Comments on: Pentagon official: Israel may attack Iran http://polizeros.com/2008/07/02/pentagon-official-israel-may-attack-iran/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2008/07/02/pentagon-official-israel-may-attack-iran/#comment-153666 DJ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:15:29 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=12059#comment-153666 "The price of oil would soar even more and it would create generations of new jihadis." You say that like it's a bad thing. Suppose you're a security-mad, oil-company-owning neo-con, what could be better? Seriously, though: If you planned to attack Iran, you'd probably want to surprise them. But if you don't plan to attack Iran, but maybe you want them to bankrupt themselves (financially and politically) on security?... Make them THINK ytou might attack, then they're forced to spend money and clamp down on the populace. (Hey, wait: that's what Al-Queda's doing to US!) “The price of oil would soar even more and it would create generations of new jihadis.”

You say that like it’s a bad thing. Suppose you’re a security-mad, oil-company-owning neo-con, what could be better?

Seriously, though: If you planned to attack Iran, you’d probably want to surprise them. But if you don’t plan to attack Iran, but maybe you want them to bankrupt themselves (financially and politically) on security?… Make them THINK ytou might attack, then they’re forced to spend money and clamp down on the populace.

(Hey, wait: that’s what Al-Queda’s doing to US!)

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