2007-01-11 06:00:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2007-01-11 06:06:56 · update #1
10 being the highest? About 7 to 8 on success. About 6 on approval.
I'd rather the U.S. engage in covert actions to support the people of Iran in a coup. Most of them are oppressed and want regime change anyway, they just lack the means to do so. Mind I say covertly. No invasion like we did in Iraq, which I support, but find Iran to be different circumstances.
2007-01-11 06:33:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be a bad idea all around. Of course, the U.S. or Israel would have the means to do it. But it would plunge the region into chaos and bring economic upheaval to the Western nations. It would inspire more terrorism than ever before.
Worst of all, it could inspire a coup in Pakistan. There government could be overthrown by extremist elements and then those elements would have access to a nuclear bomb.
The price of gas in the United States would be 10 dollars a gallon in a matter of days.
Worse still, is the notion that to do this might actually require a limited, strategic nuclear strike. It is thought that Iran's nuclear facilities are so deeply buried and hardened that they it would take over one thousand sorties to do the job with conventional bombs. Even a limited nuclear strike against a country - an unprovoked one - would mark a turning point in history.
Iran is not Iraq. It would be no cake walk for the U.S. (not that Iraq has been, but at least destroying Iraq's military was easy) A war with Iran, while totally winnable, would have horrific ramifications for the U.S. and it's allies.
2007-01-13 02:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could someone explain to me why Iran is NOT allowed peaceful nuclear technology (permitted by the NPT Treaty), yet both the US and UK are allowed to start building new nuclear weapons (bunker busters/ trident) in defiance of their commitments under the NPT?
It is an open secret that Israel has nuclear weapons. If I were the Iranian government, considereing that I've been threatened by attack from 2 nuclear countries (the US and Israel), I'd want to get some nukes as soon as possible, so that what happened to Iraq wouldn't happen to me.
2007-01-11 06:14:42 · answer #3 · answered by Cardinal Fang 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, even if the answer is a 9, we have to worry about the 1 that got away, the one that is 300 feet underground and aimed at Seaul and the 37,000 US troops currently stationed in the Republic of South Korea. Kim Jong Ii would not hesitate to start WW3.
2007-01-11 06:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technological success? I'd say probably 100% with a nuclear bunker buster
Political success? Probably not very good. Too many people wnat to give the Iranians the benefit of the doubt when they don't deserve it. We'd probably be better off throwing a lot of money at the Iranians who want to change their government.
2007-01-11 06:26:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Strikes will definitely be successful. Particularly since our air dominance is unmatched. After the strikes, there will not be any Iranian nuclear facilities at all.
Probably the only country that would support is Israel. Most of the world will oppose it. Our Arab allies would not be friendly anymore. China will secretly boost its military.
2007-01-11 06:06:49 · answer #6 · answered by ramshi 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Striking Iran would show the world that the US is a threat to the world! Meaning that the US will attack you without proof of their claims.
Also, it is dangerous to strike nuclear facilities! You will damage the environment and cripple the atmosphere around the middle-east.
Does US even think things through?
2007-01-11 06:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by Jerry H 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the accuracy of the intelligence. We did a "zero" job on the WMD business in Iraq; therefore, right now I would have to say that based on the past track record of the CIA and the NSA that our effectiveness is no greater than "one".
2007-01-11 06:05:04 · answer #8 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it will be totally successful in getting us into another war...which is what bush wants now so his saudi friends can control all the oil in the middle east
2007-01-11 06:13:07 · answer #9 · answered by Unfrozen Caveman 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would probably start a nuclear war... Don't want to see that happen.
2007-01-11 06:19:06 · answer #10 · answered by BORED AT WORK 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋