Did you guys ever think that its inevitable that the US is going to collapse and we ARE defending ourselves by destablizing these middle east countries so that when we do collapse, they have no means to attack us?
Quote from libertad:
Any country that positions itself whereby it is reliant on another country for its energy needs....its debt needs....manufactured products.....is basically no longer a sovereign country.....
Quote from Vespasian:
Seems to me that the entire Iraq war was to stabilize the middle east and to promote commerce there.
That would have been a great waste of lives and money if Iran where to compromise that stability.
Quote from 4XQs:
Ummm... yes if there was even a remote connection between the excuse for going to war and the end results...
Bombing Iran wouldn't be terribly costly, but energy prices would rocket and it would hit the US economy hard and slow down potential economic recovery. Ground troops, please forgeddaboudit... Obama wouldn't make that mistake either but if Palin was VP or Pres...

Quote from intradaybill:
True but do you know why many American politicians and economists object to this line of thinking?
Quote from Vespasian:
Seems to me that the entire Iraq war was to stabilize the middle east and to promote commerce there.
That would have been a great waste of lives and money if Iran where to compromise that stability.