So who here thinks the Bush administration is building up to a confrontation with Iran?

Question

And the possibility of attacking Iran as a result?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iran_intelligence

Kelly B... I agree. If they go into Iran, they will HAVE to re-enact the draft. I guess this president doesn't have a clue as to what it means to be overextended in the world.

Answer 1

I asked a question last week. Something like, "Is Bush the little President who cried "wolf!""? Because it's certainly possible that Iran, in stark contrast to Iraq, does pose a bonafide threat. And if it does...after all the lies about Iraq... who's going to believe the intelligence about Iran? ...Even though Iran may be the real thing.

Personally, I'm concerned about Iran, and I see good reason to be concerned. And there's a certain standard of proof that needs to be met before taking action. The thing is, because of Iraq, there appears to be a need to exceed that reasonable standard of proof, and there shouldn't be. And if not for the corruption that lead America into a war with Iraq... there wouldn't be.

Answer 2

Iran is a problem. A problem much larger than Iraq ever thought about being. It strikes me that we have more than one problem here. This country is disgusted with Bush's incompetence in Iraq and his failed policies in this war. We've found out that all the reasons given for attacking Iraq were bogus and unsupportable. Now we have a real threat, and we have no choice but to trust our response to a President that mucked everything up in the war we are already waging. Congress won't give him a blank check on this one. Congress and the people of this nation will require a lot more than vague intelligence about exactly where Iran's nuclear program stands and their involvement in terrorism. If he attacks Iran without seeking approval from Congress this country is going to be split apart like the Red Sea. Not because Iran isn't a threat - but because most of us simply do not trust our Commander in Chief to make the right decisions any longer. If Iran needs to be dealt with militarily, I don't think the majority of us trust our President to make the right decisions around that. We're going to want facts, not conjecture spun around intelligence that has been cherry picked to support Bush's tendency to strike first and ask the difficult questions later. Iran is NOT Iraq and Bush won't be standing in front of a Mission Accomplished banner like he did when he toppled Hussein. They are a country of 70 million, modernized and educated people. If Iran needs to be put on a leash, we shouldn't seek to do it by ourselves. They present a threat to more nations than the United States, or Israel, and a consensus among Allies should be reached before taking any first strike military action. I'm sure my opinion isn't a popular one, but it's what my gut tells me about this situation.

Answer 3

Well before this would happen, the economics of the country will being down the regime in Iran. We will not have to attack Iran. We just keep the oil prices at the level they are now, Iran's economy is tied to the oil economy and if they keep spending money in the war against Iraq and continue to spend money on their expansion of nuclear power for weapons for the reason of using their nuclear to destroy and kill all infidels in the name of Alla, they will implode within. Iran's economy is 30% inflation, and 40% unemployment, the Muslim radicals that run the government are strangling their own people but blaming the Western world. They only chance to succeed is to gather the masses and reign terror on the peace loving westerners that are trying to appease the Muslim radicals. Where as this plays directly in to the Muslim Radical hand book. Fear of war in the West moves Muslims to make more war in places that kill the Western Soldiers, the new tells the Muslims the Westerns have no stomach for war. If they continue to kill Westerners then Westerners will surrender and turn to Islam or die. There is no middle road. So if going to war with Iran is to be then we have the right to do it. Westerners can not lose this Holy War to Islamic Radicals.

Answer 4

We are already confronting Iran about their nuclear program. I would believe a military confrontation is unlikely because we are spread kind of thin right now fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Iran knows this and that is why they will choose now as the time to develop the bomb.

Answer 5

I don't really think he is doing that. He has to pay heed to some of the advice the military gives him...at least I hope so.

Its a vast country with many resources and people so invasion should be out.

But, I will say that if Tehran does not allow open atomic inspections, and are believed to be making nuclear weapons we do have the right to nuke them. We have this right, because we were the first to have Nuclear weapons and the first to use them, so we have a moral obligation to not let them proliferate.

Answer 6

I hope I'm not wrong, but I think they wouldn't be that stupid to attack Iran. I think its just political posturing. Again, I hope I'm not wrong. The other powers of the world are only going to sit around so long and watch us ruthlessly attack country after country. It would be 10 times the mistep of Iraq and could trigger a major war. Iran is not the weakling that Iraq was.

Answer 7

I would agree with some above and change this to ask if Iran is building up to a confrontation with the West.

Answer 8

I certainly do. When they couldn't get Bin Laden like they promised and ended up in serious scandals, like the private sex parties at the prisons they changed their pointing finger. Now it was Iraq that had WMDs and all of the ties to al Cada and decided to start a war, excuse me chase terrorists like Saddam. Bush cannot declare war without the support of congress, and those that did support him were taken by the Bush lies. Now that he has totally screwed that up and wants more of our guys in harms way to be killed, he wants to shift the blame everything on Iran. Pretty soon he will be out of Muslim countries and have to start blaming our allies.

Answer 9

It appears they might be, but I cannot imagine they actually will, as it would be enormously unpopular at home. The American public is already unhappy with the direction in Iraq, and Iran would not be any easier.

Answer 10

I have always firmly believed that was the goal from the very beginning!

So how much longer will it be before they re-enact the draft?