Will Bush attack Iran before he leaves the White House?

[Seen the light]

Poll question: Will Bush attack Iran before he leaves the White House?

Interested in DU's thoughts even though I'm sure this poll has been conducted here before.

[gateley]

1. Yes. nt

[Kutjara]

2. I think it depends.

If McCain wins the election, BushCo will probably let him bomb Iran as his first Presidential act, to show how "Tuff on Terra(TM)" he is.

If Obama wins, BushCo will do it themselves to create maximum chaos for the new President.

[The Magistrate]

3. Odds Are Below Fifty-Fifty, Sir, But Not Comfortably So....

[ingac70]

4. Most likely.

Especially if it looks as though we will have a Dem Pres. and an even bigger Dem margin in Congress

[Jim__]

5. I think its more likely that Israel will do it before bush leaves office.

If Israel does, we may get involved in trying to keep open the Strait of Hormuz.

[meegbear]

6. Maybe

[MaryEllen71]

7. I voted yes

and I don't think we will be around to see Obama sworn in.:scared: :nuke:

[HereSince1628]

8. Well, it all depends on retroactive immunity (RIM)

If it looks like Dems take both houses Cheny will probably go ahead and bomb Iran because he knows with Democratic control getting a RIM job is no problem.

[maxsolomon]

9. If any attack occurs it will be by proxy

it will be our 51st state, Israel, that does it.

[klyon]

10. if it looks like the Republicans will lose in Nov then

he will attack before the election or if they do lose he will attack after the election for sure

[peacetalksforall]

11. I can't vote. Saying yes breaks my heart Saying no is a lie..

By the way, perhaps the question should be phrased:

Will Cheney HELP ISRAEL bomb Iran before the election to make it possible to declare martial law and cancel the election.

HELP ISRAEL: Bombing Iran appears to be a reward to Israel. A lead by Israel will create the lie, our criminal leaders need to enter.

THE IRANIAN PEOPLE DO NOT DESERVE TO BE BOMBED.

THE PEOPLE OF A NATION CANNOT CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THE RAMPAGING REVENGE BETRAYALS AND DEALS BETWEEN LEADERS.

THE PEOPLE OF A NATION CANNOT CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR COUNTRY DESTROYED AND PAY FOR THE REBUILDING.

THE PEOPLE OF A NATION MUST BE ABLE TO LIVE IN PEACE - FREE FROM INVADERS AND THE THEFT OF THEIR CHILDREN, HUSBANDS, PARENTS, HOMES, JOBS, CAREERS, SANITY.

At the core of every crims is theft.

[Fovea]

12. And then

Bad Things(tm) will happen.

And when things go completely to hell economically
we need to wander the streets with bullhorns reminding the suffering that
conservatives got us there.

An attack on Iran that accomplishes anything will also accomplish a nukular fallout disaster that will not be confined to Iran. We will be held responsible, even if Israel actually does those attacks.

An attack on Iran means that we will be one giant rogue nation in a cooalition of two. That is, for as long as Israel is not just a stretch of glittering green glass.

China will collapse our economy and the new world order will be a Chinese-Russo-EU triumvirate.

And that is not counting the fifth column attacks that might occur.

And the irony is that we have already rejected one diplomatic solution from Russia.

[MaryEllen71]

13. Remember The Day After?

we own the DVD and I know its not realistic but Iran played a big role in starting the chain of events.

[Fovea]

14. I live in Kansas City

and did at the time, working in a local ER.

[MaryEllen71]

15. wow

I brought it up because it seems the chain of events are eerily similar..

[Proud Liberal Dem]

16. I would say no

I have NO doubts whatsoever that Bush/Cheney/McCain are eager to do it and the Israelis (government) no doubt want us to do it (or do it themselves) but I just don't think that they have the technical ability to do it having tied much of military tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan nor any real "political capital" to launch another unprovoked invasion. Also, Gates and Mullen (for all their flaws) aren't supportive of attacking Iran either. Bush/Cheney/GOP haven't ever been able to turn public opinion around on Iraq nor have they been able to whip up the same kind of public hysteria and fervor about Iran that enabled them to invade Iraq. The only way that I can see us actually attacking Iran is in the event of an unprovoked attack on us by Iran but they have been remarkably restrained to date and I can't imagine a scenario where they would be suicidal enough to actually do anything to provoke us to rain death and destruction down upon them.

All this being said, I think that the possibility exists generally for Bush/Cheney to do something militarily in regards to Iran but I don't know how it would play out nor do I think that public would be very supportive unless, again, it can be proven beyond a doubt that Iran attacked us without provocation which is going to be difficult for Bush/Cheney to prove IF something happens because of their very public bellicosity towards Iran not to mention their strategic placement of several warships in the Persian gulf which, IMHO, is not too far removed from aggressive/threatening action on their part.

[two gun sid]

17. I agree with you. They'd like to but they can't.

Israel has to be concerned about what kind of reaction Hezbollah and Hamas would have and we just don't have the military resources to attack Iran and hang onto Iraq and it's oil. Iran's allies in Iraq could make our position there untenable. Hell, we are barely holding on in Afghanistan because of the commitment of our resources to Iraq. 4 years ago attacking Iran was the neocon's wet dream. Not possible now.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

18. Don't forget about the troops in Iraq

I strongly doubt that the families of our troops trapped in Iraq (and to a lesser extent Afghanistan) would appreciate let alone support Bush/Cheney purposely instigating an Iranian counterattack (which would almost certainly occur in one form or another) that would place them in even greater peril and possibly drag everybody into "WW3"

:nuke:

[two gun sid]

19. That's why I said our position there would be untenable

Iran itself wouldn't have to lift a finger. The Mahdi Army could make it very rough on the US military in Iraq. I think last month when the Iraqi government forces couldn't defeat Sadr's forces it pretty much ended any thoughts we had of attacking Iran.

[readmoreoften]

20. No fucking idea. But I hope not.

That's all I have to say.