"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement,
a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

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We can hope and we can talk but I don't think it's likely. Iran
isn't the only worry either. It's one of several countries where
Islamic Fundamentalism and it's belief in the eradication of all who
are not Muslim not only exists but is flourishing. It seems that
there is little hope that the Fundamentalist movement is going to die
away. It's been around since the 11th Century and is growing in
strength with no indication of a willingness to adjust to or accept a
peaceful, civilized position in the modern world.

The "Fundamentalism" movement is similar to some Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in the sense that the Koran (like the Bible in
the Christian world) is interpreted literally. The difference is
that Christian fundamentalism is on the decline while Islam is the
fastest growing religion in the world. The number of
"Fundamentalists" who are responsible for terrorist attacks is
growing proportionally.

We tend to think terrorism started on 9/11, but there's a long history
of attacks on US and other western countries' sovereign interests .
It goes back to ancient times when religious Islamic zealots were
trying to obtain a working knowledge of gunpowder from the Chinese.
(The Chinese made fireworks, not weapons. The Islamic
Fundamentalists had other ideas.) The risk today is the ability of
any of these groups to acquire chemical or nuclear weapons. I don't
think there's any question that eventually they will and they will be
used.

There have been 21,620 terrorist killings *since* 9/11. The
incredible list just for 2013 is he

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks-2013.htm