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In reply to the discussion: How can 'strange bedfellows' unite to stop the Iran war? [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)I don't. I don't think it would matter if Ron Paul supporters united with democrats - which I think is unlikely in any event.
When (I don't think it's still a matter of if) Israel decides it has to take out Iran's nuclear facilities, we'll be knee deep in it with them. Since our bunker buster bombs can't take out the nuke facilities, we're looking at a sustained ground invasion, occupation for who knows how long. You think it matters to the MIC or to most of our politicians whether we want the war? They don't give a damn what we want. We could march in the streets in protest, we could write letters and make phone calls till we're blue in the face - many of us did just that prior to the Iraq war.
If Obama gets a second term - and I think he will, I do not think he would let Israel go it alone. I really don't think Obama is likely to prevent a war with Iran, I think it's far more likely that he'll reluctantly agree to put boots on the ground.