At this point, would an attack on Iran (by either the USA and/or Israel) do more harm than good?

Question

I think such an attack is inevitable, but I hope it does not happen within the next 5 years. It would take an already bad situation for the USA and make it ten times worse. Terrorism would increase, and there would also be very negative economic consequences.

Iran is still a good decade away from having nukes. So maybe we should just chill and wait a few more years.

Answer 1

unimaginable harm. usa would become fragile state then.

Answer 2

With multiple carrier groups in the persian gulf area, Iran might be able to hold the Strait of Hormuz closed for maybe 1-2 days before American and Isreali forces establish air and naval superiority in the region. Any sort of counterattack into Iraq will be defeated first by advanced units of Delta, SEAL, SAS and Mossad special ops groups, and then by crack Army and Marine armored battalions. Meanwhile, Iran's power, transportation and communications infrastructure would be targeted by precision attacks by american F-117 Nighthawk bombing sorties, plunging the country into chaos, After that happens, its just a matter of time until Iran is beaten into submission by a siege of their ports. Hope they can import enough food and supplies on overland routes.

So actually, any time is a good time to strike, at least until Iran has nuclear weapons.

Answer 3

I think it would do ALOT of harm.

Which is why im so AGAINST Mccain becoming president.

Answer 4

Attacking Iran would be a terrible mistake at this point, and I think it would be 10 years from now as well.

Our army is already "broken," according to many US generals.  Our US troops are already drained by the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we'll still have substantial numbers of troops on the ground in both those countries 10 years from now.  We're paying mercenaries from foreign countries to join our military (and giving them citizenship in return)--and we're paying huge amounts for Black Water 'guards' and Halliburton's 'catering' service.  We're paying our own soldiers very little, and our troops are being forced to go for 3, 4, and 5 rotations now.

Unless the US activates the draft again, like Vietnam days, then in 10 years we still won't have enough US troops to man 3 wars.  And then there's our huge and growing national deficit--we couldn't AFFORD another war money-wise, either, to say nothing of the lack of enough US troops and officers 10 years from now.

Our US government always backs Israel, whether they're right or wrong, and we alre always willing to ARM Israel--in fact, we give Israel their weapons for FREE (Congress quietly writes off Israel's debt to the US for weapons at the end of every year).  I think that's  horribly wrong--

--but if Israel starts a war with Iran, then Israel will undoubtedly will expect the US to join them in fighting against Iran, and we probably will.

Answer 5

It woudn't help. Not another war please.

Answer 6

We need to take out their nuke sites now, not later.  Get-R-Done!

Answer 7

Violence is always more harmful than good.

Answer 8

I agree Iran is going be invaded or dealt with in a hostile fashion by the US and the reason I think this is it has happened before. I do not agree with such a course of action for the following reasons.

I frankly believe before the US goes cowboy happy and puts another war on its plate, it should resolve its current conflicts (Iraq and Afganistan.) before stretching our military to a breaking point and failing on all three fronts.

I also believe that the legion of domestic problems in the US should be resolved before we interfer with other nations affairs. In short fix our own problems before we go try fixing other peoples problems. How can we be able to help others if our nation is in a bind and US is in serious need of help too?

Answer 9

If Iran gets just one nuke first it will use it to kill millions of Israelis or Americans!

There is no alternative but to stop them before they get enough enriched uranium!!!

Answer 10

I don't think terrorism would increase. Believe it or not, Al-qaeda and other Sunni terrorist groups would support a war by the west against Iran and Shiites.  

Answer 11

You are simply wrong....

Iran is very close to getting the "bomb".....

My prediction : Israel will use a nuclear device on the Iranian Nuclear Facilities before 1 Jan ......If Obama wins they can not count on using Iraqi airspace.....and do not want to "stain" McCain..... They can not afford to let Iran get the "bomb'......

They have sent Iran two warnings..... they attacked the Syrian facility (Syria uses the same Russian air defense system.....Israel went through it like a hot knife through butter)......they held a training exercise and fleww aircraft to Italy..... the same distance they need to fly to Iran.....

EVERYBODY is scrambling to get Iran to stop making the bomb.... doing everything but kiss their butts.....because everyone knows unless they stop NOW.....Israel will stop them ...... NOW