The end of the world as we know it?

dienbienphu

I'm not one for conspiracy theories or prophecies but I do believe if Israel attacks Iran there will be dire consequences for mankind. Israel has just accused Iran of bombing a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. With no evidence they are once again quick to point the finger of blame at Iranian backed terrorists and there seems to be no let up in their pursuit to attack Iran. If China and Russia feel so strongly against a UN backed intervention in Syria, what hope has the world got if Israel attacks Iran? Are we talking the possibility of nuclear war in 2012?

Wacker The Attacker

I blame bulgaria

Shryke

And I feel fine.

dienbienphu

I blame Russia

Where To

Not likely.

If civilisation is wiped out I'll eat my hat.

Oscorp

Nah man, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane and a fearless Lenny Bruce. Not with Israel attacking Iran.

puzzle factory

im actually listing to REM right now, how wierd, good tune though.

ArtyM

Where To wrote: »

Not likely.

If civilisation is wiped out I'll eat my hat.

Hopefully you will find a blue diamond in it.

Shryke

To be serious, Isreal won't do anything without the US backing them fully, and if they do carry out any action without full backing then they could quickly become a blip on the map. They're the size of Wales. They have nuclear weapons but they don't have the capabilities of any of the super powers involved. They're mouthy assholes at the end of the day, and they quite happily sanction murder in full view of the international community, of Iranians, of Palestinian children, so I don't think they have much credibility in bring outraged.

Same old messed up world.

Logain

There has always been war in that region, non stop for 1000's of years. Nothing new.

Nodin

dienbienphu wrote: »

I'm not one for conspiracy theories or prophecies but I do believe if Israel attacks Iran there will be dire consequences for mankind. Israel has just accused Iran of bombing a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. With no evidence they are once again quick to point the finger of blame at Iranian backed terrorists and there seems to be no let up in their pursuit to attack Iran. If China and Russia feel so strongly against a UN backed intervention in Syria, what hope has the world got if Israel attacks Iran? Are we talking the possibility of nuclear war in 2012?

They've bombed Iranians, Iranians bombed them. There wasn't a war then, its unlikely to turn into one over this.

Chuck Stone

The Israelis biggest risk is not Iran - it's losing the support of the US public. There is a risk, albeit slight, of this happening if they kick the hornets nest that is Iran. It has been suggested that high ranking military officials have put out the message that they will quit if this war goes ahead.

There are some security heavyweights in the US (and Israel) who are against a war with Iran. Retired ones who are free to talk are on record as saying it is inadvisable. Some even took out a full page advertisement in the Washington Post.

Outright war with Iran is unlikely imo.

brimal

My thoughts are with the young people who were on that bus.

RIP to the 7 dead, and I hope the dozens of injured make a full recovery.

grenache

dienbienphu wrote: »

I'm not one for conspiracy theories or prophecies but I do believe if Israel attacks Iran there will be dire consequences for mankind. Israel has just accused Iran of bombing a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. With no evidence they are once again quick to point the finger of blame at Iranian backed terrorists and there seems to be no let up in their pursuit to attack Iran. If China and Russia feel so strongly against a UN backed intervention in Syria, what hope has the world got if Israel attacks Iran? Are we talking the possibility of nuclear war in 2012?

Israel attacks Iran. Iran retaliates back.

Two proverbial d*cks sorted with the one proverbial stone.

MaroonAndGreen

Fail of a thread I think :P

charlemont

Those poor victims today were possibly only used as pawns, Look the Iranians are far from stupid I don't believe they done this today, I don't believe either government had a hand in it but I do think however done it, done it to stir trouble and its a bloody awful thing to do, How many life's will be pointlessly wasted when the shít goes down !!

charlemont

Logain wrote: »

There has always been war in that region, non stop for 1000's of years. Nothing new.

Same could be said for Ireland, Europe..

LH Pathe

End of the world as I knew it's already been n gone...

what's this, new impending fad then

AngryHippie

Snooze.
Israel blew up an ambulance full of wounded people and nobody went to war.
Everyone in the region is bricking it over Syria.
Even if they do go to war, it won't be the end of the world. Israel is a very small target for a few tactical nukes, and they know it.

Sar_Bear

That song is stuck in my head now, thanks OP :mad:

WumBuster

Washington Irving

Where To wrote: »

Not likely.

If civilisation is wiped out I'll eat my hat.

I bet you don't even own a hat

donegal_road

India, Turkey and Iran have started trading comodities.. oil for gold etc. America will act from between 3 to 6 months against Iran. They cannot let Iran drop the American dollar as the main trading currency for comodities; the USA have spent generations establishing the dollar as the main trading currency of the world.. and they acted against Saddam when he dropped the dollar in favour of the Euro in 2000. Have a look here
http://freebeacon.com/gold-for-oil/

The US are building up military resources in the Persian Gulf, have a look at this article

Plazaman

All this talk of the end of the world and hat eating is making me hungry. Armageddon outta here for a sandwich.

Stiffler2

Israel & Iran have been fighting eachother since the pyramids, nothing new here.

The sooner they wipe eachother out the better.
If they let any nukes off we're miles away so it won't make a difference to us

Larbre34

Plazaman wrote: »

All this talk of the end of the world and hat eating is making me hungry. Armageddon outta here for a sandwich.

Enjoy, hope it has Hamandeggon

Israel

Your just a small town in Palestine, a small town in Palestine !!

Larbre34

donegal_road wrote: »

India, Turkey and Iran have started trading comodities.. oil for gold etc. America will act from between 3 to 6 months against Iran. They cannot let Iran drop the American dollar as the main trading currency for comodities; the USA have spent generations establishing the dollar as the main trading currency of the world.. and they acted against Saddam when he dropped the dollar in favour of the Euro in 2000. Have a look here
http://freebeacon.com/gold-for-oil/

The US are building up military resources in the Persian Gulf, have a look at this article

I dont think even Iran would be thick enough to go with the Euro, hell we wouldnt if we had a do over. The almighty Dollar is safe enough for a while but if anything replaces it it will be the Yuan

This current economic event has been unusual its its scale and duration that it hasnt been associated with a major international conflict, maybe one will follow rather than precede

There are quite a few countries in the middle east and central asia getting very big for their boots in the last ten years, I think they feel the sleeping giants are staying asleep because theyve no stomach to take them on.

My own feeling is that there should be a big blow out theatred in one of these tinder boxes to clear the air and set a Western dominated order once again for the next 50 years. Russia are clearly spoofers who need an attitude adjustment and China only succeed on the back of cheap production of western technology. Anything they copy or innovate themselves is sh1te and if the West pulled investment theyd be sunk.

Israel may or may not predicate all this. Im no fan of that particular artificial state but I do know theyre not to be fu**ed with

SafeSurfer

The irony of the Israeli position is stark.

Covertly nuclear armed Israel threatens to bomb Iran for covertly developing nuclear weapons.

Israel condemns attack on its citizens in a foreign country while the Israeli state sanctions the killing of its own citizens and those of other countries in foreign countries, sometimes while using Irish passports as cover, thus endangering the citizens of a neutral state.