pick the date!

[blueknight]

due to the report of an "unknown" blast that was attributed to aircraft, when will we invade iran?

[demnan]

1. We already have, according to Seymour Hersh

But when will it be official? I'd say within the next 2 months.

[bryant69]

2. Where are they going to get the men, though?

That's my question. I'd say invading Iran--an official invasion, is more than a year off.

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[Lerkfish]

5. you're thinking one dimensionally...

infantry is not the only method in our arsenal.
Note that Rumsfeld was pushing for nuclear bunker busters as recently as one month ago. There has to be a reason.
An invasion does not have to be on the ground.
I"d guess a coordinated attack with US/Isreal forces on their nuclear facilities with bunker busters (which will SEEM justified re: the ramping up of Nuke capabilites). There will be resistance, which will justify full scale shock and awe carpet bombings. After that, Iran will be "softened up" (in a neocon wet-dream, not reality) and it'll be a cakewalk to go in and take over for their own good, they throw flowers at out feet. Lather, rinse, repeat.

[bryant69]

7. I don't know

We nuke Iran with no provocation? Or even pretending that there is a provocation? You might be right, but I would think they would want to clear the rhetorical ground first, like they did with Iraq.

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[Lerkfish]

10. why should they become MORE reasonable?

As with all despots, as they are unchallenged, their excesses increase.
They were never stopped before, what would stop them now? All fascists govts become more and more maniacal, not the other direction.
I agree any REASONABLE govt. would hesitate. But we aren't talking about a reasonable govt, now are we?

[ktowntennesseedem]

8. The personnel are located a couple hundred miles to the west.

I'm convinced that * and Co. assumed Iraq would be a beautiful little democracy by now, and would be such good allies that we could even use their nation as an air base and staging area to launch the next chapter in the war on "terists" in Iran. The idiots in power are still pressing ahead with their grand agenda, albeit at a bit slower pace due to Iraq stubbornly refusing to adhere to the script. But they certainly won't let that little detail stop their plans; in their reality, Iraq isn't that bad, and things will greatly improve any day now, clearing the way for the Iranian exit strategy they've had in mind all along.

In their eyes, its "Axis-of-Evil: one down (almost!), two to go!!!"

[Lerkfish]

3. I had predicted to someone else within 1 month of Iraq elections...

I could be wrong on that technically, but I bet logistically the elections HAD to happen first, which was why they were so insistent on the deadline. They didn't want to be invading Iran while still trying to coalesce the takeov...er...free elections in Iraq. If the elections had NOT occurred by then, you can bet they never would have after an Iran invasion.

[blueknight]

4. i say we will

have israel do a lot of the "dirty work"

[Lerkfish]

6. yeah, great minds...while you were typing, I was typing similar.

[mmonk]

9. Seems we have two countries in the crosshairs

so the question is which one will be first, Iran or Syria. If we move against both quickly, which will the Israelis be involved in a visible way?

[catmandu57]

11. Later this fall, maybe even next spring

They still have to sell this mess, and given the piss poor job of selling the iraq fiasco, people will, or should be a little more attentive than last time.

This something on their agenda, but, it's not easy to invade two countries simultaneously, even if you do have a pit bull at one of the parties bordor.

Laying the groundwork will take time, and we need to organizing a stiff resistance, stiffer than the last one. If we are going to head this maddness off.

[Lerkfish]

12. again, I ask: what resistance? Why should they care?

have they ever been stopped thus far? I honestly see nothing in their way if they want to do this now.