsible than the U.S. with their nuclear arsenal (historically)(and Putin may be a prick, but he's not stupid) and China not only knows they are ridiculously overmatched, but also has more to lose backing Iran than the U.S. in such a nightmare scenario. The simple truth there is; while the U.S would suffer horribly in such a WW3 scenario, it is virtually impossible for any of her enemies to win. Militarily, we
really are that lethal
and unlike the potential lethality of more than a few countries, it's no secret with the U.S. Fortunately, we're nowhere near such a catastrophic equation.
Back in the real world; the WW3 equation has plagued me today
Not only because I disagree that a Billion and a Half Muslims would be easy to kill, but because what sane person would want to? The moderate's sympathy for the extremists is foreign to me to the point of pulling at my hair. Why is there a "but" to every apology for heinous actions and reactions from what seems to be the majority of moderate Muslims? I really don't want to be a bigot, but I'm just not hearing the type of nay-saying I think a rational person should reasonably be able to expect from another reasonable person discussing the irrational behavior of their peers. Is it fear of reprisal that keeps the moderates from coming full circle in their condemnation of hideously misguided idiocy? I'm at a loss to understand why, absent some ideological hurdle, reasonable Muslims aren't coming out in force to set the record straight in regard to what constitutes their true beliefs, as opposed to letting us layman judge them from the examples of their worst.
I, like any rational adult, would like to believe that people of other beliefs are just as horrified by the mere possibility of escalation to a WW3 type scenario. I would very much appreciate it if I heard more Muslims speak out against the idiocy that's taking place now, suicide bombings, etc, just to set the record straight for those of us who don't share their beliefs and can't fathom how they can look past the heinous behavior of some of those who do. Frankly, they are making it far too easy for their enemies to illustrate them as unreasonable fools not only in cartoons, but in the real world as well. The reaction of the irrational masses only serves to demonstrate idiocy, and if there really is a more rational Muslim majority, its high time they step up to the microphone and be heard. Timidity of the rational majority of Muslims may very well result in the radical fool's success in their pursuits
which is a road that only leads to misery and defeat. Who, but a total psychopath, would want that to happen?
Muslims: Speak now! Speak loud!
