War with Iran a bad idea, cautions author

January 24, 2012 17:13

John R Bradley, author of After The Arab Spring: How Islamists Hijacked The Middle East Revolts, writes That the dark prospect of war now looms in the Middle East as the West's confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme inches towards the point of no return. But, he cautions, this is no time for sabre-rattling. War with Iran could tip us into the bloodiest conflict since 1945. Read here.

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