[blam]

"Is this a major middle eastern war? Or is this like Afganistan?"

This will be quite bigger than Afghanistan. I expect preparations are being made to comprehend the chance that some other ME country will intervene. (Say Syria/Iran?)

[calenel]

"I expect preparations are being made to comprehend the chance that some other ME country will intervene."

I expect you are right.

I hope you are wrong.

I'm glad preparations are underway, just in case.

Syria (including Lebanon) or Iran or both plus "renegades" from other countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt plus widespread (global) terror attacks. Hope the Israelis are up to it.

I don't see how the Iranians can really get their troops motivated - the country is on the verge of an anti-Islamist revolution.