I don’t know if world issues seem to be getting scarier because I am getting older and paying attention more or what, but I have a feeling that the world is going to reach its boiling point soon, and that will not be good.

After hearing Condoleezza Rice’s (link goes to npr article) annoucement about what is currently being done about Iran, my initial hypothesis is that our current “diplomatic” attempts to halt nuclear advancements will fail, we will go to war with Iran, perhaps another terrorist attack will occur on US soil, and martial law will be declared… thwarting my dreams of Ron Paul taking over and fixing our boo boos.  This would suck, but I’m a pessimist so hopefully that wont happen.

Hopefully the Iran “embargo” will work, but I just have a feeling that this is about more than nuclear power.  It does not make sense for any country to consider bombing the US (ESPECIALLY with nuclear weapons) because retalliation would be devastating, there is no way a country like Iran could survive our counterattack should the decide to strike!  So what is the threat?  What do they have against us?  What do we have against them?

Going to war with Iran would be an even bigger mistake than Iraq. 

Has anyone ever had a wasp nest in their back yard?  The occassional wasp will circle your pop can, and the nest hangs ominously from your favorite elm tree.  Something must be done about the nest, you can’t have hundreds of wasps in your back yard!  What happens if they all come out at once and sting you!?  So what do you do?  You go get your tennis racket and decide the only way to get rid of the nest is to knock it down and crush it.  What happens after you successfully disconnect nest from tree branch?  I hope you aren’t allergic.

This is what the US is doing to Iran, and vice versa.  The powers that be are obviously antagonizing each other, and this will not result in anything short of a disaster.

If anyone has any insight or would like to start a discussion about what the future may hold… please share.

Thanks!