Once a distant, mysterious land, the U.S. has become intensely embroiled in Middle Eastern politics. While simultaneously waging campaigns in both Afghanistan and Iraq, America has turned a wary eye to Iran and its alleged nuclear weapons. With the lives of potentially thousands of soldiers and citizens at stake in both countries, should the U.S. take direct military action against Iran?
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Some More Practical Options
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By Heritage Foundation - Leadership for America
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There are many powreful steps we can take before using miltary force
We made a huge mistake by using force far too quickly in Iraq. This should teach us a painful lesson and already has limited our options (given our depleted military resources and spent political capital among our allies).
We need to be careful about using diplomatic threats given our reduced ability to back it up and the reduced fear Iran has about our attacking them.
All that said, aggressive actions to counter their acquiring materials, proactive attacks on potential reactors they are building, using Israeli intelligence and their forces to make attacks are all key tactics.
In addition, we need to work hard to gain the unilateral support of our European allies and attempt to minimize the influence of China.
This is a marathon not a sprint.
- pdctravel
August 15, 2008 12:21PM
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The Problem is Not One of Speed, But of Identification
>> "We made a huge mistake by using force far too quickly in Iraq. This should teach us a painful lesson and already has limited our options (given our depleted military resources and spent political capital among our allies)."
The mistake we made in Iraq was not one of speed - but of not identifying with clear, objective terms the enemy, and subsequently using all available forces to crush him. Furthermore, the identification of Iraq itself as a primary enemy (On a list of potential targets, they stand at 10 or 13, at best) was a mistake. What the US needs to do is identify it's enemy -- Islamofascism in all of it's forms -- and state in unequivocal terms the morality of its cause. It then needs to use all available force against those enemies -- the respect that the US has lost in Europe and elsewhere will follow.
- Sarrisan
September 4, 2008 8:49AM
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