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Originally Posted by kane
As to the question will we act before election day? I really doubt it. Bush is already one of the most hated presidents in history. If he attacks before election day it could cause such a backlash that McCain could get stomped. Maybe it would rally the country around McCain, but right now people feel like they were lied to about Iraq so Bush would have to have rock solid, world class proof that Iran had a nuke or he would doom McCain.
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What you say is true, it's unlikely the US would make the first strike. It would be Israel starting it so of course that could be the excuse to get involved without as much backlash, to help their ally, perhaps.