Reply #62: Our 'Economy' Says Goodbye With The First Bomb Dropped [View All]

irregardless of the duration, IMO.

Iran will probably retaliate by trying to close off the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. I think they would succeed, since I think that modern ASM's trump modern ASM countermeasure systems, particularly if launched in mass. A current day Gulf of Taranto event in the making. The question for me is how long will it take to eliminate the launch sites (fixed and mobile). Remember how well the scud hunt went in Gulf War I?

The resultant oil price spike will necessitate our foreign lenders to spend the money they are currently loaning us on high priced oil. The interest rate and energy price shock will precipitate the 'correction' to our economy many have been anticipating.

So why would the GOPFacists initiate a course of action that has no possible beneficial outcome? Is this just saber rattling? That is my hope.

Then again, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union . . .

Could the recent rumblings of discontent from the Pentagon be related to their having to draw up a Persian version of Operation Barbarossa? The Wehrmacht also thought their Great Leaders plan of attack was misguided, but did it anyway.