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In reply to the discussion: U.S., Israel considering joint 'surgical strike' on Iran's nuclear facilities [View all]earthside
(6,960 posts)Right ...
Because the Iranians will just lay down and merely say "Well, we had it coming, so we won't retaliate."
And the Saudis will flood the world with oil to keep the wild speculation in petroleum prices completely tamped down.
Of course, there is no chance that a U.S. or Israeli planes could be shot down by Iran's Russian-made anti-aircraft system because nothing ever goes wrong in these kinds of attacks.
No errant cruise missile would hurt or kill any Iranian civilians, either.
Oh, and the release of radioactive material into the atmosphere? No chance of that?
David Rothkopf is an idiot. He worked in the Clinton administration as a trade official ... but after that he worked for Henry Kissinger's company.
Gosh all fishhooks ... I sure hope no one in the Obama administration is listening to this guy.