War with Iran?

[marharth]

Now a lot of the politicians have been wanting this for a while. With recent events, it seems like it could be possible fairly soon.

 

I can post a few videos of them saying they want to retaliate.

[draconix]

I hope not. If one does start, it would be nice if it was declared by Congress this time...

But first, I think it would be a really good idea to get out of the other wars we're wasting our time, money, and lives in.

[Gracinfields]

Hopefully it won't go to a full on war. As of right now there are major politicle powers in Iran that would like to see the fall of the current regiem and with the use of Special forces and maybe an Assassination of top leadership that supports the actions they tried to do with in the United States we could see a regiem change with out a major conflict. So in short if there is action to be taken it would need to be targeted on certain individuals and not on things that will hurt the people of the region.

[Arthmoor]

It may not even need to be a US war. The Saudis are pissed enough at Iran they may do something on their own. It was their ambassador they tried to kill after all. Not that we don't have ground to strike back ourselves since it would have involved blowing up a target on our soil.

[marharth]

Saudi Arabia will probably drag the US into it somehow considering we are pretty strong allies.

[kvnchrist]

There will be nothing coming out of this administration.

[HeyYou]

The politicians want it, from various countries..... (Israel being right up there on the list....) but, I bet if you asked the average joe on the street, if he thinks we should start a war with Iran, the answer would be a resounding "NO".

 

Iran has never STARTED a war. Iran has never LOST a war. Granted, they have never been attacked by a military quite as sophisticated as the US...... but, we are stretched so thin now, it just isn't funny. We don't have the manpower/material support for yet another war. To say nothing of financing it........ War is an expensive proposition.

 

This is just another case of the biggest bully on the block trying to assert dominance in yet another area of the world. You think the muslims hate us now? Invade Iran, and watch and see just how fast the terrorists line up against us.

[Aurielius]

 

Iran has never STARTED a war. Iran has never LOST a war.

 

History lesson..... :whistling:

 

Abbas Mirza invaded Russia in 1826. The Persian army proved no match for the significantly larger and equally capable Russian army. The following Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828 crippled Persia through the ceding of much of Persia's northern territories and the payment of a colossal war indemnity.

 

Though I am reasonably sure that you meant the current theocratic republic, you did say NEVER. :dry:

Edited October 14, 2011 by Aurielius

[HeyYou]

Iran has never STARTED a war. Iran has never LOST a war.

 

History lesson..... :whistling:

 

Abbas Mirza invaded Russia in 1826. The Persian army proved no match for the significantly larger and equally capable Russian army. The following Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828 crippled Persia through the ceding of much of Persia's northern territories and the payment of a colossal war indemnity.

 

Though I am reasonably sure that you meant the current theocratic republic, you did say NEVER. :dry:

 

Ok, so, I didn't go back far enough in history. :D

[Nintii]

Well i'm not sure if you meant this and I quote the Miami Herald ....

 

IRAN'S LATEST PLOT

 

The Miami Herald Editorial The Miami Herald - OUR OPINION: World must demand an accounting from Tehran’s leaders

 

The terror plot by Iran that U.S. officials say they uncovered this week is a serious escalation of lawlessness by Tehran’s leaders that threatens not only American interests, but those of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

 

Mexico and Argentina figure prominently in the provocative scheme to hire assassins from the drug cartel Los Zetas for $1.5 million to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, bomb the Israeli Embassy in Washington, and the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Buenos Aires. The plot was as ambitious as it was bizarre.

 

Iran has dismissed the allegation as a fabrication, but the accusation must be taken seriously considering Iran’s record as a leading state sponsor of terrorism and its arrogant refusal to abide by international rules designed to prevent nuclear proliferation.

 

The current defense minister of Iran is Ahmad Vahedi, the former commander of the security apparatus known as the Quds Force, which has been instrumental in terror plots around the world for decades and offers support to radical movements in a number of countries.

 

He is still sought by Interpol for his role in the 1994 bombing of the Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. The same group is believed to have been behind the bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia in 1996, as well as the assassination of prominent Iranian opposition figures living in exile.

 

An assassination inside the United States would be an unusually provocative act for the Iranian leadership, but Tehran’s mullahs are chafing under U.S.-led sanctions that have restricted the movement and financial transactions of prominent members of the government and deepened the country’s international isolation.

 

The timing of the plot gives credence to reports that the Iranian regime faces a factional power struggle. It also suggests that the pressure of sanctions, combined with domestic political opposition and weak economic performance, is driving Tehran’s leaders to desperation, which only makes them more dangerous. The prolonged political turmoil threatening the government of Iran’s neighbor and most important ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, increases the pressure.

 

On Thursday, President Obama rightly called the action part of a pattern of “dangerous and reckless behavior” by Iran government and said members of the government were aware of a murder-for-hire plot.

 

If other countries are not yet convinced, Mr. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should galvanize international public opinion by showing their evidence to the leaders of those countries and demanding an explanation from Iran’s leaders.

 

Within the hemisphere, the administration should also use this reckless scheme to highlight the efforts of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez to make his country Iran’s headquarters in this part of the world. Increased connections and travel between Tehran and Caracas have enabled Iran to establish a base for increased activity in the Americas.

 

The threat posed by Iran cannot be ignored. It has thumbed its nose at U.N. sanctions, plotted assassinations and sponsored murder and mayhem abroad. It’s time the world demanded a full accounting.

 

End Quote ...

 

Or if you meant the article of the militants attacking the US forces in Iraq - the story of the "Quds force" whereby the Shiite milicia aided by the Quds force want to isolate Iraq from her neighbors, drive out the US and dominate the country as they are doing in Lebanon.

 

Well, which ever one it is, Iran is acting with impunity they don't care, they have allies in China and Russia ... quite honestly, this is a deliberate provocation and none of the other powers are going to aid the US (like China & Russia), because it's in their interest tio see the US flounder.

 

It's like a school playground where there are 4 or 5 different guys who dominate the place ... they never fight with each other directly, because they don't want to possibly lose a fight and so they all maintain their status yet "war" so to speak on each other through their minions ... Iran is a good minion to use to "attack" the US.

The US should use their minion Israel (and I say this with respect), to attack Iran ... but, the current Obammunistic Administration is no friend of Israel ... so they "cut their nose off to spite their face" as my mother used to say.

Edited October 14, 2011 by Nintii