The West should invade Iran
While ol’ Logan discusses how he thinks our rights should be dimished due to simple pride, I think a better issue is brewing. One that people seem very scared to talk about. Iran.
I was reading this article, and decided this would make a very appropriate first post.
So, some British sailors are now captives of Iran. When I heard of this, I was not shocked. Its not like Iran has never done this before, eh? Like invaded foreign soil and made some people guests of their country against their will. And so far, it appears that the basic same formula will be used to deal with it as when the American Embassy was invaded: A stern warning!
Don’t get me wrong. I really do like Tony Blair. Yes, he’s a lefty, but at least he’s a lefty with some hawk and ass-kicking ability. He’s been there with the US through the 9-11 and our response to it. Unlike the rest of the west. But. The language and the bleh of the response to kidnapping 15 British soldiers is rather placid. “Ok. Give em back! Or… We’ll go to the UN!”
Come on! Those bastards kidnapped British citizens and servicemen! They almost certainly weren’t even in Iranian waters, either. Hell, even if they were, you CANNOT allow a country to just kidnap people without something a little more substantial then “We’ll make the UN get you.”
The proper response should be quite simple.
1. You move, openly and loudly, troops to the Iranian border from places in Iraq.
2. You tell the Iranian thug government “They will be returned to us within 90 mins. Or we invade. I have discussed this with the US, and President Bush completly agrees and is willing to commit US troups to this. You. Will. Return. Our. Men. Now.”
3. And when they refuse (And lets be blunt, they would. This is because the West has NOT proven themselves willing to use overwelming force against aggression) you go in and beat the hell out of them. And then topple their government, too. Iran is the biggest troublemaker in the middle east, and it would do nothing but good to kill the asses in charge.
4. As sad as it sounds…And cold hearted… You ignore threats to kill the men if we invade. Allowing talk like this to govern what needs to be done is a part of how terrorism has managed to get such a good foothold in the world. “We’ll kill the men” should be responded with “And then we’ll kill YOU.”
The biggest problem in the world right now is the ‘good guys’ are afraid to use the force they have. The only way to truly be safe is to possess the power to kill alot of people, and the willingness to use it if you are threatened in any way. Peace is only gotten through the use of violence. True peace. Ask the people of Europe how well appeasing the aggressor worked in the late 1930’s, eh?
-Merlyworm
