A quick reminder of the costs of war and why we shouldn't be in a hurry to get in one.
Regarding the war now obviously looming with Iran, I don't think that we have a choice any more between war and peace, but only between a smaller and less destructive war now, and a bigger and more destructive war later. What's more, the longer we wait, the bigger the "smaller and less destructive war" becomes.
That translates into more suffering civilians in the former enemy Power, if we choose the path of (short-term) Peace. What's more, the longer we wait, the greater the likelihood of signficant numbers of suffering civilians in Western Powers. As in, "you and me."
Yes, of the Western Powers, Israel is the most endangered, but there is no guarantee that the Iranians will confine their aggressions against civilians to Israelis. Heck, they don't so confine their aggressions now -- it's just that they haven't been strong enough to do more than dispatch a terrorist team here or a hit squad there.
As Iran gets stronger, this will no longer be the case.
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Regarding the war now obviously looming with Iran, I don't think that we have a choice any more between war and peace, but only between a smaller and less destructive war now, and a bigger and more destructive war later. What's more, the longer we wait, the bigger the "smaller and less destructive war" becomes.
That translates into more suffering civilians in the former enemy Power, if we choose the path of (short-term) Peace. What's more, the longer we wait, the greater the likelihood of signficant numbers of suffering civilians in Western Powers. As in, "you and me."
Yes, of the Western Powers, Israel is the most endangered, but there is no guarantee that the Iranians will confine their aggressions against civilians to Israelis. Heck, they don't so confine their aggressions now -- it's just that they haven't been strong enough to do more than dispatch a terrorist team here or a hit squad there.
As Iran gets stronger, this will no longer be the case.