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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 12:02 AM
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125.  Bush will not attack Iran (or Syria or N. Korea..)
1) No political support at home for it. It would guarantee immediate impeachment.
2) Gas prices would hit $5.00/gallon because Iran has enough military power to prevent access to the Gulf and we would piss off the rest of the middle east that isn't already pissed at us.
3) No troops available to fight such a war.
4) It would piss off China who would supply Iran with money, arms, and training (if not actual soldiers).
5) It would piss off China who provides a huge chunk of manufacturing capacity to the United States and who loans it huge amounts of money.
6) It would also piss off Russia who is busy selling it nuclear reactors and weapons systems.
7) No believable pretense exists and Bush has used up all his "trust me" cards with the American people.
8) We are already busy losing one war in Iraq and another in Afghanistan. A third war would be a really bad idea.

Doug D.
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