May 26, 2008, Memorial Day. Remember, China and Russia are on Iran's side. This indeed will be the last momentous decision taken leading to ultimate Armageddon. It's like we're walking into prophecy....on purpose. I can't believe I've come to believe in all of this, but history is indeed moving inevitably towards some kind of showdown. The only chance of this not happening is not Congress' newfound spine. There will be plenty of both actual decisions taken by Iran and alleged actions taken by Iran but reported through wild misinformation on the part of the U.S. Government that will have the U.S. Congress both coming and going, and they won't be able to do squat. No, the only chance of this not happening is if the U.S.' chain of command breaks down, and Bush gives the order and the military refuses to comply. I don't believe the odds of this are high. There are enough loony tunes in the upper chain of command of the U.S. military that they will indeed comply with the order, thereby sending themselves into an incredibly dangerous, uncertain and unknown future. It will be the beginning of the end of the U.S. as almost sole Captain of the High Seas, for one thing, and of course so much worse, up and down the line. Gee, something to truly look forward to (and, more seriously, and more importantly, to prepare for). Good luck!!
That's where my money would be. There was a piece of future history in the Guardian about a year back postulating just such a scenario. It's dated a bit (lots has changed in the last year), but the gist remains chilling. Substitute Romney or Fred Thompson for McCain as the Republican nominee and an Ahmadinejad desperate to hold on to power for one that has widespread nationalist support and the point is still holds. Interesting read (for me, anyway).
I may be disqualified, but I'm still likely to be right. Hillary will do it. Eight years is a long time. It's plenty of time for Iran to piss her off, and they probably will. Just to venture a guess, lets say... June of 2011. Bush will not do it. Not unless Iran really goes out of their way to do something incredibly stupid. Otherwise, how is he going to sell it to the nation? He's like the gunfighter who's already used up all his bullets. Not only he's used up all of his political capital but he's deeply in debt.
After Iran retaliates with a terrorist attack for the US blockading gasoline imports. June 17th, 2008
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What I am wondering about is why the Israeli strike in Syria has been brushed under the rug so to speak.
interesting question I say it depends, what time of the year do a lot of American military personals want to die?
Yeah, that was very curious and apparently extremely succussful from a military perspective (the less Israeli leaders brag, the more you know it went well ). Nevertheless, it would be very unfortunate if Israel and Syria have a serious war.