An Escalating Conflict

Hezbollah, the terrorist organization that practically owns southern Lebanon, has kidnapped three Israeli soldiers in the past two days, and is now launching rockets into Israeli cities near the border of Lebanon and Israel. In retaliation, Israel has started an offensive (or rather defensive) that has penetrated the Gaza strip, enforced a naval, land, and air blockade on Lebanon; and sent troops into the southern part of that country.

If Iran does something stupid, then we're in for it. (The following is a not so likely, but possible scenario)

Iran will launch missiles at Israel, causing havoc. Other Middle-Eastern nations may follow suit. The United States will act in retaliation, and bomb Iran. North Korea will take advantage of the situation and launch missiles against Japan, while invading South Korea. The United States troops there will react and drive the North Koreans back. Kim Jong Il will appeal to China for help, and China will nuke the USA, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan; while sending its army into the Korean peninsula. Russia will now be furious and invade China, which will have all of its military branches strained from the nuking of its cities and military institutions, and the several fronts that have opened up. The oppressed Chinese will rise up against the weakened Communists, and take back the country. Meanwhile, the United States and the European nations will be invading Iran, and assisting Israel, who is fighting desperately against Syria and Lebanon.
Iran will be subjected, and a new free republic set up there, only to fall again before an Islamic revolution. North Korea and China will be reformed, and the Korean peninsula will be united. Israel will have all the territory from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean. The United States and other Western nations will be rebuilding after nuclear bombs have devastated several cities.

Now wait a second, that is way to optimistic. You have almost all the world's diplomatic problems solved right there.

Okay, tomorrow we'll get back to something serious and more on the topic of this blog.

NOTE: Complements to the BBC for the map.