Hypothesis of the Moment

It concerns the mortal enemies of the US, of civilization, of Israel. It goes along these lines: Emboldened by the effectiveness of their 9/11 attacks on the US, the Barbarians -- sworn to the annihilation of their enemies -- have scaled up their plans to include a repeat with more effective means: nukes. Hence, Iran's very visible nuclear development campaign.

Because their overarching motivation is the elimination of Israel, they must remove the United States as her ally before the can "push Israel into the sea." Thus the neutralization of the US, by any means necessary, isn't merely a perverse desire, it's strategic requirement.

So we look for a repeat, an Armageddon scenario. Yeah, well, you tell me why it won't happen, if this seems so far-fetched.