Why do you think we're going into Iran? That would be a complete military disaster for the US, especially after Katrina.The New State said:war effort in Iran
.......The New State said:Well, I figure if we are to go to war in the future, we'll be forced to privatize the occupation in Iraq, handing the job over to private consortiums of manufacturers, oil comanies, and construction companies willing to foot the security bill in exchange for cheap labor and rights to the resources. The freed up troops would be used to similar incursions into other problem countries, with a similar answer to the problem of an over-extended fighting force: privatization.
edit: I think the future will see a decrease in the importance of the nation-state and a rise in the power of private fighting forces - more agile and capable of long term occupation and population management than a national fighting force, though I don't see national armies disappearing at all - just the opposite, actually. With the prospect of occupation becoming less of a concern, military expeditions will become much more lucrative.
Which is? To find "WMD's"? Look at how much dissent the war in Iraq has created. The public has way too much of a voice in this country to allow that happen to a much larger degree. I don't think we would attack Iran just for the sake of attacking it.The New State said:For the same reason we went into Iraq. Like I said, An attack on Iran would assume my prediction of contract-occupation comes true, freeing up battle hardened Active Duty Divisions to use their skills in other middle eastern countries.
If a nuclear bomb goes of in Israel, and it's likely that it was supplied by Iran, Ithen the US won't even have to do anything about Iran. I think we both know how Israel would react to a nuclear attack.The New State said:If you're saying a political reason for an attack on Iran is impossible, one needs only to look at current talks concerning their nuclear program. Say a nuclear bomb goes off in Israel, how likely would it be that the bomb was supplied by Tehran? The only reason a War in Iran is somewhat unlikely is because of the base of passive support the US has from Iran's youth. If that dissolves, then there's not much protecting them.