Many people have claimed that the most destructive war in the history of mankind is almost ready (Macdonald 1). Further, it is claimed that the war will not be confined to one region or small sets of countries, but rather, it will have an effect on all everyone. There several events happening today that point towards this direction and the power that is behind them is vastly gaining nuclear weapons. This power is none other than Iran, which has declared its ambition to wipe the Israel nation out of the world map.
In one of his many meetings on the Middle East peace process, the former United States President George Bush is quoted as saying that Iran was a threat, and there was, therefore, a need for the international community to act swiftly, and prevent the country from developing the abilities to build a nuclear weapon.
5 years down the line, the international community, seems to have a lacklustre approach when dealing with Iran. However, whether world leaders take action or not, Iran is about to get the nukes, and the first target will be Israel followed by American and the rest of the world.
In the recent past, Iran has shown that it can start and sustain a war. Iran is the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism. Indeed, it is clear that both the U.S. and Israel are at war with Iran at the moment. This is something that most people do not see. Iran is the sponsor of terrorist activities across the world, while America and Israel lead in the fight against terrorism. The only way that the country can be stopped is through confrontation and not by negotiations.
In spite of condemnation by world leaders, the nuclear program of Iran continues without much opposition. In October 2010, Iran revealed that already had the capability to produce between 100 and 200 kilograms of enriched uranium, which is enough to build three to five nuclear war heads. Yet, the U.S has not taken any decisive action to tame Iran’s nuclear ambitions (Macdonald 2).
This is exactly the same situation that confronted world leaders prior to the Second World War. Hitler and his battalion of religious cronies rose to pre-eminence under the watchful eye of powerful leaders who took no notice of his ambitions in the early 1930s.
Hitler told everyone what he was going to do in Mein Kampf; however, only Winston Churchill believed him. Winston Churchill saw the impending danger and sounded an alarm for years. Many called Hitler a warmonger, while others did not take him seriously. They said that it was not Hitler till Churchill’s prophecy came to pass and there was the Second World War started by Hitler (Macdonald 5).
Iran has enormous resources especially from oil, and the leaders believe that they can accelerate the return of the 12th Imam by bringing chaos on the world.
The twelfth Imam, Mohammad al Mahdi, disappeared at the age of five and is expected to return supernaturally before the Day of Judgement according to a section of Muslims who subscribe to Shiite interpretation of the Holy Koran. However, it is believed that, for him to come back on the Earth, the world must be in chaotic conditions. The leaders in Iran aim at creating chaos so that their own version of Messiah could return and bring in eternal peace.
This is the illusion that is guiding Iranian leaders. To them, nukes are the only way to bring chaos and achieve their aims. To stop Iran from bringing catastrophe America and Israel must target and destroy Iranian nuclear sites. In addition, the UN Security council should impose an embargo on countries that sell technology to Iran. If these actions are not taken, their nuclear disaster is inevitable.
Work Cited
Macdonald, Brad. Iran’s Nuclear Ambition. 11.Dec. 2004. Web.