Bet on More Middle East War
Obama plans more war.
by Stephen Lendman
Cheerled by America's major media scoundrels, war looks increasingly likely. Syria and Iran both are targeted.
Imagine the potential catastrophic consequences, especially if nuclear weapons are used. They were before. Why not now. The prospect's chilling.
In his Der Ring des Nibelungen operas (the Ring), Richard Wagner portrayed his apocalyptic version musically. Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods) prophesied the end of the world.
Einstein suggested it, saying he didn't know what WW III weapons would be used, "but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Around the same time, Bertrand Russell warned:
"Shall we put an end to the human race, or shall mankind renounce war" and live in peace. The stark choice is clear. The wrong one suggests consequences too grim to imagine.
It's terrifying to imagine nuclear bunker-buster bombs used against underground targets. Whatever the physical damage, irradiating vast areas could kill millions, and set a precedent to keep using them like king-sized hand grenades.
A 13,600-kilogram bunker-buster's being developed. Called "the massive ordnance penetrator," allegedly it can smash through 65 meters of reinforced concrete before detonating.
Defense Secretary Panetta said work on an array of military options are being considered if sanctions don't curb Iran's nuclear program. He added they've been underway "a long time," and Washington's "weighing all of the ramifications of how best to deal with Iran."
It's hard imagining the mindset of hawkish policy makers. Grave consequences aren't considered, let alone waging permanent wars against nonbelligerent countries threatening no one.
Yet Obama's fulfilling Dick Cheney's promise about wars not ending in our lifetime. Former CIA Director James Woolsey said America's "engaged in World War IV, and it could continue for years....This fourth world war, I think, will last considerably longer than either World Wars I or II did for us."
In his September 11, 1990 joint session of Congress speech, GHW Bush called it a "New World Order" ahead of Operation Desert Storm.
In its 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), the Pentagon called it the "long war." It rages daily for unchallenged world dominance, no matter the potentially devastating consequences.
