Its like a fight in hockey....the moment the other guy drops his gloves....its showtime.
Nah, we know what they have and what they don't - Plus it is simply part of their culture.....Talk a big game. In their culture talk is as valued as action to a large degree (until they really see action).
The reality is Iran's leadership is scared bleep-less. They see freedom spreading across both borders. They see a future in which the values of freedom and individual self-worth exist....and they don't.
Are they a threat because of this. Most certainly. Will they be dealt with. I firmly believe so....before they become a nuclear threat.
And I wasn't meaning to cut you short on your thought above. It is a valid concern. Without question. But his options in this regard are limited (in what he can actually do...in terms of offensively "dropping the gloves".
But if he choose that route...you are exactly right...it's show time at that point.
I still believe he is a nut-job who surprisingly see's the irony currently. And that is "time" is actually on our side currently....not theirs.
Well thanks to Bush, even though I didn't agree with going into Iraq before Iran, has our troops right next door and we will blitzkrieg them.