For the second time this week the terrorist haven and Islamic Republic of Iran has test fired a new round of ballistic missiles capable of striking Israel. This veiled threat towards the west shouldn't be seen as anything more than saber rattling by a nation that has developed a technology that was used in war over 60 years ago. Perhaps this is something we should look upon with awe.

Exactly how is it that a nation like Iran with so much wealth and resources has taken so long to do something so simplistic in terms of technological prowess. This should not lead us to believe that Iran is only a mere 60 years behind the times. After all Iran is probably about 1200 years behind the time.

The last thing this country or any country needs is war with Iran, such a conflict with Iran would make the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan look like Granada. And to what end? If this nation and the rest of the western world would finally embrace energy alternatives as they certainly should, particularly hydrogen, nuclear, clean coal, natural gas, etc...Such a strategy would deprive these radicals of the only leverage they have and ever could have on the freedom loving world.

Iran's saber rattling poses no genuine threat to Israel, while Iran tinkers with another 60 year old technology (i.e., nuclear weaponry), Israel has sufficient capabilities to thoroughly defend itself, perhaps dealing a crushing blow. The mullahs of Tehran may be radical, but they aren't so foolish as to risk suicide and any such conflict with Israel would certainly be an act of suicide.

Links:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/10/missile.iran/index.html