And here is the other reason Oil is expensive: Israelis 'rehearse Iran attack'

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Israel has carried out an exercise that appears to have been a rehearsal for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, US officials have told the New York Times.

More than 100 Israeli fighter jets took part in manoeuvres over the eastern Mediterranean and over Greece in the first week of June, US officials said.

Iran insists its programme is peaceful, but Israel sees Iran's development of the technology as a serious threat.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7465170.stm

So all you people insisting there is no problem with the oil supply...just you wait and see if there is a problem if Israel bombs Iran. You ain't seen nothing yet.

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1. Israel is a continual thorn in the side of US foreign policy

I still have very lukewarm-to-tepid love for Obama at this time, but when he wins the White House I damn well hope he succeeds where past presidents have failed, and does something about it.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. Don't hold your breath.

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3. I'm not, but one can always hope

When even the DU's Israel/Palestine forum is infested with AIPAC-defending sycophants, there's little reason to believe there will be much support for change elsewhere.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. If Israel attacks Iran it would be a fucking NIGHTMARE for our troops in Iraq......

Iran could simply roll across the border and kick the living shit out of our ground forces. They aren't deployed, trained, or equipped for defensive warfare. Iran would take a hell of a lot of casualties, sure, but they'd kick our asses back to Kuwait in a matter of weeks, provided no one else jumped in on our side.