[Flavius]

yes yes, but what does the coalition of sofas and microphones think

hot war, cold war , guess with 14 Trillion debt and counting, something has to give someplace

or i guess just partying is ok too

[MinorityRepublican]

I agree with that. The best thing we can do with Iran is to leave them alone. In a couple of years, they’ll be another Turkey.

[valkyry1]

Its only a matter of time before Iran launches a nuke at Tel Aviv.

[DGHoodini]

I disagree with the general as long as the civilian casualties are minimal. And only military and governmental command and control targets are obliterated. Making sure to not only dispatch all combat aircrat ,but every helicopter that the IRGC can get up in the air, to make sure they can’t use their suppression forces for anything other than toasting marshmallows with.

[RC one]

I think that, by day, General Petraeus is a mild mannered US General in charge of central command but when the curtain of night falls he transforms himself into his secret alter-ego, Petraeus is none other than:

Captain Obvious

[ntmxx]

As they say on Caprica; is Petraeus a frack’n imbecile. The first thing that would really happen in Iran is, an over-throw of O’imvecile’s cousins and Akmakinejad’s regime in Terhan.

[MarkAccord]

Also, our attacks on Germany during World War 2 only built up support for Hitler and the Nazis. What a mistake!

[American Constitutionalist]

( Petraeus says strike on Iran could spark nationalism ) .. translated : Our hands are tied by the rules of engagement and by the CIC, so we can’t do a thing about Iran sending a nuke towards Israel.

[cranked]

Hitting Iran will only prove or further prove to them why they should acquire nuclear weapons capability.

[DakotaRed]

We don’t need to strike Iran.

What we need to do is let the growing faction of Iranians fed up with radicalized Islam ready to fight know that they have support.

Europe too needs to step up and get behind them as well.

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-continued-failure-of-u-s-iran-policy/

[dagogo redux]

It’s a darn good thing for us, isn’t it, that our troops are led by Gen. Patraeus, rather than quaint old dinosaurs like Gen. Patton. What did he know about winning wars?

“We must be eager to kill, to inflict on the enemy —the hated enemy —wounds, death, and destruction. If we die killing, well and good, but if we fight hard enough, viciously enough, we will kill and live. Live to return home to our family and our girl as conquering heroes — men of Mars.”

— General George Patton

[Falconspeed]

There is a strong likelihood that the Islamic Republic itself will fall in 2010. That is what is now at stake. Not regime change—the switching of one office-holder for another within the same system—but total governmental change. John LeBoutillier

This is my hope and prayer. A new government in Iran this year.

[JHBowden]

Petraeus is correct — increased Iranian nationalism is a reason not to attack Iran. Plus it will make a mess of our gains in Iraq. These are real, legitimate costs. Nothing in life is free— everything has pros and cons.

However, we cannot forget the reasons to attack Iran. They are led by suicidal religious nutcases who may use nukes once they get them, or hand them off to third parties like the Party of God (the Hezb’Allah) would definitely like to use them.

If we do attack Iran, we need to make sure we eradicate their capacity to develop nukes. That’s the main worry. If we’re just doing airstrikes, this will entail a lot of ugly but necessary follow through over the next decade.