Every great nation needs an enemy.
Every advantage delivered by a vast and ever growing military must have a purpose.
With Iraq occupied, Afghanistan maimed, N. Korea “disarmed” and partners being made of China, Saudi Arabia and every other hostile (but commercial) marketplace, that clearly leaves us with no alternative besides Iran.
Population: 65 Million
GDP: $287 Billion (US is $13.8 Trillion)
Military Personnel: 345,000 active (US is 1.2 Million)
Navy: none to speak of
Airforce: none to speak of
The United States Military budget in 2007 was twice the amount of Iran’s entire GDP yet somehow between Isreals might and Americans might, this small weak nation is a “threat”.
To be sure Iran seeks to influence activities within its sphere of influence no different than the Arab conquest of the middle east, no different than American and Soviet activities globally. China does the same with Tibet and its neighbors. And no doubt Iran like every other nation has ideological principles that it wishes to extend much like Americans never ending mantra of “Democracy” (translation: open markets, access to your natural resources and capitalism)
Iran may support a few idealogical organizations in the middle east but how does that even begin to compare to the endless number of dictatorships and tyrannies that are supported around the world by the United States? Cmon.
What we have here is a well oiled propaganda machine that justifies its brawn by making monsters out of mosquitoes.
Besides a litany of sabre rattling by a few powerless politicians what has Iran actually done to anyone? Who has it attacked?
I’ve never heard of Iran attacking anyone with its weak and nearly obsolete military. The only thing i hear is the BBC and American media outlets tagging “backed by Iran” to every mention of Hamas or Hizbollah but where is the proof? Where is the smoking gun? There isnt any and you will never see any. What you will see however, is the slow and meticulous demonization of Iran layed out as the groundwork to find some provocation (usually faked) as a cause for agression.
Are we to going to be dragged into another useless and expensive war by the propagandists and chicken hawks?
For a country that talks about wanting peace so much we sure have a knack for creating and sustaining endless amounts of war.
http://www.warmadeeasythemovie.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_history_events
