ahmadinejad is trying to induce a strike and what we are now in isn't so much a poker game as the old persian invented game of "shah mat" also known as chess. we and/or the israelis will strike, but only when our pieces are set in place. what is necessary for us to anticipate the moves that come after we strike.
i find it amazing that for the past fifteen years, in talking about nuclear weapon development in n.korea, iraq and iran, development is *always* "two or five years out". hogwash - that is to keep the sheep from getting upset.
i am worried about a coordinated, world wide move by our enemies, particularly the moves of the less sane, like chavez in venezuela. i do not think the chinese or russians would move directly against us, and if they engineer it right they would not have to... cleaning up the mess they have planned will cost a lot of our time and effort, and with the Democratic fifth column active here in the US, we will emerge weaker and more divided, at least, that is what i think their gameplan is.
how will it play out? good question. the next six months will be very interesting indeed. i'm buying up a lot of popcorn...and batteries.