should we invade Iran now rather than later when they got the atom bomb?

Answer 1

It now appears a foregone conclusion that Iran will continue its nuclear program no matter what the United States and European Union offer to stop it. A military strike would likely be futile, since Iran has hardened and dispersed its nuclear complex.

A war, even a limited one, will almost certainly raise oil prices to recession-inducing levels, as Iran cuts itself off from global markets.

There are fearfully powerful arguments against the use of the military option. But multiplied together, squared, and then cubed, the weight of these arguments does not come close to matching the case for us to stop, by whatever means may be necessary, Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

If Iran gets safely and unmolested to nuclear status, it will be a threshold moment in the history of the world, up there with the Bolshevik Revolution and the coming of Hitler.

And the kind of society we live in and cherish in the West will change beyond recognition. We balk now at intrusive government measures to tap our phones or other intrusions into our civil liberties. Imagine how much more our freedoms will be curtailed if our governments fear we are just one telephone call or e-mail, one plane journey or truckload, one lead-lined cargo ship away from another Hiroshima.

You ask for a date of the attack, it's unknown, be there are timeposts that military tacticians, i'm sure are looking at. The estimated dates of an operational nuke in Iran is anywhere between 2008 and 2012.

Tehran has confirmed that it will retaliate if attacked, in the form of ballistic missile strikes directed against Israel. These attacks, could also target US military facilities in Iraq and Persian Gulf, which would immediately lead us into a scenario of military escalation and all out war.

Answer 2

I don't think that we will ever have to invade Iran if we act quickly with Israel in an air offensive mission to take-out the nuclear plants in Iran. I don't think that ground troops are necessary if we act very quickly and secretively.

We have had several tips about Iran in the past from a specific person (seen in a recent FOX News special report) and they have all been extremely accurate and he has given us the information about where the plants are... and we need to take them out. If we don't Mahmoud Ahmadenijad has promised to use them against Israel - the only true democracy in the entire middle-east, as well as target parts of the USA.

I believe that we must act very soon to prevent a ground invasion. Israel has proven by flying over Syria that they can go into a country without being picked-up by Iranian radar (used in Syria) which is a huge benefit. We really need to act with as little "war" as possible while accomplishing everything that needs done - hopefully through an air base assault.

Answer 3

No, we should not invade Iran. We should take out their facilities and infastructure from the air and should not commit already limited ground troops except for small teams of special forces for limited scope of operations that can not be handled otherwise.

We should have done this in Iraq and Afghanistan. George Bush's ideas of nation building in tribal cultures are clearly not working.

In addition we should give the Turks the green light to handle the Northern Iraq problem along with all satillite photos and other intelligence we can offer.

Answer 4

Iran with an atom bomb cannot drop the bomb in the U.S. because they do not have a delivery system, however, they can use the bomb in the middle east. Iran cannot be so stupid to think they can use their atom bomb and not get a nuclear retaliatory response.

Answer 5

sure why not? If i get drafted i wont have to make any decisions about my life (job, school, rent, etc). that would make everything easier for me, can we please invade more countries? Atomic weapons dont really have a place in warfare today. they were made as a deterrent to future global conflicts. Todays warfare is more tactical than strategic. we want to hit the enemy/infrastructure, not level a city of 10 million people. Iran is pretty scandalous and has good relations with many countries who dislike the US and its allies. iran knows if they mess up we will find out and not take names.

Answer 6

What do you intend to invade with, you cant get a grip on Iraq never mind invade Iran!!!

Answer 7

Yes. Why wait. We should also simultaneously invade North Korea. And Russia looks like they are sliding back to their old was, lets invade me too and get it over with.

Thank God for we have Dick Cheney to carefully plan out our attack so we don't get stuck in a quagmire.

Answer 8

INVASION IS NOT THE ANSWER,REMOVE THEIR ABILITY TO PRODUCE THE RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT NEEDED TO MAKE THE BOMBS.A SIMPLE SURGICAL STRIKE WITH A CRUISE MISSILE OR A STEALTH FIGHTER COULD DESTROY THE REACTORS NEEDED TO MAKE THE PLUTONIUM AND THEIR PLANS COME TO AN END.
WE DON T HAVE TO INVADE TO DO THIS,AND THEY DON T HAVE TO ABILITY TO DO ANY THING ABOUT IT IF WE DID.PULL THE TEETH AND THE SNAKE CAN T BITE,ITS DEFENSELESS.

Answer 9

pres. bush plans to attack iran before he leaves office.
in my opinion, i think it will be next summer.
if the u.s. attacks iran, they say they will release 300 missiles they have pointed at israel.
israel says if the u.s. doesn't attack iran, she will.
i believe this will trigger the killing of 2 billion people (the bible describes this as being the 6th trumpet war).
our world is getting ready to change as never before.
it will never be the same.

Answer 10

I agree ! See, you aren't the only one with common sense around the US.