If the US attacks Iran, oil prices will go through the roof..Blockade or not..
While this may sound good to the OPEC countries they will shift to the euro to make any value out of their oilmoney. Iran may begin this process by changing their last 15% of export in petrodollar..China may dumb their holdings of US debt and currencies, they may also attack Taiwan? cause us military is too stretched?
Just an air raid wouldnt cost that much, but if Iran takes their change and move into Iraq or even Afghan soil, calculate again..
And i do think the morale of the Irani army is totally different compared with the Iraqi army..

[edit on 5-10-2007 by Foppezao]

Originally posted by bodrul

Originally posted by 4thDoctorWhoFan
He is wrong IMO because the strike on Iran IF it occurs will only be by air and ONLY limited to Iran's nuclear facilities. The cost of this is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the Iraq war.

and the Iranians are just going to sit back and let the trigger happy nut cases bomb their country

Persions arent cowards like arabs

The prophet was an arab....and 2nd of all the persians and the arabs are both muslims,we should work together not aginst eachother.

[edit on 5-10-2007 by Spartan-9007]

[edit on 5-10-2007 by Spartan-9007]

Originally posted by DarkMile77
It's kind of scary how some of you talk about using a Tactical Nuke like its no big deal.

Thats the purpose of these forums. To discuss different paths. Even though I would not have a problem with the bombing of Iran, I would hope that the nuclear option would be a very last resort. I hope and believe that any bombing of Iran should only be conventional bombs. Having said that, I would not lose any sleep if a small nuclear bunker buster was used where conventional bombs failed to destroy the desired target.

Originally posted by johnnyrobbo
if it wasnt for china you would be finished you all talk like nazis your time is nearly over the trouble is your the only nation that has used atomic bombs on people and knowing your insanity when you know your beat you will take the rest of the world with you. you war mongering rat bags you are modern rome take a look at yourselfs

Sorry, but I don't understand gibberish. Use punctuation please.

You wouldn't lose any sleep over it, even if the radiation killed a few thousand Iranian civilians? Because "tactical" or not, there's no way you can set off a nuke in a city, even underground, and not expect to kill a lot of innocent bystanders. And IIRC most of Iran's nuclear sites are ion populated areas.

Originally posted by xmotex
And IIRC most of Iran's nuclear sites are ion populated areas.

Actually I think the nuclear reactors in question that are producing material for weapons are located in isolated areas.

Originally posted by Dallas
Seems to me, if Iran could not defeat Iraq in eight years of war, then how could Iran (on their own turf) defeat a nation such as USA without super weapons of some sort, if that?

Dallas

Thats so ignorant its disturbing. Hardly worth a reply, but eh.
Reminder, read some history before posting about it.

Originally posted by Spartan-9007
The prophet was an arab....and 2nd of all the persians and the arabs are both muslims,we should work together not aginst eachother.

Yeah, that's true. But Persians don't like Arabs. And they're fanatical about their homeland, not their religion. They're very proud of their culture, too.

Just seems to me that the Arabs have slipped into the age of jahiliyah again...

Originally posted by Unplugged

Originally posted by Dallas
Seems to me, if Iran could not defeat Iraq in eight years of war, then how could Iran (on their own turf) defeat a nation such as USA without super weapons of some sort, if that?

Dallas

Thats so ignorant its disturbing. Hardly worth a reply, but eh.
Reminder, read some history before posting about it.

Don't think the seventeen hundreds had a direct effect on the Iran's effort-to-fail in being any victor in the Iv.I war. What I find disturbing is the whole issue of Iran. Their gov are prophet-losers eager to advance on other nations technology under the cloak of world peace and religious extremes. Let'm learn and grow on their own.

Dallas

Don't think the seventeen hundreds had a direct effect on the Iran's effort-to-fail in being any victor in the Iv.I war. What I find disturbing is the whole issue of Iran. Their gov are prophet-losers eager to advance on other nations technology under the cloak of world peace and religious extremes. Let'm learn and grow on their own.

"Their gov are prophet-losers eager to advance on other nations technology under the cloak of world peace and religious extremes. "

Are we talking about America or Iran?

I was speaking to Iran's leadership Octavius Maximus. Just silly their beady-eyed schooll teacher Pretended Pres. get's so much attention outlining his handlers views, which I feel, are beyond extreme -- their dangerous. If they had acces to the technology I feel their after.

Dallas

due to his recent speeches i have garnered a healthy respect for the President of Iran for his intelligence and manner. I found it utterly horrible how he was treated by America.

If American politics stopped trying to use him for their own gains (and everyone else too, for that matter) alot of this could be avoided.

unfortunatly the US doesnt want to lose its Nuclear stranglehold on the world.

Originally posted by Dallas
I was speaking to United States leadership Octavius Maximus. Just silly our beady-eyed Pretended Pres.. get's so much attention outlining his handlers views, which I feel, are beyond extreme -- their dangerous. If they had acces to the technology (and spell check) I feel their after.

Dallas

oo thank you all

*takes bow*

FYI: this has been totally (deliberately) misquoted:

grover quoted:
"Originally posted by Dallas
I was speaking to United States leadership Octavius Maximus. Just silly our beady-eyed Pretended Pres.. get's so much attention outlining his handlers views, which I feel, are beyond extreme -- their dangerous. If they had acces to the technology (and spell check) I feel their after.

Dallas"

...it was a joke, he was continuing my line of reasoning that the things you are accusing Iran of doing, The US did it too.

Dallas... Like I said in response to your U2U it seemed like the most effective way to point out that much of what you accuse Iran and its president of; we do as well, was to turn your words around.

And you really do need to use spell check. I find it very handi.

There really is no reason to be so upset.

now now, Grover. I dont find him very difficult to understand.

There is no need to harass him.

Although i will want Dallas to prove his point somehow.

Grover, does that dog in your pic need a leash?