Nuking Iran? No
Okay, I have a rule: Never, ever use nukes, especially in the Middle East, where tempers run high and moronic views flourish like mulletts at a Dokken reunion concert.
Redacted offered a mind-boggling theory that this is all about a new oil exchange based on the Euro instead of the Dollar. My head -- she spins!
Okay, so no nuke shower on Tehran, but do we allow Iran to have the bomb? I say no, not now, not ever. They are unstable; support terrorism; and have vowed to blow Israel off the map. Oh, and if anyone comes to their new president with a ton of cash for a small nuke in the future, it will be a nice deal.
No, Iran can never become a nuclear entity.
I see 'standard' missile strikes to at least delay their capacity to build a bomb for a decade. We're talking scores if not hundreds of cruise missiles in a series of strikes. And if their army or navy strikes at us, we take them down.
Will this inspire Joe and Jane Iran to rise up against the US? Sure, I guess so. They hate us already so it's no real loss or change from the status quo. I am sure they have a ton of American flags ready to burn.
As for Seymour Hersh's report in The New Yorker that some in the administration think the younger Iranians will rise up and overthrow the mullahs, it's doubtful. We cannot trust Bush and co to foresee or build a democracy ever again.
This Nuke Iran thing is saber-rattling on the right. Who would have thought that The New Yorker and Sy Hersh would be the perfect mouthpiece for the administration?
posted by Phil from Ossining @ 5:26 PM
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You have to admit that if the US picks a fight with Iran, it isn't just going to be a situation of we'll bomb you back into the Stone Age and the survivors will greet us with rose petals at our feet. We've tried that once and failed miserably.
Iran has a long history of fighting indirect conflicts through a lot of proxies, read terrorists, but they also have no problem fighting where its enemy is the weakest.
Right now, what do you have more confidence in the quality of the US military or the US Economy?
Going toe-to-toe with the best equipped military, even if it is over-stretched, isn't a practical idea for Iran.
But what if you could bring a nation to its knees without firing a shot? By creating a petroleum bourse based on the Euro rather than the US dollar, Iran could cut the demand for US dollars across the globe dramatically.
Also toss in the little statement a senior Chinese official recently made about buying less US debt, especially after China moved from pegging its currency from the US dollar to a basket of currencies, those M1 Abrams may wind up being one of the most expensive lawn ornaments on the planet.
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