Actually, this war scenario was gamed by the US Navy a year or to ago and the first results were that the Red force(Iran) had an overwhelming victory over the Blue Force(US Navy) effectively annhillating all US Naval forces inside the Persian Gulf and closing the Hormuz Straits. Projected US casualties from the exercise ran into the tens of thousands. So, if you want to pay $10-15/gallon for gas and see the Fifth fleet lying on the bottom with the bones of it's crews, go ahead and attack. Meanwhile, the world will dump their petrodollar holdings so our troops in Iraq will have to walk to US bases in Germany while we take wheelbarrows full of cash just to buy a loaf of bread.
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