[Flavius Josephus]

Perhaps sanctions will turn their leadership from its doomsday ambitions.

There was a lot of clear thinking in the article but then the author had to say this. Does he not think they've considered that they may suffer sanctions? They laugh at sanctions. They spit at sanctions.

They mouth threats of cutting off their oil and/or blockading the Straits if sanctions are imposed. Even military blockade, given their bluster, is not going to be effective now. It is obvious that they are prepared to live in a state of seige for a while.

No, what we have to do is impose classical American Air Power doctrine on their sorry rear ends. Take out the AAA. Take down their air force. Take down their command and control. Try to blow the head off the snake. Cut their transportation routes. Blow their bridges.

And suffer whatever counterblows they have in return. Oil up the bicycle chain, buy a bus pass, if oil goes to $150 (first time I've heard that figger) we have to hang together and deal with it.

Oh, and lock up the fifth column in this country, but that's a whole 'nother topic.

[Dark Skies]

Oil up the bicycle chain, buy a bus pass

Darn right...and fire up the ole internet. A lot of commuting is unnecessary. Let's cut things to the bone. We'll all be better for it. Oh, and goodbye, Ahmageddonjihad.

[bill1952]

if oil goes to $150 (first time I've heard that figger

The guy either never heard of, or does not understand,
the concept of "Strategic Reserve," and that scenerio has already been discussed.

We have enough now, thanks in no small part, to Bush's refusal to open the taps for non-strategic reasons, to last 600 days.

And that is enough to both vaporize the leadership and nuclear pretensions of Iran,
and to secure and control the Iranian oilfields.
However, the price would spike well higher than the spot at which it would settle out.

I'm bored with Iran.

[SupplySider]

Take down their command and control. Try to blow the head off the snake.

While we're at it, a surprise night strike against the mansions and Mercedes in the elite Tehran neighborhoods might take out a lot of the Mullah politburo.