Credit goes to Twenty-Twenty for this line of thinking...
Watching the news this morning it's fair to say that this has gone from a thought exercise to almost a done deal.
I wonder what the blowback or rather what the anticipated blowback will be from a strike.
Here's my list...
1. Gas prices spike. The economy is sputtering this could send us into a world wide recession...all because a President lacks the courage to say no to an ill advised adventure.
2. Hezbollah gets activated by Iran. Israel better strap on tight because you can bet that missiles will rain and suicide bombers will roam.
3. Al Qaeda will attempt to attack US interests.
4. Egypt will probably experience even more violence and the Arab Winter will probably accelerate. We might see Saudi Arabia and the other moderate Gulf States rocked by violence.
5. Relations with Russia and China will turn even more sour. I have no problem with bad China relations, but the relationship with Russia could have been salvaged and they would have been a great ally against Muslim extremist.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Might have missed some so fill in the blanks.
Watching the news this morning it's fair to say that this has gone from a thought exercise to almost a done deal.
I wonder what the blowback or rather what the anticipated blowback will be from a strike.
Here's my list...
1. Gas prices spike. The economy is sputtering this could send us into a world wide recession...all because a President lacks the courage to say no to an ill advised adventure.
2. Hezbollah gets activated by Iran. Israel better strap on tight because you can bet that missiles will rain and suicide bombers will roam.
3. Al Qaeda will attempt to attack US interests.
4. Egypt will probably experience even more violence and the Arab Winter will probably accelerate. We might see Saudi Arabia and the other moderate Gulf States rocked by violence.
5. Relations with Russia and China will turn even more sour. I have no problem with bad China relations, but the relationship with Russia could have been salvaged and they would have been a great ally against Muslim extremist.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Might have missed some so fill in the blanks.
