tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post115367248639434788..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Why Israel now?ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1153697838922966912006-07-23T17:37:00.000-06:002006-07-23T17:37:00.000-06:00...mercy--that Steyn essay is a punch in the bread......mercy--that Steyn essay is a punch in the breadbasket.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1153678788346256172006-07-23T12:19:00.000-06:002006-07-23T12:19:00.000-06:00Puts Iran on Israel's doorstep only if Hez survive...Puts Iran on Israel's doorstep only if Hez survives.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1153673908019806282006-07-23T10:58:00.000-06:002006-07-23T10:58:00.000-06:00I wonder, though, how much this comes down to Nazr...I wonder, though, how much this comes down to Nazrullah himself and his own ambitions. I read somewhere, long time ago in internet years, that Nazrullah was beginning to act as if he had religious authority in competition with the traditional Shiite religious centers in Qom and Najaf, Qom being the Iranian version of this religious competition. Occam's razor would say Nazrullah's personal will to power is the primary motivator here, Iran and Syria are just enablers and a means to an end.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1153672937520522332006-07-23T10:42:00.000-06:002006-07-23T10:42:00.000-06:00Assuming that either the US or Israel goes with th...Assuming that either the US or Israel goes with the program. I also wonder how good an idea destroying the hope for democracy is. The next step is to just obliterate the regimes. In other words, democracy is the next to last resort, I am not so sure the folks in the region will like the last resort any better.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.com