israel would be stupid to attack iran. when they bombed iraq, they knew they were taking out the single nuclear facility. the number and scope of iran's facilities are largely unknown. israel can take out a few targets but will be setting themselves up for retaliatory pain and international outrage.
also, if we want to piss off the shiites (aka "cooperative iraqis"), we can attack iran (or stand by while israel does). iran has a large shiite population. attacking them would make the region will more chaotic. and i'm not sure the fragile situation in iraq would be able to endure the full military aggression of iran.
but i guess it's better for us if the iranians think that we have the option of using force, even if doing so would not yield a pleasant result.
people who start wars rarely achieve what was intended.
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