These guys think they can strike with impunity since they are not linked to any nation.
Well, they are linked to a religion and that should be a consideration when they plot their acts.
&;We need to stop playing ‘defense’ and put out the word that anymore attacks on the United States will result in retaliation against Mecca.”
That wouldn’t be too smart, as we’d then be at war with many Muslim countries, and our allies wouldn’t be any more - any terrorist group could start big trouble with one attack.
What we will do, I believe, is strike Iran soon. The left has left us no choice, America looks very weak right now. Cheney just said (from the deck of an aircraft carrier within strike range of Iran) that the US won’t allow Iran to become dominant regionally. I believe him.
With a sustained round of airstrikes (say one month’s worth) we could reduce Iran to a shadow of its present self. Its nuclear program, military, government and communications infrastructure could be decimated very effectively.
There would be a brief threat to Gulf shipping, and possibly a surge towards the Iraq border (see ‘Highway of Death’). The only significant effect would be a substantial bump in crude oil prices for awhile. That would subside with time, as long as the Iranians agree to terms and don’t force the destruction of the Iranian oil infrastructure.