Does Russia or Iran pose greater danger to world peace?

Toronto Star ^ | Sat Mar 22 2014 | Tony Burman

[publius911]

Does Russia or Iran pose greater danger to world peace?

Neither.
It's the rise of Communo-Fascist Totalitarianism, in the only country that can maintain said peace. Such as it is.

That's my final answer, and I'm sticking to it

[Old Yeller]

Why isn’t Barry one of the choices?

[Wuli]

someone might ask if Iran’s stall -

that’s what the “agreement to negotiate” about its nuclear programs is about - a diplomatic stalling tactic NOT likely to reach firm enforceable agreements the west can accept -

was/is done for Russia’s ultimate benefit, leaving those negotiations inconclusive and not completed just as Putin starts to really flex his muscle?????

making hard choices even harder (not not impossible, just harder)

[chajin]

Russia is working with Iran.

That's why the question is poorly designed: at the moment, the biggest threat to the world is either Russirania or Irussiaran, take your pick.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Greatest threat to peace and civilization is islam.......

[Forward the Light Brigade]

China is the biggest threat! Watch—June will be the time Red China Moves on Japan.

[spetznaz]

Exactly. The nascent threat posed by China is greater than that of Iran and Russia combined. I am always surprised by how people only concentrate at the immediate and are oblivious about greater threats sitting around the next bend. China has an economy that is over 4 times the size of Russia's, has the most aggressive militarization program in the world, and has ambitions that bring it into direct conflict with the US (and not just at the regional level). Yet Iran is being considered as the greatest threat! Astounding.

In my book I don't even consider Iran to be in the top 5! I'd say China, followed by Pakistan (now, that is an 'interesting' country), followed by Russia, followed by Saudi Arabia (financing of Salafist/Wahhabist ideologies around the globe), and at fifth place North Korea (too many variables there). At sixth I may include Iran.