I forgot to add that the one thing that would probably unite Iran - both reformist and conservatives, would be an outside invasion. Just look at the results of the Iran Iraq war of the 1980's. Before Hussein invaded Iran, that country was on the brink of a counter revolution. Immediately after the start the entire nation united against Iraq, was was quite willing to send everything against the Iraqis, including using waves of children to detonate minefields.
larry > > On 3/12/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We passed that exit miles ago. Next exit: Carnage. > > > > Seriously, they have already given everyone the finger. The only thing left > > is for them to successfully detonate a nuclear device and announce to the > > world that they are a nuclear power. Then what? > > > > I would draw up plans to make a flash strike on Tehran with a large force to > > seize the Iranian leadership before they can bolt into their underground > > command bunker. I don't even know if it would be logistically possible, it > > would probably be a one-way trip for a lot of men in the invading force, and > > we might not be able to get to the bad guys, but if we could somehow > > decapitate the regime, we wouldn't even need to drop any bombs. Unlike Iraq > > and Afghanistan, Iran is actually a very well functioning country in many > > respects, a country with a largely pro-American population that would be all > > too happy to be rid of the mullahs. We could potentially end the whole thing > > in one day. > > > > > > On 3/11/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > So I hear... > > > > > > Let's look at it the other way. The US gives Iran an ultimatum. Iran gives > > > the US the finger. Then what? > > > > > > >I agree. If we upset them they may build a secret nuclear program, send > > > >money and weapons to terrorists and threaten the worlds oil supply. Wait, > > > >isn't that what's going on now? > > > > > > > > > > > >> Nice spin. Do you really think it is a good idea to engage with Iran at > > > >> this time though? > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199653 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
