Countdown to Armageddon

Iran is already one of the foremost sponsors of terrorism in the world. If Iran achieves nuclear capability, it will undoubtedly step up its support to terrorist regimes. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad consistently refers to Israel as a cancerous tumor and has previously pledged to wipe Israel off the map. If Iran achieves nuclear enrichment capacity, it will likely give a bomb to Syria, and perhaps even Hezbollah.

The idea of a nuclear Iran funneling weapons to groups that openly seek to bring about a cataclysm is terrifying. Hezbollah would not hesitate to attack the United States or one of its allies. Even if such groups are unable to launch a direct attack on the United States, they could target Saudi oil reserves and effectively bring this country — and the global economy — to a halt. Moreover, Iranian development of a nuclear bomb would almost certainly kick-start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East — further destabilizing the region. Can you imagine every Gulf-state leader with his finger on a nuclear trigger? Nuclear proliferation throughout a region infested with radical religious doctrines, diminished economic possibilities and an unyielding belief in the afterlife is a recipe for cataclysm. The United States must face this reality by making it clear that it will respond with devastating force if Iran continues its rogue nuclear program.


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