It's the End of the World as We Know it, And I feel Fine

American political scientist Bernard Lewis in the acclaimed publication of the Wall Street Journal stated that the world will end in a nuclear holocaust tomorrow, August 22. Here's why:

Lewis believes it will be precisely Teheran who will unleash the ultimate conflict by attacking Israel. Why August 22nd? Perhaps simply because Washington has set a deadline for the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and has demanded a complete wrap up of the nuclear program by that day. It is obvious that Teheran has no intention to comply. Curiously, this year the night of August 22nd happens to be night Muslims will celebrate the journey of their prophet Mohammed to Jerusalem and his ascension into heaven. According to Lewis the followers of Mohammed have a perfect opportunity to enrich their celebration by throwing an attack on Israel. An immediate retaliation will follow.

The article goes on to explain how the attack will happen and what the likely scenario will be.

Before you phone your boss tomorrow morning and tell him/her to cram your job up their respective pooters, keep in mind that Bernard Lewis is full of shit.

The Mullah's of Iran are out of their minds, but they are smart enough to realize that any attack on Israel means immediate and complete annihilation. Israel has the means to nuke Iran back to the stone ages, although considering Iran pretty much still exists in the stone age, we might not be able to tell the difference.

Still though, Iran knows this much; The west has caved in to them time and time again without Iran actually possessing nuclear weapons, so they are convinced that if they have nukes, the west will forever be their bitch. Now, think of the bevy of concessions that Iran has gotten in the last few years without them having nukes, think of what they will get when they actually have the means to destroy Israel.

Don't get me wrong, Iran will eventually possess nukes, and one day they will use them. It won't be tomorrow though, Iran's strength is in the threat, not the deployment. Every time Iran threatens Israel or the west with war, and every time we back down and kiss their asses, it strengthens them and the Islamic world. They see us as weak, a paper tiger, and this is a huge victory for them.

Iran doesn't even need nukes to destroy and humiliate the west, they just need the threat of them. In that regard, they are winning big time.

Even though the world is ending tomorrow, I still want the $30 you owe me, Fenris