Originally Posted by
Nightshade
If they held a significant amount of oil in their country then I would probably agree with him more but Saudi Arabia is far more powerful than Iran right now.
powerful? yes
but a superpower? the no 1 superpower in the world?
doesnt a superpower require that you have a military able to go anywhere and do almost anything? an economy that has a direct impact on world markets? and federal programs that provide / alter the conditions of other countries around the world?
as far as i know the iranian govt could collapse tommorow and we would feel nothing more than a slight tremor.
If the US, UK or Russia were to collapse ... there would be drastic results all over the world