[carl in alaska]

"Does the UK have a military that can take on Iran?"

No they don't. It would take a NATO coaltion from the US, UK, Germany, etc. and maybe a few other countries like India to launch an effective strike on Iran and take out their nuclear facilities. The UK doesn't have enough air power to take out the Iranian nuclear program.

[mobyss]

We should talk with China, Russia, Britain, and India about dividing Iran up 5 ways. "Spheres of Influence" or whatever - it worked in the past...

We provide air power, China provides a 2 million man army, Russia rolls in a few tanks, etc.

[Army Air Corps]

"No they don't. It would take a NATO coaltion from the US, UK, Germany, etc. and maybe a few other countries like India to launch an effective strike on Iran and take out their nuclear facilities. The UK doesn't have enough air power to take out the Iranian nuclear program."

Since you mentioned NATO, this calls to mind an important point: Europe should be far more nervous about Iran's nuke programme than they have appeared to be; they are within range of the long-range missiles that Iran currently has and are suspected to be developing.

I, too, think that attack would be a multi-national operation due to our current commitments and the size of the task. the situation in Iran is a boil that has been allowed to fester; 'tis time to lance it.

[TChad]

It would take a NATO coaltion from the US, UK, Germany, etc. and maybe a few other countries like India to launch an effective strike on Iran and take out their nuclear facilities.

Is it really so hard to take out Iran's nuclear facilities? I assume that the Iranian air defenses would be easily overcome, and after that, why not just keep bombing until something critical breaks? Perhaps a Chernobyl-type containment breach would kill too many civilians--?

[Vigilanteman]

I rather like the Michael Savage solution-- random and anonymous attacks on the country's infrastructure such as ports, power plants and transportation hubs, followed by denunciations of terrorism and expressions of regret from the west and calls for cooperation to end terrorism.

Said acts to be timed very coincidently with terrorist attacks against western interests.

See how long it takes Iran to get the message. Where commando attacks pose too great a risk for discovery, an attack from an anonymous missile will do.