[Skybird]

As long as the country and people is not completely wiped out by overkill-use of the real big nukes, even a preemptive strike even with nukes is no guarantee that after it Iran will not have the option to use his own to-be-nukes against us, no matter how they are delivered. If such a war is conducted, this time it needs to work perfectly, for a change. PERFECTLY. If incompetence, political considerations and hesitations and sense for subtleties finds it'S way into the planning like it did in Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon, then we will be the ones paying a real heavy one, both immediatly and in the longer run.

And that is no panic-making, but a very realistic possible outcome. We have not the smallest reason to be delighted about prospects for war with Iran. They are in the stronger position - like it or not. No Bush and no Rumsfeld for this new game, please. Dilletantism again will cost our own people very, very dearly.