You know, I could envision an almost biblical course of events with a Ron Paul presidency. America sits profoundly in the isolationist corner while Iran commences WWIII (or IV) by nuking Israel and parts of Europe and Russia. The entire eastern hemisphere boils over while a siting President proclaims it’s not our concern.
The book of Revelations pretty much refers to this sort of scenario. This is really simplified, but the fact is, the last book of the Bible does not include America in its storyline.
North Korea, which has a very clear technological edge over Iran, is a far more credible threat; but still does not have the capability to accomplish anything on the scope that you suggest.
Either threat can be dealt with, without our invoking the language of panic. May I start by urging a step up of the Reagan plan to offset rocketry from space, as well as pointing out that neither the European powers nor the Israelis are going to sit idle while Iran attacks them. We are not the only technologically advanced people.
William Flax