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A wee bit of hyperbole, GF ?
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From my reading of history and briefings now three years old--a thoughtful NO! They realized after Desert Storm and the three week march up the Euphrates that any confrontation with America required a nuke in the back pocket and no bluffs. The real battle in the ME is with the Persians and their historic desire for hegemony in the Gulf. And that hegemony requires the US out. They may not desire a nuclear confrontation, but, if the reward is hegemony, they'll do it. I'll end that there.
But overflying Iran is quite pleasant, friendly radar-equipped ATC, that apologizes for descending us out of F470 to F390 "due to Karachi".
GF
PS: I do not think a military attack on Iran is wise, either. It and Pakistan are THE foreign policy problems for the next administration. I guarantee the war games on this one make the ones on Pakistan/India look like the local Sunday polka party.