If you're thinking that an air campaign, alone, against Iranian nuclear facilities will do the trick, I must say you are living in a fantasy world.
"The idea is deterrence, repercussion today", you say?
FOOL! that's what they WANT us to try. This would be a continuation of what OBL wanted...for us to "go there", fight against Islamic peoples. Except this time, the Iranians, unlike Saddam, can fairly successfully (to the islamic world) feign innocence.
Osama probably knew his small force would likely be defeated, but did't care if whole bunches of his guys died, since he was betting on a more long term, ongoing battle with "the West", taken up against us, by muslims everywhere. Part of their plan, was our response. How to stir the islamics up, get them fighting against the 'great satan'? By attacking the West visibly, then having us go after them, so that there would be grievance and offense, which could be used by imans (prayer leaders) to indoctrinate and rally the 'faithful', into perpetuity...
Going against Iran, without us achieving a total victory, would ramp up a blood feud that could well last centuries. The real and actual Satan would love that, now wouldn't he? ...he'd be the only "winner".
That's why the OBL types and Ahmadinejad think it's such a great idea to keep tempting us. They love the idea so much, because it comes straight from their master...
Even if we did achieve victory, we're not dealing with a defeated German people here, or a Japanese people who will surrender, and obey, at the word of their Emperor.
Yet, you compare this to fighting the Nazi's, and the Japs, but we're going to do it piecemeal, from the air this time??? Slapping at them, isn't good enough. In fact, it's a bad idea. Worse even, then waiting for a nuke to detonate in the U.S. (albeit when, or if, that happens, the Iranians better put their heads firmly between their knees, and kiss their own asses good-bye.)
Further, I absolutely don't need YOU to be pointing out to me the statements Ahmadinejad has made, posted here at FR from other sources. I've read them already.
Take me off of your ping list. There's another one that overlaps much of the same subject matter...
if that freeper will add me to their list, I'd much prefer to be there, since I can more readily agree with him.