drunknloaded
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i've seen one news report on that, on cnn...idk but i can see the us making that the new "issue" with them to go to war or cause more tougher sanctions, etc(i dont know what they will do by trying to show how iran could export their technology, but i know it will lead to something more confrontational on the world stage)...plus they are shifting from al quaeda(sp?) in iraq to the shiite insurgents from iran
[Edited on May 4, 2008 at 1:52 AM. Reason : to summarize, the US will try to use this along with everything else against iran to push for force]  5/4/2008 1:49:16 AM
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RedGuard
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I think that there's pretty much zero chance of some sort of full scale invasion on the lines of the invasion of Iraq. Even if the administration wanted to do it, and I see no signs that it does, there isn't enough military manpower to pull it off, and Congress would never approve it.
There are possibility of air strikes, but even here, I don't think the administration would chance it. President Bush is attempting to redeem some part of his shattered legacy, and thus, he's too focused on scraping together something in Iraq to bother with Iran. If anything blows up in Iran, it'll either be through Iraqi-based anti-Iranian forces or the Israelis.
For those of you who say the Iranian issue is a non-issue, I disagree. Many of our allies, including the very ones who opposed our entry into Iraq such as France and Germany, are pushing hard on the Iranian nuclear problem. Even the Russians and Chinese concede there is a problem, allowing action by the UN Security Council including three rounds of sanctions. There are disagreements as to the best way forward, ranging from economic pressure to cooperate with the IAEA to air strikes, but they're still in agreement that something has to be done. 5/4/2008 2:26:13 PM |
