The Problematic Future with Vengeful Gods
With all the chest pounding and usual White House hyperbole, one would think the world is a safer place. It is not. It is just the opposite. The bombing of Iran by the United States has unleashed a complex set of possible outcomes in a complex and problem ridden part of the world. While it cannot be known at this point in time which outcome or outcomes will result, certain things can be said to be highly probable. There is no question that Iran has been weakened, but it has not been defeated. Nor have the thousands of terrorists lying in wait in every country of the world given up their jihad against the deeply despised great Satan of the West and its little brother in the heart of the Middle East. This very real stateless diaspora has been enlivened and emboldened. Everywhere Americans (and westerners by association) will be looking over their shoulders for the next attack, and more often than not, they will not see it coming. In his brief speech to the nation, Donald Trump thanked Go...