Iran to go Nuclear, World doesn't seem to really care

Indifference is the trademark of Generation X. The idea that, "as long as there is no immediate damage to me, you can do what you want" is propagating itself into international politics. This can be clearly seen with how the world is treating the information that the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency inspecting Iran's nuclear program describes a pattern of lies and non-cooperation that provides much innuendo for a bomb program. However, the international community is treating this with complete indifference. This shouldn't surprise anyone...however, the Bush Administration also appears to have acquiesced to the idea that we will just have to accept a nuclear Iran.

This is frightening to me because Iran is a country of Islamic radicals. It is ruled by mullahs who only see the lives of Muslims as being valuable. This is the country whose former president has publicly stated that "the world of Islam" should develop nuclear technology so as to threaten the existence of Israel (i.e., kill all Jews) while removing Western ideas (i.e., Christian values) peddled to the Middle East by American "colonialism." I don't think it is too far out there to predict that Iran with nuclear weapons means terrorists with nuclear weapons.

The biggest problem with terrorist with nuclear weapons is that they kill at random. Unlike the nuclear threats of WW III (i.e., the Cold War), there is no doomsday deterrent. Many of these terrorists do not care if they die. Actually, just the opposite...they seek glory in death. They have been taught to believe that there is honor is dying for their demon-god if they take out Jews and Christian with them.

Remember that Iran is a petroleum-rich country that doesn't need nuclear power. The only reason for them to pursue nuclear power is to use it as a weapon. Who do they think their greatest enemy is? Who will they strike first once they have a weapon?

President Bush included Iran in the Axis of Evil with Iraq and North Korea. Just as we removed the imminent danger of an attack with chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons supplied by Iraq by removing Saddam from power, we need to remove the danger from Iran. Instead we yawn and dismiss the danger, assured by our infantile belief that bad things only happen to other people and I am immune from harm.

I hate to say this, but it looks like it will take another 9/11 for many of us to understand that we are now in the most dangerous age in America's history. Hitler and Tojo did not have nuclear weapons. Iran will and the goals of Iran are the same as those of the terrorists. Do the math.