And IMO they would be well within their rights to do so. American forces are the greatest threat to their sovernty in the region and a definite threat to assets within their borders. If they feel that an attack is imminent, then they have every right to defend themselves. I suspect that we'll see a flurry of mindless links from Cow on this, defending the United States' right to protect the "American way of life", no matter how many international laws it breaks, no matter how much distain it draws from the international community and no matter how many little guys get squashed in the process, and just how the wrong the Iranians would be to make such a move.
Interestingly, this would be a very smart tactical move by the Iranians and gain a quick upper hand over the US in a potential engagement. The Americans are already in over their head in Iraq and are spread thin. Bush has put in for the recall of a large majority of the US contingent in the European and Asian theatres, which again weakens the potential response force. There is no better time for anyone to hit the US hard. They have no one at home protecting the kitchen, and don't have enough soldiers in the field to answer the commitment they already have made. Adding another "front" to America's War would put a lot of pressure on the armed forces and even more pressure on Bush and the mental midgets in his cabinet. Someone's nuts could be in a ringer in very short order and I think it's Mr. Smith's double in the oval orifice.
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