[quote briansd1]Iran does not threaten us in any way… We’d be stupid to get pulled into the conflict, then we have to fight the war and pay for it. Great deal for Israel, but bad deal for us and the rest of the world.[/quote] The true answer is ‘yes and no’. They would be stupid to face us directly. They may try behind the scenes to cause damage and make it look like someone else(check recent events – nobody gets C4 easily without military access). But if you consider Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s background, don’t bet against him doing something stupid, really stupid. Also note that the true force ‘behind the presidency’ is “Supreme Leader of Iran”(Ali Khamenei). He is the one to really watch. The question is, will Ali Khamenei decide to rein in Ahmadinejad before he does something really stupid, or will Ali Khamenei operate through Ahmadinejad letting him be the fall guy.
I place most of the recent Iranian events as saber rattling to distract from issues within Iranian borders. Saber rattling is a stupid thing to do because it relies on the other party thinking that your ‘threats’ are not real… which then sort of defeats the whole point of the saber rattling.
