What are the Odds we will have ground troops in Iran by the end of the Bush Presidency?

[bryant69]

Poll question: What are the Odds we will have ground troops in Iran by the end of the Bush Presidency?

In your opinion. Just curious what the feeling is today. Sorry meant to say Iran - for those who saw Iraq chalk it up to stupidity on my part.

Bryant
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[sinkingfeeling]

1. Unless Bush/Cheney can 'hire' another army, it's fairly slim. We don't have the troops!

[Double T]

13. Blackwater Security is looking for 'work'.

[AndyTiedye]

25. They'll Make the Democrats Start Up the Draft

[rateyes]

2. They're already in Iran....

so, it's a lock.

[bryant69]

4. I get the impression attempts to clarify this won't go well

But allow to say that I mean openly, as an invading force.

Bryant

[rateyes]

7. Why would you get that impression?

I understand. I was being a smartass, as usual.

[endarkenment]

16. So forward operations behind enemy lines don't count?

You really should clarify.

[bryant69]

20. If they are there, they aren't there openly. We aren't considered at war with Iran at this time.n/t

[dipsydoodle]

3. I voted nil.

I've no concept of ground troups being used. If it happens it will all be air, Isreal will largely disappear overnight and * will be scratching his head trying to figure if can he sell the idea of moving what was Israel to Alabama to the folks who live there now.

[rucky]

5. No ground troops. This'll be a push-button invasion. n/t

[pampango]

6. I was just going to say that I voted 100%, but I thought it said Iraq.

If Iran, I'll go with "not that likely."

[AlCzervik]

8. no.

[jojo54]

9. Not likely.

He'll just set the table so that the next prez will have to deal with the bullshit.

[demnan]

10. I went 75 to 90%

judging by the way these guys are talking now I think it is very likely. The only way to stop it would be for Congress to sign on to an impeachment resolution now!

[AlCzervik]

11. Map of Iran, note the topography.

a ground invasion ain't gonna happen.

[bryant69]

12. Why not?

Bush man no be afraid of maps! Bush man smash!

Bryant
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[AlCzervik]

15. population is about 65,000,000, 70% under 30 years old, yeah they'd work

out just great.

i know you're being sarcastic but i thought some facts about Iran might be helpful for other posters.

[bryant69]

22. it is good for posters to know those facts

But I don't think those facts matter to the people are likely to get us into this war (assuming we get into it).

Bryant

[Desertrose]

19. I agree....

bordered by mountains on all sides.

Hope they protect them...at least from ground troops.


To be considering a war with Iran, even in the tiniest part of *'s tiny brain is just insane.

DR

[AlCzervik]

21. i think saber rattling is a convenient way for Bush to distract our fellow americans

away from looking at Iraq and thats about all. I could be totally wrong on this and it sure wouldn't' be the first time but Iraq was a lot easier to take than Iran will ever be.

[endarkenment]

14. Bombs not troops.

The plan has been to bomb the crap out of Iran, not invade it, but plans are one thing and then

Shit Happens

so I give troops on the ground a 1-24% and bombs on the ground 90-100%.

Oh, and by many accounts we already have some troops in Iran doing shit.

[bryant69]

17. Troops on the ground doing heroin? Wouldn't Afghanistan be a better venue for that? n/t

[dkofos]

18. We already have troops in Iran, (if you consider CIA and special ops troops).

[damntexdem]

23. No ground troops at all. Shredded troops, yes; but no ground troops.

Seriously, the Administration will have no troops that it COULD send to Iran.

However, we may have nuclear war with Iran by year's end.

[Greyhound]

24. Very strong possibility. They definitely want to do it, but I think they just haven't figured out

how... yet.

Along that line, let me throw this out there.

Could the "accidental" flight of the nukes to LA have been a thwarted attempt to sneak a "small" warhead into the region, whereupon they use it either against Iran, where they would call it "an accident with Iran's weapons development program", and create a pretext to build a "coalition" for the resulting invasion, or alternatively, to nuke Iraq and place the blame on Iran, where they could then do the same thing?

[frogcycle]

26. i put bs

I sincerely doubt that anyone in DU is well enough informed to actually state odds. Oh, we all have opinions, but they are subjective as hell based on the various slanted (both ways) streams of noise we recieve in the guise of news.

just my contrarian $.02

[MilesColtrane]

27. A better question might be..

What are the odds Iran will have ground troops in Iraq by the end of the Bush presidency?


If Bush goes ahead with his air strikes, the Iranian Army just might feel the need to rid Iraq of it's American problem.

[Bluebear]

28. They're already in there, mate.

[TwilightGardener]

29. Bombs possible. Ground troops--how, without a draft? Don't see it.

[Hobarticus]

30. Bombs, not boots, on the ground...

Unless the draft gets fired up again, and the economy switches gears for war, it can't happen.

But VonCheney will get his wish, and some people will die.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

31. Please, view "100% It's a mortal lock" as being one less

I accidentally voted for it by not paying attention.

[MilesColtrane]

32. "I accidentally voted for it by not paying attention."

Wow, you didn't happen to be a member of Congress in October 2002 did you?

John? Hillary? Joe? Is that you?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

33. I knew that one would be coming...

*pffft* :P

[MilesColtrane]

34. I couldn't help it.

You set me up like a 20 million dollar winning lottery ticket.