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First of all, Iran is HUGE, so it is doubtful anything will happen via "precision" bombings. They most likely have MANY underground nuclear research facilities.
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Iran, not unlike a lot of other Middle Eastern countries (namely Iraq and Afghanistan) is barely controlled by it's government. The further away you get from capital and the government seat of power, the less control the government has. All you would need to do is bomb their capital and once the lights go off, they are done. Just like Afghanistan - We barely did anything to topple their government.
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In response to an attack, Iran will instantly target all US and Israeli ships in the Persian Gulf, and maybe even shut down the gulf, causing our gas and power prices to skyrocket.
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Very true and this kills me... The US gets most of it's oil from the US, Canada, and fucking Mexico. They could shut down the Persian Gulf in the morning and we'll still get our oil from Canada and Mexico.
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You also have to imagine Russia and China will not be very happy, and North Korea will feel even more pressure to do something pro-active, as it watches the second of the 3 "axis-of-evil" countries getting attacked.
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Russia is no longer overly concerned about supporting other countries it was once friendly to. They can't afford to. They no longer have the money to support other countries, and when these fuckers turn to mother Russia for support.... It's really not there.
WTF does China care about Iraq? They don't even care about North Korea; In fact, I think China wants the US to invade NK. They are tried of supporting them, and tried of their citizens crossing their border. Not to mention if China looks at us the wrong way we'll just stop importing their cheap shit, which would instantly sink them.