Maybe. Both Syria and Iran need serious regime makeovers.
But Syria is setting itself up as a target, while Iran is not. It's Syria that is clearly allowing Hamas to direct operations against Israel from their territory. And it's Syria who couldn't resist boasting that they fully supported Hizbullah's attacks on Israel. So it's Syria that will now be made to either kneel or pay.
But that's ok, because Syria is the easier target. Strategically, it makes sense to eliminate Syria first before Iran.
Iran has a mutual defense pact with Syria and I suspect that within 72 hours they will be renegging on that defense pact. What are they going to do? Stick their nose into a fight between Israel and Syria with the US on either side of their borders? President ammadjehad might be crazy enough to attack the U.S., but I really doubt it.
I wouldn't count on that.
For whatever its reasons, Iran has been trying to provoke an attack against itself for over six months now.
It seem the only thing they aren't willing to do is attack unilaterally.
You are correct. There is absolutely nothing Iran could do to help Syria militarily. Any Irani plane would be quickly shot out of the sky. Any missile launched would be answered with many more hitting Tehran. It looks like Iamanutjob and the Mullahs have miscalculated.
I hope he does. Give us the excuse we need to end this madness without having to dither with the United Nothing.
President ammadjehad might be crazy enough to attack the U.S., but I really doubt it.
He's gambling that the anti-war crowd in the U.S. will block any U.S. action. I can hear that crowd now. Bush, the war monger, has been planning this all along. He lied to us...Iran hasn't attacked us...we supported the Shaw...
It's already started to some extent. We can't call their bluff until we know what the support will be at home.
I hope this all comes to a head as it's better to face them now rather than later when they are stronger and more deadly. But, are we ready for $7.00 gas? Are we willing to ration? Somehow I doubt it and so do the Iranians.
I don't care what the order is, let's just get started doing it and stop playing around.