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Cartoon: Cox and Forkum
Victor Davis Hanson points out our limited options, and why, despite the temptations, a "pre-emptive" attack on Iran is highly unlikely in the near future. Thomas the Wraith has more.
(revised 1/13/05)
5 comments:
Man, today is a good day for cartoons.
122nd has been in IRaq once, are they just rotating back?
I hope we wouldn't be pushing F-16's and the ANG into the first line attacks. Then again they could be displacing a squadron which IS being prepped
I feel bad for the Iranian people, but this clock is ticking loudly. JUST OVERTHROW THE MULLAHS
The idea that the US is currently preparing a strike on Iran is wishful thinking at best. This is not a quick strike at a single site or even a few well-known sites. Read Victor Hanson's piece in today's NRO.
"Rather, the challenges call for something far more sustained and comprehensive — perhaps a week or two of bombing at every imaginable facility, many of them hidden in suburbs or populated areas. Commando raids might need to augment air sorties, especially for mountain redoubts deep in solid rock."
We would have to hit "200-300 possible nuclear sites that are burrowed into mountains, bunkers and suburbs."
We may be forced to bomb Iran at some point but I cannot believe that this will happen soon or even in the short term.
Thomas: Thanks for pointing this out :-) I have revised the article and reposted with changes.
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