Quote from drsteph:
Here's what's going to go down.
1. Sanctions applied by UN
2. Israel, claiming a security risk (bibi is next in line for PM spot post sharon and he's mossad and a hawk of hawks), takes out Iranian nuke facilities. (bunker buster nukes anyone?)
3. UN backs israel
4. Iran either backs down and plays nice OR
5. Something happens to warrant regime change
6. US provides the force projection into Iran - quick air war like beginning of Gulf I and II
7. Worldwide coalition of land forces provides occupying/peacekeeping function like currently in Iraq, led by europe, which allows europe permanent access to iranian oil (see where this is going?)
8. Israel shuts down terrorism out of unfriendlies (syria, lebanon)
9. Business as usual with 1% drain on world GDP and china pissed off.
Possible problems
1. Iranian nuke detonated in NYC or DC, after which most of the mideast turned into radioactive glass.
2. China threatens land based war due to denial of access to resources (not likely)
3. North Korea uses this as the chance to grab south korea (bad idea )
Ya heard it here first fellow ET'ers... this is a BIG deal. Hope lots of the stuff doesn't come to pass, but sure glad I got long energies at the beginning of the year!
P.S. Battle hardened veterans of a war 20 years ago? Most of those guys need knee replacements by now. Ridiculous.
Are you Texas Cowboy?
Have somthing to say about oil price too