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Originally posted by Spanky
Wow. Really. So do you think they will use it on Isreal once they get it?
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I didn't mean to say Iran would have one for sure, just that the U.S can't _coerce_ them to keep them from buidling one.
Lots can happen between now and then. Diplomatic efforts may buy time, although we'd have to swallow a few Iranian loads.
I expect Israel would certainly try some military action (as Sebby said) if Iran gets too close -- but the program is now very spread out and in hardened facilities, so (unlike what Sebby said) a few bombs won't set Iran back to square 1. This is not like Osirak in 1986.
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Originally posted by Spanky
I think before Iraq, military action against Iran was pretty dicey. The only real way to get the weapons would be to invade. Before we were in Iraq, where would have we invaded Iran from?
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Amphibious landings. That's why we have Marines. And airborne assaults.
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Originally posted by Spanky
I think Iran's number one desire is to see the US leave humiliated. Even if that means a total mess. Then Iran will move in to set up a Shia theocracy, just like the one they have in Iran. The Sunnis will never go for it and there will be war for the forseable future.
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Maybe so. Another potential long-term cost of a war that has so far brought us few benefits.
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