http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/29/striking-iran-and-the-myth-of-regional-war/
I HARDLY EVER DISAGREE WITH MY FRIEND “THE SULTAN” BUT THIS IS NO MYTH AND I WILL LEAVE THAT RECKONING TO GENERALS AND STRATEGISTS WHO WORK IN SECRET WITH SECRET INTEL…..MAD MULLAHS IN CONTROL OF NUKES IS NOT EVEN COMPARABLE TO STUXNET, THE STRIKE ON OSYRAK OR A REACTOR IN SYRIA…..RSK
In 2007, Israeli Air Force jets crossed into Syria and destroyed an Iranian-backed nuclear reactor. The operation had the backing of the United States and employed intelligence derived from an Iranian defector. There was no regional war afterward. Not even an exchange of fire at the Israeli-Syrian border.
In 1981, Israel struck deep inside Iraq, destroying Saddam’s Osirak reactor. The attack was universally condemned at the United Nations and even by Israel’s allies. Had Saddam used it as the basis for a war, Israel would have had no international support at all. But again no war followed.
Today, Iran and opponents of any attack on its nuclear program hold up the specter of a regional war that will drag in the United States, devastate the region and drive up oil prices. This is the only card in their deck until the mullahs have their own bomb, and it’s an effective card to play. But is any of that a serious risk?