Wouldn't that polarize almost every Iranian against the U.S. and Israel? Everytime we rattle our sabres... the moderates in Iran lose elections and grow more fearful of being thrown in jail and or exiled.
There is a HUGE blowback to be associated with one of those blitzkrieg style bombardments by the West.
I too, was disheartened when the Iranians declined to allow Russia to enrich their uranium for them... they are just too proud of a people to do such a pansy ass thing though, even though it might save them from destruction. Pride could very well get them destroyed and there would be nothing that their pro-Iranian supporters in the U.S. could do if Israel or the U.S. decided to wage a quick but lethal bombardment against select targets.
Iran is fucked, I wish they would get their head out of their own ass long enough to realize that they have the power to end this ominous march to war with a few simple gestures.
1. Maybe it would polarize them against the US and ISrael. However considering the vast hatred for ISrael anyway, the ISraelis care more about their own survival then who likes them or is polarized by them.
2. As for the Iranians being polarized against us, well, to be honest, It is their fault that they have not gotten rid of the mullahs yet. They have genocidal fanatic regime controlling their country, that they cannot seem to get rid of.
Unfortunately, most revolutions take alot of bloodshed to complete. If people are not willing to shed their own blood for their own freedom, and leave a psychotic tyrannical religious fundamentalist group in charge, then they really cannot blame anyone when that religious fanatic government gets their country into a huge mess. Sad but true. Our misadventure in Iraq occurred because Bush wrongly assumed that people would be so thrilled by the prospect of being free, that they would immediately pound their swords into plowshares. Unfortunately, when dealing with the Sunnis and the SHi'ites, rational behavior does not exist. It is a backwards and stupid part of the world, that nobody would care to get involved with if there was not oil there.
3. I agree...but that is why they are not after peaceful energy...they want nukes.
Diplomacy would have worked by now if energy was what they were interested in. Their rejection of the Russians made it pretty clear.