Muslim extremists, even Mr Ayatolla himself are excited about Aug 22, the historical date of the return of the 12th Imam.  So am I.  Anything that would speed the full fledged world war between the West and Islam, bringing Muslims to their knees in shame and disgrace after badly overplaying their 2 pair against a full house would be fine with me.  There is only one war the crazed Islamic supremists can hope to win and that is the war of false information.  Since they have the world media in their hip pocket they effectively know 2 of the 3 hands at the table and can put in more chips to the pot.  However, the guy in seat 3 happens to have a loaded Colt .45 in his lap and if he feels like he's being cheated he's going to put some holes in someone. 

Not one country in the middle east has the weaponry or manpower to repel a seige by western and Israeli forces of their land.  Even combined forces of all the middle eastern countries could not withstand the brute force of combined allied forces from the west.  The only way this war would be fair is if China and Russia fought on behalf of the Persians.  This will not happen.  China does not support an Islamic world theocracy and Russia is not about to enbolden its simmering Muslim minority by backing the Mullahs.

Of course the Iranians know this so they bluff.   They have 7-2 hole cards  but they're firing chips in the pot like Chris Moneymaker on a 12 hour bender. 

Unfortunately, we of the west have lost sight of the pain of terrorism.  We forget the loss, we mow our lawns, drink our Starbucks and complain about rush hour traffic.  We need a reminder and we need a jolting call to action.  If that means tens of thousands must die in a horribly conceived plot by a bunch of crazy Islamic supremists, then so be it.  Yes that's cold, hard and crude, but I don't see people of the West raising their hands to be first in line to kill the enemy.  And until we match their intensity, they will Tiger Woods compared to Colin Montgomery, firing targeted shots with precision and purpose while we fluff drives into the rough and lob wedges into the bunker as we choke on a 1 shot lead.