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i really don't see iran doing anything forceful if israel were to pre-emptively strike their nuclear program. it would be an act of war... but there isn't a single arab country that that is capable of waging war on israel. iran doesn't have the force to compete with the israelis in the air and if i'm not mistaken, iran doesn't share a border with israel... meaning they would need another country to be complicit in their attack from the ground. i just don't see this happening. i think that arab impotence in dealing with israel military really foments their hatred of the nation.
the worst iran would do is try to get international opinion to condemn israel... but that really isn't a very big stick to shake at israel anyway. it's not like they have many friends as it stands.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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