On Islam and Iraq

The war in Iraq was presented as a neccessity to my fellow Americans. It was apparent to me from day one that it was not, Sadaam if you will check news archives, fully cooperated with the US and UN Inspectors. A move I am sure George W did not forsee but he had already commited to the war and invaded anyway. Sadaam was not a threat. A cruel and terrible tyrant but not a threat to America.

Iran and South Korea however are both Nuclear countries, data from DoD sources suggest Iran has functional nuclear weapons and have for quite some time. South Korea has a defensive posture on the use of it's nuclear option and will most likley take no action until they are in some way threatened. The difficulty lies in determing what their trigger will be. Much like walking on thin ice. If you step in the wrong spot it will break through to a cold a certain doom.

Iran on the other hand, though presenting it's nuclear ambitions as peaceful have no such intentions. While it is probable they have weapons of nuclear capability, they have no weapons capable of creating the kind of destruction they seek. Primarily, they are in need of a nuclear device capable of causing wide area damage against Israel and possibly the United States. Iran has very dangerous global ambitions and uses Islam as it's politcal base. If you knew the true tenants of Islam as I have come to understand them, you would be far more afraid of Iran.¹

The US Government has it's own ambitions as well. It is still not clear whether or not the US givernment is being completley honest with Americans. There is enough reliable evidence to suggest major elements in US and British government and corporations played a part in making 9/11 a horrible reality.

Yet it is We The People caught in the crossfire. A whole section of the world fueled by a doctrine of hate equates the actions of the US government with the average American citizen.

Let me tell you a story.
Not that long ago in the very twon I live in, a 63 year old woman by the name of Nadia Shaheen was on her way home from a late session at the MSU computer lab. The sun had long since set as this soon to be graduate began her walk home.