[strategofr]

""Probably it will come in 2007..."

I don't buy this by the USA, Israel possibly."

I agree with you. I think the author is too optimistic. I hope this happens, but there is no evidence that the Bush administration has the stomach for another attack.

I understand how they feel---but the situation seems to demand action.

In addition, Israel woudl need complete US backing to pull this off effectively, in my opnion (including political backing of some sort.) Without that, even they may decide to "sit tight."

Bad situation.

[Anti-Bubba182]

I don't think Israel could pull it off alone. The target are multiple and many are hidden underground. When they took out the Iraqi reactor at Osirak the one strike was sufficient.

If the US came in they could hit more targets but there is no guarantee they would get them all. Only "Iraq II" would get all those large installations and I doubt the country would stand for it.

What it boils down to is that we can hope for a successful revolution in Iran(Unlikely IMO), Rely on diplomacy to deter the Iranians(also unlikely), or try to exist with a Nuclear Iran. In that event, the Iranians must understand if they use a Nuke first, we would use them last.

[Prodigal Son]

but there is no evidence that the Bush administration has the stomach for another attack.

There's plenty of time to build up the need to hit Iraq over the next year and a half. If he started now with full blown sabre rattling, it'd turn into a political mess. Better to let the dems get backed into the corner and having to support Bush when he decides to this rather than give them time to raise too much stink about it.

That's the way I see it anyway.