Are we going to war?

Question

Are we going to war with Iran? I know it is the British problem.. but I know we help everyone else out, and plus the hostage situation

Answer 1

If Iran does not release the hostages, a great possibility
the British will. And if they need the U.S. I'm sure Bush would be glad to accommodate. However, this should end peacefully, but this little loud-mouth president in Iran has a way of provoking people.

Answer 2

most definetly yes.the u.s will somehow find a way to involve itself in this "tense hostage situation" and somehow find enogh grounds to order out tactical attack on iranian millitary target will is a declaration of war .that would be the fatal mistake this irresponsable governement will do.not only will it catapult the world superpowers into war it will give every country a reason to get involved in the middle east for its most coveted resource which everyone depends on :OIL!
a few days ago there was an "incident" at the border between us troops and iranian troops(the border of iraq and iran) there was a brief exchange of gunfire between the troops and thankfully no one was injred or killed
what if some u.s soldiers got killed?what wouldve happened?well the president will come on t.v condemn the attack and vow revenge and retaliation which to him means send out an executive order to move in to iranian territory and send bombers to take out the uranium facility the have and some other major millitary defense targets
then it would be an open war with once again no end to it.

To make my last point here yes america is going to war with iran its just a matter of what triggers it thats all they will find any reasons to act as if they were provoked or that iran is "interfering "in the troops efforts in iraq
yes thats the reality the world is faced with an inevitable war is coming
brace yourselves for more of your young soldiers to die and come home mutilated and do not think for a second that this time around with iran that the war will not be to some capacity brought on american soil.it will happen thats almost guaranteed
brace yourselves!!!

Answer 3

The first report of this came out on April 1, 2007. I think this is a good April fools joke. The USA media is just a little slow.

Answer 4

Yes it will only deepen with the war we are already in. Things will only get worse

Answer 5

You help every one else out to kill? your president is so stupid.

Answer 6

At this point it is not so likely.

Iran's President Ahmadinejad has announced that he would pardon all 15 hostages as a "gift" to the British people and would release them as a "humanitarian gesture".
(see video)
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=3006706&page=1
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1259008,00.html
He criticized Britain for deploying Leading Seaman Faye Turney, one of the 15 detainees, in the Gulf, pointing out that she is a woman with a child.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070404/D8O9QA3G0.html

Although Iran is still not cooperating with the UN regarding inspections and cessation of uranium enrichment

AND there is STILL a formidable international force in the Persian Gulf.

In addition to the British frigate HMS Cornwall, there is a multi-national strike force in the Persian Gulf. Furthermore, there are British naval vessels stationed at the Diego Garcia atoll in the Indian ocean. The British Royal Navy may take action with its Special Boat Service (SBS) , the British Royal Navy's special forces unit. The service's motto is "By Strength and Guile". It forms part of the United Kingdom Special Forces, alongside the Special Air Service (SAS), Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR), and Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service

Ready to assist are the American aircraft carrier strike group Bremerton-based aircraft carrier CVN-73 USS John C. Stennis (formerly in Indian Ocean), the American aircraft carrier strike group CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the French nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle and its task force are all in close appoximation in the Persian Gulf. A 3rd carrier group, the CVN-68 USS Nimitz, may also be in the Persian Gulf soon as it was scheduled for its WESTPAC07 deployment to replace the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower which was deployed December 2006.
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3961
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-68.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070330/pl_afp/usmilitaryirannavy_070330160111;_ylt=Annlx2.rLEDDrJgz9RYaNIcUewgF
The US may have deployed 4 or 5 carrier groups in the Persian Gulf
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20070328/62741920.html
Hmmmmm
The big "E" CVN-65 Enterprise ready strike group
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-65.htm
Maybe CVN-76 Reagan was deployed
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-76.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/where.htm
Maybe CVN-72 Lincoln?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-72.htm
Is CVN-77 Bush ready?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cvn-77.htm

More details about military options can be found here:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-strikes.htm

On Tuesday, March 27, 2007, the two US strike groups, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Stennis, along with guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam, conducted military exercises in the Persian Gulf. The participants included 15 warships and more than 100 aircraft..

Each carrier carries an air wing of F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet fighter-bombers, EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft, S-3 Viking refueling and anti-submarine planes, and E-2C Hawkeye airborne command-and-control aircraft.

Also taking part were six guided-missile destroyers, the Anzio, Ramage, O'Kane, Mason, Preble and Nitze; the frigate Hawes; amphibious assault ships Boxer and Bataan; and the minesweepers Scout, Gladiator and Ardent.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-03/28/content_838185.htm

The Isfahan plant is above ground, but Natanz is more than 50ft below and would require either a tactical nuclear missile or a conventional bunker-buster bomb to destroy it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1753223,00.html.

Iran's Shahab-3 ballistic missiles are capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and can be detonated by a remote-control device while still in high-altitude flight as electromagnetic pulse weapons - even one of which could knock out America's critical electrical and technological infrastructure, effectively sending the continental U.S. back to the 19th century with a recovery time of months or years. Iran will have that capability – at least theoretically – as soon as it has one nuclear bomb ready to arm such a missile
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43956
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http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/printer_396.shtml
On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military war games. Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles. The missiles had ranges from 300 km to up to 2,000 km...Iranian experts have made some changes to Shahab-3 missiles installing cluster warheads in them with the capacity to carry 1,400 bombs." These launches come after some United States-led military exercises in the Persian Gulf on October 30, 2006, meant to train for blocking the transport of weapons of mass destruction

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/shahab-3.htm
Shahab-3, 3A / Zelzal-3

The Iranian Shahab-3 ballistic missile means Meteor-3 or Shooting Star-3 in Farsi [alternatively designated Zelzal (Earthquake)] is derived from the 1,350-1,600 kilometer range North Korean No-dong missile. The Shahab-3 reportedly has a range of between 1,350 and 1,600 kilometers and is capable of carrying a 1,000-760 kilogram warhead. Shahab-4 is credited with 1,240 miles (1,995 km.) Mr. Walpole " Iran's Defense minister announced the Shahab-4, originally calling it a more capable ballistic missile than the Shahab-3, but later categorizing it as a space launch vehicle with no military applications.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/shahab-4.htm
The Iranian Shahab-4 missile is believed to be a derivation of the 1,350-1,600 kilometer range North Korean No-dong -A missile delivering a 1,158 - 550 kilograms warhead and the follow on Taep’o-dong-1/Paekdosan-1 (TD-1) launch vehicle. In recent years the Iranian’s have indicated that the Space booster varient was having solid motor boosters added to the design originally considered among other unspecified design changes.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/missile.htm
IRIS 1 liquid / solid 3000 km 2005 Shahab 3D
X-55 LACM 1 jet engine 3,000 km 2001 12
Shahab-5 3 liquid 5,500 km 0
Shahab-6 3 liquid 10,000 km 0
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Answer 7

maybe.