>> Depressing read, but probably describing the very likely outcome if war >> were >> to happen. >> >> I think the US would be on it's own this time as well - there is no way >> the >> UK would be a part of it, it would be political suicide for Gordon >> Brown. > >I think that's possible - but if Iran really did start economic warfare by >attacking tankers it seems likely that the U.S. wouldn't be alone for long. > >We may not find many ideological partners... but pick someone's pocket and >they have a tendency to fight. >
Hitting Oil tankers is not like hitting warships. If what happened during the Iran-Iraq War is any indication, a bulk carrier can take several hits by anit-shipping missiles and still remain afloat. More likely the Iranians will block the the Strait of Hormuz by sinking several tankers or bulk carriers in the middle of the strait. That said, I don't think that the Saudis would let the Iranians get away with any such attempt. However I also think that they would not want the US to get into any more adventurism in the Gulf region. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active programmers and developers. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid-72&catid=648 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240907 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
