"As reported on "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
expressed concerns over Iran developing a nuclear weapon within the next
year and stated the U.S. "will take whatever steps are necessary to stop
it," and that there are "no options off of the table."
Frankly, whenever it comes to the thought of a militant Islamic state
such as Iran, whose leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted in 2005 by the
New York Times as having said they should "wipe Israel off the map,"
that can raise the cockles of anybody's fur -- even a pacifist such as
I.
In an ABC interview on Jan. 26, President Barack Obama also clearly
stated, "We've imposed the toughest sanctions ever. They had a lot of
bite. The Iranian regime is feeling them. And, ultimately, I hope that
we can resolve this through diplomatic means. But we're not taking any
options off the table."
Of course, we all hope for a diplomatic solution, but I don't see either
side backing down -- neither the Iranian nor American government. So
whether anyone of us common folks agree or not, whether we like it or
not, it's soon time for us all to prepare our minds and hearts for war.
For better or worse, Israel has been an ally of the U.S. for several
decades and as far as Middle Eastern nations go, they're as similar to a
Western nation as one might get. The idea of a militant theocracy
attacking the Nation of Israel is but one or two steps removed from an
attack on other Western nations, like the U.K., Germany or the United
States of America."
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