How about this scenario: We start rattling the missiles until it looks to all the world we're going to hit Iran at any moment. Then....we blow the crap out of North Korea with a hail of missiles followed by a blitzkreig raid on Pyongyang by a joint strike force of U.S. & S. Korean troops, hang that little nut of a president, and leave.
Then Condi Rice could say to that little nut of an Iranian president, "Any questions?"
And what do you think the 4 million man North Korean Army would be doing while we engaged in this little jaunt?
I know that you are not seriously serious, but some of you have a totally inflated idea of our capabilities.
Our ace in the hole is air superiority. If we ever face someone who can deny us air superiority, even for a short time, our troops will be in big trouble.
Both Iran and North Korea probably have the most sophisticated air defense networks in the world right now. Iran is probably working hand in fist with the Russians on theirs. Despite what we may think, the Russians make some very good stuff.
In the 73 war, Israel would have gone under but for us because of the unexpected effectiveness of the Arab air defenses. The Iranians will have the Russians' latest stuff.
Iran would be our worst nightmare as far a war goes. There is the very real possibility of taking a beating, at least in the short term. Then, if we start kicking Iranian ass, expect the Russians and the Chinese to intervene. You could also expect an Islamic Revolution in Pakistan and maybe Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Pakistan has the bomb, so then the new Islamo crazy state of Pakistan would be nuclear armed. They might decide to bomb us and India at the same time. In the words of Fred Sanford, "This could be the big one!"
