And the Iranians would say it began in 1953 when the Anglo-Americans overthrew Mossadegh, a democratically elected Prime Minister and installed a dictator - the Shah of Iran.Quote from CaptainObvious:
It began November 4, 1979 when Iran took Americans hostage and little jimmy did nothing. They, (terrorists) took a bold step and called our bluff. We got pantsed! Had Iran been reduced to a burned out cinder we'd be living in a much more peaceful world today. Funny how radical crazies become reasonable when killed in mass. See 8/6/45 and 8/9/45 for reference.
Quote from indahook:
What if William bourroughs was right?
"This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games. "
and as the universe is big... 
Quote from Misthos:
If that never happened, I wonder what the middle east would look like today.
Quote from achilles28:
Let Free Markets work, restore a stable currency with no income tax, and humanity would colonize the stars in 50 years.
Quote from indahook:
What if William Bourroughs was right?
"This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games. "
Quote from achilles28:
An enriched middle class represents a threat to the Elite's power monopoly.
Quote from JSSPMK:
One society=no more wars. But that is just a utopia
I wouldn't mind if there were no borders on this planet, one currency, one language, one religion, etc. in the end of the day we all share same origins.
Quote from JSSPMK:
One society=no more wars. But that is just a utopia
I wouldn't mind if there were no borders on this planet, one currency, one language, one religion, etc. in the end of the day we all share same origins.
Quote from SNBthetrue:
Dear achilles28,
the question that you raised is what is this percieved finish line ? absurd in a limitless universe