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2006-04-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. wants Europe to isolate Iran if U.N. balks

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Posted by Steve White 2006-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If Europeans hate Americans now, just wait until Iran is attacked. Anti-American hatred will go through the roof. That's why Europe won't act, and in fact will most likely obstruct the US in every aspect. Forget about sanctions.

Off on a tangent: I read a book about 10+ years ago about the Apocalypse where the author claimed the final war before the end of the world would be between Europe and the US. Read it, dismissed it as nonsense, forgot it, threw it out I think. Probably not now, but give it 100 years or so and this could be in the realm of possibility.

Posted by rafael 2006-04-23 02:23|| 2006-04-23 02:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, rafael. Europe is, like, doesn't have a 100 years.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-04-23 10:08|| 2006-04-23 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Europe is, like, doesn't have a 100 years.

Actually it does, if you consider EUrabia EUropean. By then the EU will have expanded membership to Turkey, Syria/Lebannon,Jordan, Egypt, Libyia Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, by way of acquisition of Spain and boast a population twice that of the US and approaching that of China.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-23 10:12|| 2006-04-23 10:12|| Front Page Top

#4 "If Europeans hate Americans now, just wait until Iran is attacked. Anti-American hatred will go through the roof."

If their hatred of us was deserved (it isn't), and if Europe mattered much (it doesn't), and if Europe might reasonably be expected to be around much longer (it won't be), then I suppose we could see this as a matter for some concern. Absent these conditions, though, Americans don't really have much reason to care about Europe and its everlasting irrational hatreds. And in fact, most Americans don't.

"That's why Europe won't act, and in fact will most likely obstruct the US in every aspect."

That would be an exceedingly stupid thing to do.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2006-04-23 11:38|| 2006-04-23 11:38|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 How's they going to feed themselves without Euros?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-04-23 12:47|| 2006-04-23 12:47|| Front Page Top

#6 North Sea Oil.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-23 13:02|| 2006-04-23 13:02|| Front Page Top

#7 We're going to have to save the Dutch again. We can take Belgium too. 'Merka, can you grab the French? Or not. They're a quagmire

Posted by Canada 2006-04-23 18:39|| 2006-04-23 18:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Latin Europe is gone, Germanic Europe is questionable, New Europe is a logistical problem, the Brits better get ready to blow the Chunnel as soon as the last Dane gets through.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-23 18:44|| 2006-04-23 18:44|| Front Page Top

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