Rob, for whatever reason you equate ending Iran's nuclear program with "delaying" the program... I don't see these as being the same thing. Iraq - We went in there to END Saddam's pursuit of WMD. Libya - We provided air support to the rebel forces already engaged in a civil war against the Pro-Government forces. Since there is no rebel force fighting against the government in Iran, equating Iran with Libya is laughable. Iraq is the more appropriate comparison.
Now, what happens to the price of oil if we INVADE Iran, Iraq style full invasion?
What effect does the price of oil have on our economy? The world economy?
How high would oil prices have to go in order to turn our "recovery" into a recession?
What's going to happen to the Eurozone economies?
How much additional money are we going to spend not only in a BS war with Iran but also in BS government welfare and "stimulus" packages? (we've spent far more on those in the last decade than both our wars put together).
What caused our AAA credit rating to be downgraded for the first time in history?
What affect would all the additional spending have on our credit rating?
What impact does our current policy of monetizing US debt have domestically and around the world?
What happens when the dollar is no longer the international standard?
You admit a full invasion of Iran is not popular... What would the political blowback look like domestically?
I've asked myself all these questions and more, and they all have very bad answers that lead to the worst possible conclusion. If our economy were on fire, we could probably handle it...AND... If our economy didn't run on oil, we could probably handle it...AND... If we weren't already racking up debt to the tune of $1.5 trillion a year, we could probably handle it. However, our economy is in the crapper, barely holding onto the rim... AND... oil is the life blood of our economy, higher prices suck the life out of economic growth... AND... the additional expenditures not only in expanding warfare but also expanded welfare will balloon the debt with record levels of deficit spending. So it's not just about spending... However, I am curious... Do you really believe that we cannot be destroyed by our own overspending?
