i think it would get ugly. i think that smart countries would like to see the two factions (israel + palestinians) sort it out... all the while threatening iran with a retaliation unlike it has ever seen if it jumps in the water... and then if it does, look out. who knows where it would go from there... but i'd bet india and pak. are a bit smarter than to just start lobbing them for kicks.
and i also doubt nk. would ever begin to do this... for fear of its older brother (china) imposing its will. remember if nk does anything stupid, china is going to pay too! tw On 1/30/06, So Kenfused <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I doubt there is any way that the Isreal-Palestine issue can become wwIII. > A local war, sure. Even a nuclear local war. But I don't seemore than 4 or 5 > countries getting involved when/if that happens. > > Let's see. > > Palestine vs. Israel > > Israel gains the support of the USA, hence the UK and a dozen > other countries unwilling to say no (see list of USA Allies in Iraq, reduce > number by about 50% give or take 10%) > > Palestine drags in a half dozen middle eastern Arab / Muslim countries > (Iran, Lebonon, Syria etc..) If the war gets too out of control countries > like Saudia Arabia, and Egypt will be forced to support Palestine or > alienate themsleves from the muslim world. So they may not supply troops > but would provide financial support either directly or covertly (after > reading the the transcripts and all available wrtings concerning the Iran > Contra affair). > > Germany and France sit on the fence. > > Another two dozen countries make billions selling weapons and supporting the > war. > > It may not be a World War but I sincerely doubt that it would be isolated to > just the Palestinians and Israelis. > > Personally I would invest in Haliburton and most any other company > associated with the US miliatry Complex. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195112 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
