“Problem is, we don’t have the political capital to get away with it. Also, this one war in Iraq is costing us an arm and a leg and it is not sustainable forever. We can’t fight another one in Iran.”
You read to much N.Y. Slimes and not enough Michael Yon.
Iraq is gaining the USA political capital. I know that isn’t what the MSM is telling you, but they are lying. Check out some of the foreign media from places that have a free (or reasonably so) media.
American prestige has never been higher in Asia, Africa or S. America. We are showing the 3rd world that we keep our word and we will fight for justice and human rights. Despots that deny justice and hate human rights don’t like us. I’m good with that, you should be.
The war in Iraq is cheap compared to the cost of allowing terrorism to go unchecked. I’m not sure yet if we have invested more money in Iraq then we lost in the post 9-11 crash, but it has to be close. Invested is the correct term. Socialists don’t understand that because socialism doesn’t believe in investment, or supply and demand.
You are mistaken if you think Iran will be like Iraq. Iraq was the last battle, Iran is the next.
The Mad Dog Mullahs don’t like direct confrontations. They work thru cat’s paws and proxies. So an American attack on Iran won’t be meet with a direct response. Iran will walk out of the UN, and try to bring as many nations with it as it can. They will let Hezzbollah off the leash and start some serious sh1t in Lebanon. Maybe in Europe also. Send Hamas over the wall and try to get the West Bank to go Jihad. They will try and use OIL leverage to get the Euros to act against the USA. They might try and turn the UK or France into a battlefield to add to the pressure on Europeans to stop the US bombing campaign. They will hunker down at home and try to get America’s “allies” ( yes, snear quotes) to pressure this administration into stopping the bombing. What they won’t do is turn off the OIL and invade Iraq.
It will be up to State to bring enough pressure on our European allies to keep them hanging with us. The Mullahs will quit once it becomes obvious that they cannot split NATO.
If they do split NATO, then that’s good. If NATO can’t stand the strain of a flea bitten bunch of Mad Dog Mullahs, it won’t stand up to the Russians. WE need to know that now, not when it’s critical.
