Armageddon Alarm Bells

We haven't heard much about Pakistan as of late and because we are all victims of a 10 minute-news-cycle mentality...we just assume that there is no news happening there. And really, ever since Michael Jackson died....maybe events all over the planet have just slowed to nothing so they could also observe the tragic demise of the King of Pop?


Obviously that's not the case. Pakistan is growing more dangerous every day as the threat of Islamic extremists overthrowing the nation continues to rise. Remember, Pakistan already has a dozen nuclear missiles capable of reaching all points on planet earth and if the extremists get control of them, it would be their religious duty to launch them as soon as humanly possible.


At the request of President Obama, Bruce Riedel, a former CIA expert on the region, also chaired an interagency policy review on Afghanistan and nuclear Pakistan. His latest assessment says, "A jihadist victory in Pakistan, meaning the takeover of the nation by a militant Sunni movement led by the Taliban ... would create the greatest threat the United States has yet to face in its war on terror ... [and] is now a real possibility in the foreseeable future." It would bolster al Qaeda's capabilities tenfold, Mr. Riedel concludes. It would also give terrorists a nuclear capability.


Read full article here; http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/17/armageddon-alarm-bell-rings/print/


Remember this; the war on terror currently centered in Afghanistan has EVERYTHING to do with what happens in Pakistan as they share a common border and the Taliban moves freely along that border. And how long will it be until the U.S. loses interest in the war in Afghanistan? Already, most U.S. citizens have NO CLUE what the war is about and also have NO CLUE how a sorry outcome may affect us. What we do know is the the U.S. is running out of money...and it is going to get exceedingly more difficult to keep paying for military operations all over the world...especially when our own Vice President is warning of a U.S. bankruptcy.