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Here We Go,  et al,

Actually, I can understand your frustration.

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• They need to be stopped before they nuke us all.
  • A nuclear Iran is a double-edge sword.  While it is a Regional Threat and places Iran in a "strongman position" in the Persian Gulf, it is also a very grave liability to them.  The Nuclear Club is no place to dance in.  With a Nuclear capability, any false move will be met with a grave response.
    
    If you subscribe to the theory that the Iranians are self-destructive, and will launch an attack without regard to their total annihilation, then no amount of rational discussion will make any difference.  And three (3) things will occur:
    
    • At the time of the attack, the target will suffer significant damage.
    • A retaliatory strike will destroy civilization in Iran that will reduce them to a 19th Century Civilization.
    • The nations of the world will turn totally against the belief structure behind Islam; as a demonstrated harmful system of belief to humanity.
    
    The most likely reason for a nuclear exchange, is a misunderstanding.  Most nations will have less than 15 minutes to make the critical decisions will determine the fate of Iran. 
    
    As far as the Iranian drones are concerned, they are militarily insignificant as they are now; and as they relate to warhead packages and general conventional weaponization.  Most nations of the world have the ability to detect, track, target acquire and interdict them with little effort.  This is a not an issue.
    
    Again, if the Religious Leaders of Iran want the continuation of Islam, as they practice it, they will not place themselves in a position that will attribute Islam (as a belief structure) with the epitome of evil; the destructors of humanity which Allah created.  It will be a self condemning demonstration that the top accredited teachers of Islam are unworthy of following.  It will destroy Islam, as a belief structure.
• We are not the World Police!
  • No, but this is a concept that the US should be a hegemony.  It is not a new concept, by any means.  During my tenure in Vietnam, it was perpetuated by the "Whiz Kids" (the Administration's brightest and best).  During my tenure in Iraq, the proponent was the PNAC (Project for a New American Century).  Until we get rid of that mentality, we are doomed to continue a similar path and making the same mistakes.
• We have nuts all over the place.
  • Yes, you're correct, there are opponents in every direction across the entire spectrum (economic, political, militarily, etc).  Some merely competitive and some hostile.
• More law enforcement and intelligence is required which would in turn create more jobs and businesses here in the United States.
  • When I was participating in the Hart-Rudman Task Force on Homeland Security Discussion Group (pre-9/11), it was clear that the Congressional support was proposing a "reactive organization" as opposed to a proactive and preemptive organization to detect, exploit and neutralize hostile threats like todays Jihadist.  It was a preconceived notion that a serious attack attempt would be successful.  Even the idea of a Airliner Threat was discussed.  But prevention was deemed futile, and the thrust and emphasis was placed on post-attack recovery and response.  The government leadership was advocating a position that a major terrorist attack was inevitable and we needed to develop a post-action response (first responder capabilities).  Our National Security Decision Making Process had been broken for many years.  It was broke by the Church Commission and Congress and It still is broken (now half a century later).  And Congress knows this.  It is noted as much in this new Appropriation Act; with a special paragraph on the NCIX being mention in it.
• We cannot change what is going on in the Middle East.  They all hate us anyway.

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  • It is unlikely that, without a new genius in our government, we will be a significant factor in bring peace and tranquility to the Middle East.  We are neither competent in our basic ME KSAs, nor are we viewed as a trust agent and honest broker.  In Iraq, we created another Islamic State where there wasn't one before hand.  We completely botched the post-conflict reconstruction and allow the insurgency to tear Iraq apart.  After, what our government calls a very successful election, six months later, the government does show any progress in forming.

Most Respectfully,

R