I would hope they know how to defend themselves.
Thats how many divisions that can be on the Iranian boarder in 7 days?
I may be wrong but they seem to be equipped with M1 Abram's tanks, Apache Attack Helicopters, One heck of an Air Force and about 3 years of in the trenches urban fighting experience.. Doesn't sound like a force you would want to see coming over the next hill in a big hurry if you thought they may be looking for tails to kick.
Perhaps the Rats will get their wants, the US Army and Marines heading for the Horizon.. uh.. to the West.
And lets see.. don't we like to start campaigns in March/April in that part of the world.
Iran is betting they can get a pass like North Korea did.. Cross the Nuclear finish line and you are invulnerable.
I personally believe that the bru ha ha about the UAE ports deal is a back lash about the cartoon issue.. lots of people woke up to the fact that we really really are at WAR with Islamofascists, on a global scale, with our very lives and freedom in the balance. And, they haven't found a nuanced position to make sense out of the threat that is posed verses the need to win by prolonged struggle. There is no simply walking away. The alternative in the Ports deal was Singapore.. another Islamic city state, spuds or potatoes, but no one is pointing that out.
Still this upheaval is not simply dismissed, its deeper meaning is that Americans are more than ever ready to engage in Total War. This is something that should not be approached lightly. This is a brink that Americans must resist, but it may only be possible for us to resist labeling all of Islam an enemy, if we can find and live with Muslim countries and people who we see as friends and allies.
In this, George Bush has been a genius, helping folks on both sides to the light. And now, cementing India as a strategic Ally to the West of Iran, as well as, giving the Chinese something new to consider. The game is so much larger than the day to day Gotcha politics, that perhaps we may need to notice we are at war and get back to defending our home front.
If this news is accurate, the next next major battle in this war may only be weeks away.. America sleeps while her enemies circle... Unfortunately this is necessary because of Patriots like Joe Wilson, the NY Times, Cindy Sheehan, Jimmy Carter, John Kerry, Jay Rockefeller, Nancy Pelosi, and the Democratic/MSM party insist that many thousands/millions need to die before we are allowed to defend ourselves.