China and Russia Warning on Iran
As Iran continues on a path to acquire nuclear weapons there are daily articles about what the great powers will do to prevent the unthinkable. President George Bush has made it an article of faith that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons on his watch. Present American policy considers it unacceptable that this Middle East regime goes nuclear. What will be done?
On Thursday Russia and China warned against taking military action against Iran. They would rather see the process go through the United Nations channels. Russia and China have vested economic interests in Iran. China wants Iranian oil and Russia sees it as a source of hard currency in exchange for goods and services. Upsetting the status quo in Iran would not be in their interests.
Before invading Iran American generals should read Mark Bowden's account of Jimmy Carter's failed effort to rescue the American hostages held by Iranian militants in 1979. It shows what can go wrong when America's best and brightest miltary planners devised a plan to go into Iran. Eveything that could go wrong did. It could happen again.
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Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
