Israel Attack Iran?

[pellaz]

reference a ny times article

just maybe? could they would they...

[iPromise]

-sigh, gosh, why do we have to be so cruel to each other? :/ man, I'm so sick of wars.

[Inchante]

Oh, I hope not. It is getting so ridiculous . . . all of it.

[Bowyn Aerrow]

War is great for the Economy. Look at how the Depression ended quickly with World War II. We need another World War to get us out of this economy slump.

So millions die - Heck we can afford to trim off up to three billion. War is a great way to 'cull' the herd.

War also brings innovation and new technologies. Perhaps we can develop Antimatter Technologies over World War III - drop an antimatter bomb or two, ushering in a new Era of peace and prosperity and making it possible to where we can set up colonies on Mars, Moon and the Moons of Jupiter, thus World War IV can have more worlds to involve with greater profits to be had by all.

Humans have this small talent for war. In all of recorded history there has not been a single day where some war was been warmly waging somewhere on earth. Humanity has never known a day of peace. Through the generations we have just gotten better at it.

[LateBloomer]

Israel can't/won't attack Iran without the U.S.

And Obama (via Leon Panetta) has already said, essentially, they would be on their own.

If the U.S backed an Israeli attack the price of oil would realize a "war premium" and high fuel prices (speaking of what's good for the economy) would be a disaster for the Obama re-election campaign.

So, no. There will be no Israeli attack (with U.S. support) of Iran.

At least not this year.

[Almac]

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Lets not forget Saudi Arabia would love America or whatever to attack and destroy Iran so Saudi would be the dominant force in the Middle East, with their version of a Muslim state.... No Israel would be very foolish to attack a Muslim country seeing that they are surrounded by Muslims off all types. [/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Inchante]

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Lets not forget Saudi Arabia would love America or whatever to attack and destroy Iran so Saudi would be the dominant force in the Middle East, with their version of a Muslim state.... No Israel would be very foolish to attack a Muslim country seeing that they are surrounded by Muslims off all types. [/COLOR][/SIZE]

Israel would indeed do it in order to make sure that a hostile Islamic country did not get possession of a Nuclear missile. And Britain would love the oil as much as Saudi Arabia too you know. Indeed, it used to have it.

[OrphanPip]

The most that would happen, if any military action is taken, is something more like the Balkans crisis a few years back. Some missiles will be launched, some bombs dropped, nothing will be accomplished and we'll all congratulate ourselves on a job well done.

(There isn't a single country in the west with the political will for another round of Iraq and Afghanistan style warfare.)

[blokeinsussex]

I don't believe we'll see conventional war with Iran. All we will continue to see are computer viruses taking out their systems, explosions at uranium storage and enrichment plants, and more scientists involved in their nuclear program being killed in whatever way.

[pellaz]

I don't believe we'll see conventional war with Iran. ... program being killed in whatever way.

Didnt think this way but yes most probable.