On 19/03/2012 19:44, Arthur Figgis wrote:

And then there are unpredictable states such as iran, north korea etc.

Neither of which is a direct threat to the UK, being far more obsessed
with Israel and South Korea respectively.

The fun starts once Iran gets nukes, the West says "ha ha, that's one in
the eye to yanks and zionists.... Oh, what do you mean various Arab
states are now saying 'well in that case we have to be able to defend
ourselves against Persian attack' while Pakistan is saying "uh-uh, we're
surrounded...""

Sorry, I don't understand any of that.

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