How Would Iran Retaliate if it Comes to War ?

"One very important issue from a US intelligence perspective, [the Iranian reaction] is probably more unpredictable than the Al Qaeda threat,"- said Ranstorp.

"I doubt very much our ability to manage some of the consequences,"- said Ranstorp.

"If you attack Iran you are unleashing a firestorm of reaction internally that will only strengthen revolutionary forces, and externally in the region,"- Ranstorp told Mr. Peterson. "It's a nightmare scenario for any contingency planner, and I think you really enter the twilight zone if you strike Iran."-

If the United States becomes involved with Iran militarily we might expect a strong anti-U.S. denunciation from the United Nations. Many member nations enjoy the prospect of annoying the U.S. and most feel burned or lied to by the U.S. ever since Colin Powell, while President Bush's first term Secretary of State, gave a long justification for the war in Iraq.

Then there is the internal politics of Iran itself to consider. As Barry Artiste points out in the comments below, Mr. Ahmadinejad's rule in no longer as widely applauded in Iran as it once was. Therefore, we might expect him to act with more judicious use of language and action than he has in the past.

But Israel will never forget that Mr. Ahmadjinedad did famously say that Israel should be "wiped from the map."

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