2007-02-27 05:12:15 · 20 answers · asked by Paul W 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
This is a terrible thought, Iran have just tested a missle and are determined to get nuclear warheads, they are only pushing for this on the grounds that they think the U.S. in particular are too bogged down in Iraq, and have all the politics against them for another military venture. On the other hand the rest of the world simply cannot allow Iran witht their current leader, who declared that Israel should be "Wiped off the map" to get control of such awful weapons. I think it could mean WW3 because China are lurking in the shadows and could take advantage of an overstretched USA and go for global power
2007-02-27 05:25:29 · answer #1 · answered by SCOTT B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WW3? Iranians are Persians not Arabs. Most arabic countries hate them and the Iranians have this national pride thing going back thousands of years. This is the thing that most westerners don't get......the Arabs are always angry about hundreds of years ago, not now.
No country will stand for Iran. Sure there will be rhetoric but no commitment. World War implies a force that can stike militarily on a vast scale. Think Germany and Japan. Iran is not that. Their air force is old tomcats that nobody uses anymore and they have no parts. Just imagine........ if Iran used just one Nuke what would happen? They don't have the technology to reach the US. So what then? Any country bombed would ask america for help and everybody would feel justified to retaliate.
Iran is playing a game. But people can think ahead. They will cave in when and if they take the nuclear option.
2007-02-27 13:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by jackson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Iran leader talks a good talk, but I dont think they have the capability to effectively 'take on all comers' as they dont have many (if any) allies willing to back them. On the other hand I dont think we can be too sure of what they have got already regarding weapons. They're playing a very dangerous game of brinkmanship & they are playing it with the wrong person.......the nutter in the Whitehouse has got himself into enough deep sh it in Iraq & lost a lot of credibility by it.....maybe thinks a 'successful' strike somewhere else just might bring his rating back up a bit. As for WW3 I dont think there is a single nation on the planet ( or maybe just one with three initials)stupid enough to get involved in dishing out the nuke strikes or being in approval of it. Look at the situation in Iraq / Afghanistan right now..... most nations are in agreement with the reasons behind the involvement in the first place tho the reasons for striking Iraq have proved to be unfounded so far, very few seem to want to get involved militarily
2007-02-27 14:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pretty clear there will be a military strike on Iran if negotiations continue to stall regarding their nuclear programme. I guess it'll take the form of surgical strategic strikes on certain areas and, in terms of the action, will be all over in a few days. Iran has little capability to deal with such an action, despite the ranting of their blacksmith (or was he a cobbler, I forget?) President. WWIII? Not a chance.
2007-02-27 13:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by michael w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would probably be done with air strike as there is no need to have a land invasion like in iraq. they will attack sooner or later as iran are carrying on regardless. it wouldnt start ww3 as no one else wants to go in to full scale war; just look at iraq no one has the stomach for it.
2007-02-27 15:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by mowhokman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the plans for ww3 are in there final stages the west needs to secure the oil supplys were in too deep now israel or the u.s will strike first iran knows this they say they are prepared but they have little chance
2007-02-27 13:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by barry t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope the US will realise that they won't be able to win any conflict with Iran (let's face it they haven't beaten either the Iraqis or the Taliban, both of whom were far less well armed and trained than Iran). Hopefully the US will realise that the only way is diplomacy, and that all of the beligerence and sabre-rattling coming out of the White House is making matters worse.
2007-02-27 13:17:57 · answer #7 · answered by Cardinal Fang 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it will start world war 3, in a similar fashion to the way world war 1 started, sparks have already gone off in some countries - it just needs 1 more - iran
2007-02-27 14:10:22 · answer #8 · answered by oliverwhile 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is around to rally around and back Iran up ?
Saudi Arabia ? Kuwait ? Libya ?
The answer is no-one.
Jade Goody has more friends than Iran.
Oh I forgot they have Syria. If the US moves to do Iran.. then Syria has its head on the block too.
2007-02-27 13:15:34 · answer #9 · answered by Narky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am not sure that a military strike on anyplace in the Middle East is that clear cut. Like we have discovered in Iraq, if you pick on one country, then you have to fight the whole trailer park (figuratively speaking). Maybe we should just NUKE 'EM til they glow huh?
2007-02-27 13:17:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋