Count down to Iran invasion

[TECSHARE]

http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-us-military-option-for-iran-is-ready-american-ambassador-says/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/syrian-rebels-get-influx-of-arms-with-gulf-neighbors-money-us-coordination/2012/05/15/gIQAds2TSU_story.html

[Bitware]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXprPEc26S4

listen carefully.

[molecular]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXprPEc26S4

listen carefully.

it's ONE HOUR LONG, dude! At least give us a hint or time.

[molecular]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXprPEc26S4

listen carefully.

hehe, look at the guy not talking rubbing his hands at about 85s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eXprPEc26S4#t=82s

he might be thinking "<insert evil laugh> we're making war, hahaaa. ok, this is it, let's do this. wow, we're really doing it, finally!"

[memvola]

"<evil laugh> we're making war, hahaaa. ok, this is it, let's do this. wow, we're really doing it, finally!"

ROFL!

[Vladimir]

Both EU and USA badly need a "quick victorious war" to distract the population from the upcoming economic collapse.

In a way, maybe they think that since some kind of war is needed anyway it is better Iran than full out WWIII. Liberate some oil by the way too. Nobrainer really. 

[Hawker]

Both EU and USA badly need a "quick victorious war" to distract the population from the upcoming economic collapse.

In a way, maybe they think that since some kind of war is needed anyway it is better Iran than full out WWIII. Liberate some oil by the way too. Nobrainer really. 

Lets see
Iraq population 22 million and war took 8 years ending in defeat.  Poor uneducated country with unpopular regime.
Afghanistan population 20 million and it looks to end in 2014 with a defeat. Poor uneducated country with a hated regime.

Iran.  Population over 80 million.  Educated population with a regime that is prepared for a long war.

I really can't see any Western politician taking on an invasion of Iran. 

 

[molecular]

Both EU and USA badly need a "quick victorious war" to distract the population from the upcoming economic collapse.

In a way, maybe they think that since some kind of war is needed anyway it is better Iran than full out WWIII. Liberate some oil by the way too. Nobrainer really. 

Which country is better suited to attack than Iran for starting WW3?

[P4man]

Iraq population 22 million and war took 8 years ending in defeat.  Poor uneducated country with unpopular regime.

Just for the record, before the invasion and certainly before the iran-iraq war, Iraq had one of the, if not the best educational system in the region. It crumbled after the wars and sanctions, but literacy rate would still have been comparable to the US.
Not that Im sure what education has to do with this. Or even popularity of a regime. Its one thing to hate your regime, but quite another to welcome a foreign invader.  

Anyway, I do agree by the time the US invaded Iraq, crippling sanctions had turned a once prosperous state in to a third world country. That part did work very well, and its being repeated now. The war with Iran is not fought with arms, instead an economic war is being waged.

[Bitcoin Oz]

I'll just leave this here....

[01BTC10]

Just in case anyone missed this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D1FYvFUVXE

https://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/240001596

[Vladimir]

You guys have heard that there is such a thing that called sarcasm, haven't you? "Quick victorious war" was quoted for a reason. Difference of education systems is to blame, perhaps. I bet that combination of words is not often used in history lessons in American schools.

https://www.google.com/search?sugexp=chrome,mod=2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q="quick+victorious+war"


Is there a smiley for "sarcastic smartass" ?

[ryu-fk]

Syria is not at war with the US and is not likely to be.  If Assad falls, the al Qa'ida backed opposition will take power and no American president would want to be associated with that.

What do you mean al qa'ida backed opposition? That is not true at all you must have a dodgy news source. The opposition have been backed and funded to an extent by GCC countries such as Saudi Arabia. The toppling of Assad would be in the presidents interest as it will destroy Irans strong hold on Syria therefore weakening them. Al-qaeda don't even come into this, the idea of al-qaeda being in Syria is apart of the propaganda unleashed by the assad regime.
Although as you said, I doubt any millitary intervention by the US will occur.

[Littleshop]

Why be at war with just Iran, when you can be at war with Pakistan too?  Add in enough countries close by and you get efficiency through scale and location. 

[pekv2]

Why will usa stop going over there? The Oil and the Heroin fields.

But someone was saying, that soldiers were saying if there was no taliban, there be no IED's then it would be boring and then the taliban says the same thing, if there would be no soldiers, there be no reason to put IED's and it would be boring. Ironic?

[cbeast]

I don't understand why Iran put their country so close to dozens of US military bases.

[molecular]

I don't understand why Iran put their country so close to dozens of US military bases.

it's even funnier with the relevant image:

http://www.oneangryman.com/ken/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/military-spending.jpg

[molecular]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/world/europe/explosion-on-bulgaria-tour-bus-kills-at-least-five-israelis.html?pagewanted=all

Netanyahu blaims Hisbollah/Iran for the assault. Hisbollah says it wasn't them, they wouldn't target tourists. A small false flag?

Obama “pledged to stand with Israel in this difficult time, and provide whatever assistance is necessary to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators.”

[mystery2048]

Ive been hearing about the impending attack on iran that is supposed to happen now, tommorow, a few weeks from now for so long, I actually wonder if it will ever happen...

[molecular]

Ive been hearing about the impending attack on iran that is supposed to happen now, tommorow, a few weeks from now for so long, I actually wonder if it will ever happen...

they're already being attacked by sanctions and other "weapons of fincancial warfare"... what else is planned exactly, well, I don't know. I don't even know what exaclty the goal is (except maybe to ensure access to cheap oil for the US).