Originally Posted by crash9

We're reading a lot about Iran's nuclear program lately and I can't see what possible advantage they're after by forcing the confrontation that seems certain to come. Korea was using their program as a simple bargaining chip and maybe to gain some prestige on the world stage, but they didn't seem like the actual threat that Iran is posturing to be.
The Russians are backing Iran's play,but why? Afghanistan, and our support of the Jahadi's, was the straw that broke the back of the Russian economy, and I can't help but conclude that their support of Iran is to do the same thing to us.
We're on the verge of being more a threat because of our consummation than a good customer. By trying to break us the Russians and Chinese will be able to more rapidly move the financial center too the East.
We've sold "bunker buster" bombs to Israel, but if this gets ugly soon we'll be involved just because we're already in the area in force. There's a limit to the credit we can be extended for all our adventures of late, and at the point that it's obvious we'll be unable to service our debt without just printing money, we're toast. - Thoughts