WILL ISRAEL OR US ATTACK IRAN SOON ?

[BlackenTheSky]

Here's an alternative question: will Israel and Iran attack Pakistan together?

It's a very stupid question, why will Israel attack Pakistan?, on what basis?

 

[untitled]

Here's an alternative question: will Israel and Iran attack Pakistan together?

To roughly translate an Urdu idiom

What face will it show to the rest of the world if Iran teams up with Israel (and vice versa for Israel)

 

[DAHARSHI]

It doesn't matter about wether or not they can't afford it. When a war starts, Allies help each other out including with money. After a war economy rises.

 

[ashok321]

Affording the war is not an issue here, if israel n usa want it, they WILL.

on Monday Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Iranian nuclear program would have to be “confronted by 2013.”

http://www.policymic.com/articles/2...r-if-we-don-t-let-un-inspectors-do-their-jobs

 

[batmannow]

I don't think you have the foggiest idea how things work in the US. Obama does not have the power to start a War. In the US only Congress has the prerogative to declare War on another country. Most people worldwide think that the American president is this all powerful figure who can do whatever he wants. That is not how it works in the US. Contrary to the popular belief, The US President has limits to his power and that is why we have three branches of Government. The Power is well distributed between the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary.

Sorry friend,
Don't you try to paint US president weak here, he never ask & never told anyone before OBL shootout execpt his vry close adies!
So if he want , he can !

 

[ashok321]

The U.S. increases the financial pressure on Iran by imposing a new round of sanctions that penalizes any foreign bank that does business with any Iranian bank. Current sanctions only apply to large transactions related to Iran's energy sector. The sanctions would "seek to cleave Iran's entire energy sector from the world economy," according to the report. The new round of sanctions would also limit international lending, depleting Iran's foreign currency reserves.
Estimated Global Cost: $64 billion


Blockade
Even though Iran's economy is severely hurt by sanctions, a diplomatic agreement is not on the horizon. The United States aims to "cut off" Iran by blocking all of its oil, natural gas, energy equipment and services. A substantial amount of U.S. military assets are deployed to the Persian Gulf to enforce the shipping blockade. A worldwide ban is imposed on investments in Iran's energy sector. International lending to Iran and investment in Iranian bonds are also banned.
Estimated Global Cost: $325 billion

Targeted strikes
The United States leads a limited air and special forces campaign, targeting Iran's nuclear facilities and military installations that are of some concern. In order to avoid escalation to a larger conflict the United States relies on the stealth and speed of this mission, not targeting Iranian military assets that could counter the strikes. U.S. forces run the risk of being targets.
Estimated Global Cost: $713 billion

Bombing
The United States leads a larger scale air campaign that targets Iran's nuclear facilities and its military to limit chances of Iranian forces being able to retaliate. Iranian air defenses, radar and aerial command and control facilities are bombed.
Estimated Global Cost: $1 trillion

Invasion
U.S. troops invade Iran. A naval blockade and "no-fly" zone are imposed as U.S. forces systematically take down Iran's military bases, destroying each installation one by one. Large numbers of ground troops would be needed for this mission
Estimated Global Cost: $1.7 trillion

De-escalation
The United States makes concessions to resolve the conflict over Iran's nuclear program. Sanctions are temporarily suspended and America scales back its military presence in the Persian Gulf, redeploying an aircraft carrier to another area. Oil prices around the world drop, investments increase in the region and markets react positively now that the threat of a conflict is diminished.
Estimated Global Gain: $60 billion

Current sanctions
Not addressed by the group on Thursday were the current U.S. and international sanctions against Iran that target the country's oil by cutting off the U.S. financial system from any entity that facilitates the purchase of Iranian oil through the Central Bank of Iran. The European Union also has an embargo on the purchase of Iranian petroleum. Combined the sanctions are crippling Iran's economy and has caused Iran's currency, the rial, to plummet to historic lows.

 

[Pakistanisage]

Sorry friend,
Don't you try to paint US president weak here, he never ask & never told anyone before OBL shootout execpt his vry close adies!
So if he want , he can !

Going after Osama or the terrorist, he does not need Congress's approval.

Starting a war with another country, the US President needs congress approval.

That is the law of the land.

I know that better than you kid, I have lived in this country ( US ) for past 40 years, Burger boy.

 

[ashok321]

Going after Osama or the terrorist, he does not need Congress's approval.

Starting a war with another country, the US President needs congress approval.

That is the law of the land.

I know that better than you kid, I have lived in this country ( US ) for past 40 years, Burger boy.

"For the United States, Article One, Section Eight of the Constitution says "Congress shall have power to ... declare War". However, that passage provides no specific format for what form legislation must have in order to be considered a "Declaration of War" nor does the Constitution itself use this term". Then you hv Military engagements authorized by United Nations Security Council Resolutions and funded by Congress.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Yes.Unless a backdoor deal has been made where iran drops its military nuke plan and only does civ nuke development.USA simply can't accept a nuke iran not because its iran threatening israel only,but because shiite iran going nucleur means whole ME going nucleur,unacceptable to us foreign policy.

 

[jhungary]

congress have the right to declare war, assign funding for a war plan and also mobilise men to fight in a war.

The president was the CIC of all the armed force, he tell where the Armed Force go.

Basically what it translate to is, As President, you can tell your army where to go without Congress approval, but only if you have a way to secure funding yourseslve and train and supply men to your army yourselve.

It will work if you are talking about a small covert op like hunting OBL, but it will not work if you want full scale war like the one in Iraq and Afghanistan. Without money, how do your tropp get there? You got no money for fuel, ammunition and bombs to substain a war. You may as well go home, but you can't as you got no money, so no gas to fly troop out........

 

[Najam Khan]

Long story cut short, Israel will never attack alone. There is a reason why west and Iran are sitting around dialogue table since almost a decade. Israel need US help in form of stealth bombers and stealth fighters to target Iran's underground nuclear stations. But what will Israel do if Iran back fires? They only need one hit to end all the game.

Israel on the other hand can't afford any such strikes, they get back on the negotiations table after 34 day conflict with Hezbollah in 2006, that exposed all the weaknesses of IDF in full scale war, especially ground operation.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Untill Syria falls they cannot attack Iran since NATO is tactically aware

Casualties will be high if they attacked iran as Iran will not only decimate Israel cities , but it will also invade on ground into Iraq and Afghanistan where local insurgents will join with Iran to destroy NATO

No to mention Russia will send in few 100 Sukhois into Syrin/ Iranian airspace to protect its allies

This can get compounded ... with Pakistan - China - North Korea VERY VERY VERY fast

The stupid Iron Dome or David's play toy what ever that is ... was even unable to stop Hamaas rockets , does it really has a chance against Syrian Chemical wepons or Iranian nucler wepons


Reference: Russia says "NO CHANGE IN POLICY" towards Syria pretty much tells
NATO to go lay an egg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20724959

 

[RazorMC]

... Not to mention Russia will send in few 100 Sukhois into Syrin/ Iranian airspace to protect its allies

This can get compounded ... with Pakistan - China - North Korea VERY VERY VERY fast

... does it really has a chance against Syrian Chemical wepons or Iranian nucler wepons

1. Russia is not going to send hundreds of sukhois. The cold war is over and ended in USSR turning into only Russia.

2. Pakistan, China and N.Korea are not going to get involved for Iran.

3. Iran doesn't have nukes yet so only conventional, bio or chem weapons can be used against Israel.

 

[Ayush]

Here's an alternative question: will Israel and Iran attack Pakistan together?

how can this possibly happen?a stupid question.

 

[A.Muqeet khan]

1. Russia is not going to send hundreds of sukhois. The cold war is over and ended in USSR turning into only Russia.

2. Pakistan, China and N.Korea are not going to get involved for Iran.

3. Iran doesn't have nukes yet so only conventional, bio or chem weapons can be used against Israel.

you are severely underestimating Russians my freind