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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
And it is with this possibility, I think, that we could see a domino effect take hold in the middle east. Once Israel begins a conventional assault on the Iranians, Israel would likely lose their few allies in the region, and Hamas / Hezbollah would almost certainly declare full out war on Israel, with Syria likely following suit. At this point, the IDF would be stretched incredibly thin, the Americans would automatically be sucked into the conflict given their geostrategic location in Iraq, which would then lead to a highly acrimonious relationship with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and other countries.
No good can come from a conventional war in the Middle East with Iran. And in some ways, and I will say this biting my tongue, is that a nuclear-armed Iran might provide a balancing-power that would prevent such a pre-emptive strike from the Israelis. The best situation, if Iran continues on the path of uranium enrichment, would be akin to the "mutally-assured destrution" scenario during the Cold War, in which both the US and Soviet Russia knew that all it would take is one detonated nuke that wouldn't be worth it.
If we thought Iran was capable of striking Israel with a nuke with an atomic weapons program, just wait until Israel throws the first punch. The whole region would collapse.
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You mean stretched thin like the Israeli army was in '69?
Israel has been playing games with their wars the past few years. God forbid it goes to an all-out war. The whole world is going to be shocked by what Israel does.
Israel has an active policy in place to use nuclear weapons if they feel their existence is threatened. I have no doubt that they will use it if Syria, Turkey, Egypt or any other Middle East countries including Iran are stupid enough to try and start a war with them.
Rest assured, Israel will never let Iran get nuclear weapons.