> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Doug Pensinger > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 5:17 PM > To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion > Subject: Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years? > > Alberto > > > > > > > > Clearly, the only solution is for the US to mount a massive attack on > > > all the countries listed in the article at once. > > > > > It's surprising that not a single piece of the future-former-USA went > > to Israel. Those conspiracy theorists are getting unimaginative. > > > > Sheesh, don't you know? Israel _controls_ all those countries. >
Switching the conversation to something not as much fun, I've been wondering if Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran have found a "heads I win, tails you lose" proposition. The first two attack Israel with rockets located in the middle of civilians. If Israel doesn't respond, they up the attacks. If it does, it kills lots of civilians and Hamas and Hezbollah gain in popularity. Iran is setting Israel up so it (or the US which is doubtful) will have to bomb its nuclear facility or face an enemy with the ability to wipe out Israel and virtually all of its population in 15 minutes. If Israel does bomb, it won't know if it got all of the facilities, or if there is a buried one. Plus, demographics favor the Palestinians in the long run. Further, since Arabs control oil, there is a great desire to please Arabs by many world powers (the UN tacit approval of the genocide in the Sudan is a good example of this), other countries will have to act against their own self interests to worry about Israel. So, can anyone argue me out of this pessimistic viewpoint? I honestly hope so, even though I'll argue hard for this point....it's one argument I'd love to lose. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
