Iran test launched a number of missiles today, including one, the Shahab 3, with a 1200 mile range, capable of hitting Israel.
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The poll options aren't good. The Israelis and Americans don't have to attack, but will.
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An attack on Iran could well be fool hardy; it is no Iraq, with totally different terrain, population size and religious zealots. Also, it is unlikely to be popular with the U.S. public.

Besides that, The U.S. may simply not be able to afford another long drawn out conflict, especially if there are few backers, particularly Britain, which gave the Americans some moral justification in going into Iraq with its "allies".
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The American's aren't going to invade Iran, why would they? The options are allow or help the Israelis to blast the Iranian bomb factory or stop them.

The main factors to balanced is the reaction of the International Community and the possibility that Iran starts blazing Exocets (*1) into the Straights of Hormuz disrupting the flow of oil tankers (and reducing the total amount of tonnage available already at critical levels) pushing the oil price up even further with all the consequences that would entail.

Their would also be consequences for Islamic terrorism, for the situation in Iraq and for the balance of power in the Middle East.

Of course there is an argument that the Iranians can do all of this anyway as soon as they get their hands on a half a dozen nuclear weapons so there is nothing to lose by handing them their **** now.

*1 And maybe Moskits as well......
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Neighbouring Pakistan, with its nuclear capacity and very, very large population, could inadvertently be drawn into this conflict with the potential of a major regional flare-up, IF the U.S. and Britain are not careful.
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Iran is a terrorist-sponsoring state that is rapidly acquiring a nuclear weapons capability and the missiles to deliver such weapons.

Iran is a threat not only to Israel but also to Arabic states in the region such as Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt, who are considering the possibility or co-operating on their own nuclear weapons programme in response. In other words, a nuclear Iran will start a chain of events that will have dire consequences for the Middle East and the rest of the world.

Somehow Iran must be stopped. I don't see an invasion as being feasible but there are many military options - overt and covert - short of an invasion.

As for the Iranian response, it will not be pleasant. However, we should not be blackmailed on this one. The West has allowed too many problems to fester and accumulate until it is too late to do anything about them. I don't see a President Obama doing anything so time is short. The West has the capacity to act but I seriously wonder whether it has the will.
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One of the poll options should have been "No, they will attack anyway" because they most likely will, regardless of the fact that America and Israel have nuclear weapons but Iran does not.
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I think they will likely attack Iran, although I don't quite agree with the wording of the first statement. They will attack it (Iran), but they don't have to (and in my opinion they should not). I voted for this option anyway.
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"Iran is a terrorist-sponsoring state that is rapidly acquiring a nuclear weapons capability and the missiles to deliver such weapons."

And the United States has never given military or financial aid in support of brutal dictators or for activities aimed at overthrowing a sovereign government? Yeah, sure!
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Originally Posted by a swansong 4 europe:
"Iran is a terrorist-sponsoring state that is rapidly acquiring a nuclear weapons capability and the missiles to deliver such weapons."

And the United States has never given military or financial aid in support of brutal dictators or for activities aimed at overthrowing a sovereign government? Yeah, sure!

Hahaha ! Good one ! :-)

Yeah, and ironically one of them was Iran itself !

Iran is *****, Al-Quaeda is Sunni, yet the media spin the lie that Iran are funding Al-Quaeda when the U.S are the ones sponsoring Al-Quaeda to carry out attacks on Iranian soil !

U.S. Government Uses Al-Qaeda To Attack Iran

MI5: Iran and Al Qaeda Planning an attack on “a par with Hiroshima and Nagasaki”

How misinformed by the mainstreammedia we all are !
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