It is by now an open
open secret that the US has (for some time) been carrying out special operations in Iran -- presumably including reconaissance missions -- aimed at preparing for open warfare, probably in the form of an air attack. We have all heard the
neo-con rationale/fantasy for such war: namely that bombing will achieve the twofold purpose of a i) destroying Iran's nuclear capability (or at any rate, setting it back several years), as well as ii) de-legitimizing the current Iranian regime, and encouraging a dissident uprising and coup. In fact, I believe that the Bushite junta has a far more sinister agenda.
SImply put, Iran holds the strings of Hizbullah, and has in any case certainly shown itself to be a capable
terrorist operator .
Then most likely consequence of attacking Iran would be its reciprocation in the form of multiple terror attacks on American sites -- at home, abroad, and in the air.
The Bushite junta are in one sense stupid, but I believe them to be smart enough to grasp this point. And this is in fact their desired outcome. They don't want to protect us. In their view, an attack on the US strengthens and secures their own grasp on power.
This naked and calculated provocation must be stopped; the US must not attack Iran. Most particularly, the use of nuclear weapons must not be considered as even the remotest option. Else, the conditions of our lives may change so radically for the worse that even a twenty foot rise in sea level will seem tolerable by comparison.