Wondering why some in the US are so horny to start another war, a "bigger and better war," that will bring in more countries, more weaponry, more tragedy, and perhaps even a little more conquered territory in the end? I've been wondering the same thing. Many say, well, it is very scary, the idea of a nuclear-backed Iran. And sure, it is. Just like it is scary for the US, Russia, France, UK, Israel, China, Pakistan, and India to have them. But sooner or later, they will probably get them. And nuclear energy is not going to go away, as much as we would like it to, which leads to the likelihood that they will one day acquire the weaponry that goes hand and hand with it. And, as has proven over the last 60+ years, nuclear weapons do act as a deterent for war. So while I would certainly not like to see a nuclear backed Iran to be encouraged by the US, I would say that starting a war with them over the idea is rather silly, especially when such a war might well bring Russia, China, and India into the fray.

Here is another idea why some in the US are so anti-Iran right now. Iran recently opened the Iranian oil bourse, an oil, gas, and petro-chemical exchange on the island of Kish (where the former FBI agent went missing earlier this year) and with the opening of the bourse, Iran would cut its holding of US dollars, and exchange oil in only non-US currencies. It is now open and trading oil in only Euros and Yen. In September, Japan agreed to trade with Iran in the Yen.

If you’ve got a few minutes, why not go read the rest? Check out his blogroll, too. It’s very eclectic. I’ve never seen anyone link to the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey and two Twin Peaks webpages.