[quote=surveyor][quote=temeculaguy]I say, who cares as long as it stays over there, I can’t think of a time in history where the middle east was peaceful, nor do envision a future where it will be. [/quote]

Go read how WWI and WWII started. Stuff like that never just “stays” there.[/quote]

You can’t compare this situation to the run-up to the world wars. Back then, there were lots of countries with powerful militaries. Now there’s the US, then a big drop off to some second-tier countries, most of whom would be on our side in any ensuing conflict. Then some other countries we could easily crush. No one’s going to fuck with us except through terrorism.

Surveyor, I’d be interested to hear any remotely plausible scenarios where this doesn’t stay there.