War drums in the distance

War drums can be heard in the distance. Iran is shooting all the slings and arrows of hate and threats possible towards the UN and the United and to insure peace the representatives take the wounds. Wednesday, the United States warned Iran on the consequences it faced if it continues its nuclear research. To which Iran replied, "The United States may have the power to cause harm and pain but it is also susceptible to harm and pain," it said in a statement obtained by Reuters on the sidelines of the IAEA board meeting in Vienna. "So if the United States wishes to choose that path, let the ball roll."

Of course threats from countries not well accepted within the UN circles is nothing new. But, somehow coming from a country that hates our culture as much as Iran does makes one sit up and take notice. The unfortunate aspect to this continued diatribe of hate is Iran simply does not like anything about the UN or the Unites States way of life. As far as they are concerned, they have the nuclear weapons to back their threats up. Don’t think for one moment their threats are empty. Not even close too it. Iran is capable of reaching the United States with their nuclear weapons of hate. They are very capable of reaching Israel too, that is where the true problem lies. Israel has never admitted to the community at large that it even has the capability of nuclear weapons, let alone the weapons themselves. But don’t think for one moment that is a true statement. Israel is unlike any other member of the United Nations, unlike others, they will act on threats and they have proved that in the past.

Of course that would settle one problem, but it would serve to open up a complete set of new ones too. An Israeli attack on a Muslim nation would end in Armageddon proportions we have previously only read about.  

While all of this is going on Iran is secretly sending specialized forces into Iraq. The Iraq Sun ran an article in which U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is accusing Iran of sending members of an elite military force into Iraq to stir up trouble. Secretary Rumsfeld is quoting as saying the people being sent in by Iran are part of what is called the "Quds" Force, an elite unit of Iran's Republican Guards. Secretary Rumsfeld called the development a threat to Iraqi security, which could result in the deaths of more Iraqis. And he said the alleged Iranian operation stems from concerns about the effort to establish democracy in Iraq.

No one should be surprised by any of this. Iran has a history of hating the United States and has decided to toss a few cards into the current play. Only time will tell us the outcome, but one thing is for certain. Iran should have been severely punished after their hostage debacle during the Carter administration. If that had been done we would not be subjected to their present threats and weapons of mass destruction. The UN should be a Tiger in this situation, demanding an end to a program and an end to forces in Iraq, not the mouse running around a wheel it normally is.