I see on Raw Story where German newspapers are predicting

[Call me Deacon Blues]

the US will attack Iran next. They're saying we'll hit Iranian nuclear facilities preemptively. Just an observation, but I wonder what would happen if 200,000 Iranian troops crossed the border into Iraq? A possible result if Commander Bunnypants does this. Like our poor, brave, underequipped troops don't have enough to handle. Remember, Iran & Iraq fought a war for, what, 10 years? Here's my (scary) prediction for 2006. George W. Bush will drop the third nuclear bomb in anger in world history (and probably a few more), thereby alienating what's left of the world that still supports us, and cementing his place in world history alongside Stalin, Pol Pot, and Hitler.

[StellaBlue]

1. this is my greatest fear for 2006

And the rest of dumbfuck's residency.

[kentuck]

2. Well, that would be a good reason for another taxcut....

wouldn't it? :shrug:

[wake.up.america]

3. Have you a link? I do not doubt your veracity, I would just like...

to read it myself.

[Dirty Hippie]

4. Here is one

http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20051230-112208-8968r

[wake.up.america]

11. Vielen Dank! Thank you!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Perhaps because so many are predicting it

Chimp (or more accurately his handlers) will pause. You'd think after the Iraq fiasco these chickenhawks might decide to listen to military advisors before doing something rash.

[Avalux]

6. The Air Force has a new jet to try out too:

The F-22 Raptor. With stealth technology, perfect for airstrikes. Don't think for a minute Rummy and the boys aren't itchin' to try out their new toy. The DOD has just bought a bunch of 'em.

"We will bring stealth into the daylight and multiply the effects of our air and ground forces with the most dominant, versatile and revolutionary aircraft in the history of military aviation, the F-22 Raptor multirole strike system. We will do it."

Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force
September 2002

http://www.f22-raptor.com/government/index.html

[asjr]

7. I feel that is the reason we are keeping

our troops in Iraq. All we have to do is cross the border to Iran. If we do go into Iran the rest of the middle east will not be in a very good mood. BushCo will have bitten off more than it can chew.

[iamjoy]

8. Dubya Is NOT Going To Drop The Bomb

For gosh sakes, he isn't THAT crazy. Appearances are more important to Dubya than almost anything and he likes to maintain the fiction that we don't attack civilians and we are better than those dictators we seek to overthrow. He likes to talk like he's some kind of liberator spreading freedom and democracy

Will we invade Iran or make pre-emptive strikes? I'd say there is a better than average probability of that. But he will not just nuke an entire city.

[Call me Deacon Blues]

14. The reason I think this could happen

is if Iran did retaliate (as any nation might if it were attacked), they would almost certainly use ground forces. Since the military is stretched thin as it is, a "tactical" nuclear option could happen. I hope to God that President Whack-Job wouldn't nuke a city, but I sure wouldn't put it past him to nuke an army on the move.

[iamjoy]

16. But Don't We Have Better Weapons Than Nukes?

I mean, if it is all about oil, the radiation fallout could poison the entire region making it hard for people to get there and get the oil. Of course, there are always people so desperate they would take the work (even if it meant certain death) to feed their family.

Now, if we have a weapon with minimal fallout...More likely though, I think, is an EMP (electro magnetic pulse). And an EMP is supposedly non-fatal. If we could find a way to protect our equipment while setting off one of these...the "enemy" would have no power or means of communicating with its men in the field.

[Call me Deacon Blues]

17. I'm thinking along the lines of tactical nukes

The kind that "kill people, not buildings"; minimal fallout, etc. I may be saying more than I know, but it seems to me that I've read about these weapons being developed. The military generally is hesitant to go to war (witness all the generals over the past few years who have criticized and been "retired"), but not the civilians running the show. It's just like Vietnam. I remember before the war in Iraq started telling a co-worker that I knew without a doubt that we would go in. "Why do you say that?", he asked. "Because Bush likes it -- he's got a hard-on to go to war, and he won't stop until he does." If Iran were to invade Iraq, or for that matter, do anything else aggressive in response to a pre-emptive attack (strike that, let's call it what it is -- a "sneak attack"), there's no doubt in my mind that little Napoleon will puff up his chest, talk about how "Muricans" are being threatened, and use any weapons at his disposal. If Iran were to choose to seriously threaten Halliburton's little playground, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he ordered his generals to use tactical nukes.

[okieinpain]

19. I don't think he will either, mainly because gas prices would go

through the roof. even his die hard supports would not support him with $5/gallon prices.

[rman]

20. $5/gallon could cause civil unrest, which is all the reason * needs

to impose martial law in the US.

[okieinpain]

21. I don't think he wants to be known for doing that. they want to do

their dirty work undercover.

[bowens43]

9. I'm sure there will be an attck on Iran

directly by the US or by the US via the Israelis. Either way, it's coming. Bush needs that flag waving boost to keep from being impeached after the 2006 elections.

[still_one]

10. and what will our so-called democratic leaders do?

I suspect nothing, just as they have done for the last five years

[Cooley Hurd]

12. China has just signed a multi-billion $ oil deal w/ Iran...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=5689821

I recommend that everyone predicting a US airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilites read this thread...

[pretzel4gore]

13. bush has too many *holes already

he don't need the people to tear him new ones....even bush can't recklessly endanger the planet by himself (though he'd love to, i imagine)...iran poses no threat to us, and that's fact....why the newsmedia is 'suggesting' this is a big question...more importantly, the 'suggestion' that the bushviks are hyperventilating with terror (at the approaching hangman) says ....happy new year!

(is it possible, in a 'mihop' vein of thinking, that the Germans want to lance a growing boil by 'suggesting' this madness might happen, thus alerting people to danger?)

[HuffleClaw]

15. i think the plan is this...

a domestic terra attack which will IMMEDIATELY be blamed on iran, THEN their long-planned air campaign.

[kywildcat]

18. The Iranian Bouse is set to open in March

possibly making the Euro the currency of choice for oil. The stakes are high for Europe; Obviously Iran is much closer to Europe than US physically, and in march economically.