Opinion: War With Iran Will Be A Cakewalk? Think Again

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It seems that we might launch an invasion of Iran prior to the November elections or we will agree or cooperate with Israel attacking the Islamist state. Either way, be prepared to pay $10 to $12 per gallon of gasoline or more and see body bags of dead soldiers returning to the United States. Not a nice scenario to contemplate!

As you may remember, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had a meeting with President Bush on June 4. According to what the Prime Minister said after the meeting with reporters, it appears that everything is ready for an invasion of some type. One way or another, the Iranian threat will be taken care of in a timely fashion.

Olmert had this to say after his meeting with Bush: ''George Bush understands the severity of the Iranian threat and the need to vanquish it, and intends to act on the matter before the end of his term in the White House.'' Israel has conducted a drill over the eastern Mediterranean with over 100 warplanes since Olmert's meeting with Bush. Israeli Air Force jets have also carried out flights over Jordan.

Russia has been supplying Iran with missiles. They have been test-firing Shahab missiles. American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated on July 10 that the United States will defend the interests of their allies in the region.

The Democrat-controlled Congress issued House Concurrent Resolution 362 which was introduced on May 22, that urges the president to stop Iran from importing oil. The legislation has gained 238 cosponsors. There is a similar blockade resolution in the Senate entitled S. Res. 580 that has 35 cosponsors.

Here are some reasons why American citizens should oppose this folly of an invasion into Iran: Record-breaking gasoline and diesel prices: ''OPEC Secretary-General Abdalla Salem El-Badri said recently that in the event of conflict with Iran,''prices would go unlimited...I can't give you a number.''

More debt and skyrocketing inflation: Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent fighting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Government borrowing will increase if we get involved in Iran and more dollars will be printed. They will depreciate in value.

Overloaded Military: In 2004, the now deceased Col. David Hackworth said that the Army is trying to do the work of 14 divisions when they have 10 that are under-manned. The current Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said that opening up a third front right now would be extremely stressful on the U.S. military.

Possible military disaster with Russian arms: Russia has supplied Iran with Tor-M1 anti-aircraft and S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems. These pose a serious threat to our pilots. ''More worrisome still are reports that Russia has provided Iran with the super-fast Sunburn anti-ship missiles, against which our Navy has dubiously effective countermeasures.''

If Israel attacks Iran or the United States attacks Iran, there is the strong potential for an unprecedented Muslim uprising in the Middle East. There are many Muslims in the United States that could launch another terrorist attack within our own country if Iran is attacked. Do we really want to take that chance?