If Israel bombs Iran - and Iran retaliates

[Taverner]

What do you think the US would do?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. This attack is the attack of the month for the last five years

let's tall about it when it REALLY happens.

[Taverner]

3. I hope it never happens

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I don't think it will

but if it makes you feel better... there are contingency plans in place... there are contingency plans in place for just about everything in fact.

But this would be the worst OPSEC in military history like ever.

[liberal N proud]

2. We all know what the US will do

[BadgerKid]

8. Profit!

:sarcasm:

[GSLevel9]

4. right now... TODAY...

the US will do nothing... nothing obvious that is.

Unless IRAN attacks US forces ANYWHERE then all bets are off.

But if Israel attacks Iran and Iran attacks Israel... the US won't intervene.

[gratuitous]

5. Well, the Rapture Ready people would wet their pants in glee

And the U.S. would jump in with both feet. We have a whole bunch of them volunteer troops coming out of Iraq. They can just turn right around and head into Iran. John Bolton would insist that anything short of nuclear annihilation of Iran would be a wussy response, and there would be about a dozen talking chee-toh heads agreeing with him on the teevees of America.

[Ozymanithrax]

7. Under the Bush Administration, Iran stated that if Israel attacked them...

they would retaliate against us, because they felt Israel could not do it without our awareness and aid.

So, if Israel attacks Iran, as they bombed the reactor at Ossirik in Iraq and the reactor in Syria, and Iran doesn't do anything. We will do nothing.

If they only retaliate against Israel, we will do nothing.

If Iran attacks American ships or American military instillations in Iraq in retaliation, we will bomb Iran until the cows come home.

However, this is just another attempt to stir up fear and terror if Iranian Mullahs. Give it a break until the bombs fall. Then we can post play analysis.

[Chulanowa]

9. Can't say what the US would do

But I can say that the media would tell us that Iran is fucking evil for daring to shoot back! It's just like the Holocaust, oh, those poor israeli bomber pilots, why won't we fucking nuke Iran for their unprovoked attack?!?!

[mike r]

10. There is no U.S.-Israel defense treaty

Nothing will happen.

[Xolodno]

11. Well...this is one of those situations that make me think World War ONE!

Where alliances were made and sometimes nations had to choose which alliance they wanted to support, etc.

Let's see.

1. Israel Attacks Iran.
2. Iran responds in force, attacks Israel (via missles) and US Targets in Afghanistan.
3. Shite's in Lebanon attack.
4. Israel over responds and attacks all of Lebanon.
5. This time Lebanon says enough and join the Shites.
6. Shites in Iraq "revolt" and attack US Targets.
7. Hamas see's opportunity...attacks in south.
8. Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority declare neutrality (but separately send "humanitarian aid" to their Muslim brothers).
9. Israel and US embroiled in several front war and "insurgencies"...Syria says no time like the present to take back the Golan Heights.
10. European Union condemns the violence.
11. Russia tries to play peace broker between Iran and US/Israel. Negotiations fall apart when "jihadist" pull out of Chechnya to fight the great Satan (now that Russia has a vested interest in seeing many of them as possible bite the dust).
12. EU tries to negotiate.....then who knows.

[readmoreoften]

12. Use the event as a pretext to invade some other country.

[deaniac21]

13. Other than Syria and Palestine, all of the ME countries don't

want Iran to get nukes.

[Fumesucker]

14. As per SOS Clinton: "Obliterate Iran".. n/t

[spin]

15. Reverse the situation. Iran bombs Israel and Israel retaliates ...

Make it really interesting. Iran nukes Israel and Israel nukes them back.

Things could get out of hand real quick.