[gbscott1954]

Don't underestimate these people. Wicked, yes. Cruel, yes. Evil, yes.But not brainless. I would think it would be a mistake to start something that we weren't willing to finish. Remember, these people think that the Islamic messiah will be ushered in with a sea of blood. I could think of a number of scenarios where we could end up cause a catastrophic conflagration. What about when we pop a few of their boats and they launch a barrage of missiles at the fleet and God forbid sinks one our our “beautiful” destroyers? Do we glaze Tehran? What happens then? They heave missiles at Israel? Israel retaliates and the Middle East goes up in flames. You see, it is very easy to say we are going to blow up some boats, but you may buy something that you can't afford. That is why most candidates use a little common sense about popping off with bellicose statements.

[grey_whiskers]

How many ICBMs does Iran have? (”How many divisions does the Pope have?” — Josef Stalin)

[baltimorepoet]

I’d love to know under what scenario Iran wipes out Iran, if we draw up a x-y grid and nuke every square mile of it first.