12 reasons not to go to war with Iran

12 clear reasons to keep our cotton pickin' hands off Iran. Utley reports that Bush reads Scottish preacher Oswald Chambers. Chambers preaches that when your plans go awry, it's not because you have the I.Q. of a houseplant. Instead it's God 'testing' you. (And, by extension, I guess, well over 20,000 US troops as well.)
Now keep calling your congresscritter until they finally tell these fools, "No More!"
Jon Basil Utley at AntiWar.com

An article about Iran in The American Conservative by former CIA officer Phil Giraldi says that Bush may attack before Tony Blair retires in April. Blair has already just sent two British minesweepers to the Gulf.

U.S. war plans are reportedly counting on a few weeks of war (as they did with Iraq) to disable Iran's nuclear and military industries. The concept that the U.S. could simply destroy much of Iran then proclaim the war over neglects all the lessons of Iraq, namely that a wounded Muslim nation only gives up when it wants to. Repeatedly, the U.S. loses when we expect enemies to play by American rules.

Following are consequences we must anticipate following such an American attack:

1. Iran would blockade the Straits of Hormuz.

2. War quickly gets out of hand. U.S. plans to destroy Iran's anti-aircraft and military infrastructure could easily escalate to destroying Iran's oil-loading and shipment facilities. This would take even more millions of barrels off the market for a prolonged period. ...Jim Cramer warned on MSNBC's Scarborough Country on Jan. 30 that war would quickly drive U.S. gas prices to $5 per gallon.

3. The whole world's prosperity would be at risk if oil didn't flow again quickly. Any such severe shock to the world economy would cause foreigners to cut back on financing U.S. deficits, with a consequent sharp rise in U.S. interest rates. This would cause very severe repercussions to the whole U.S. economy

That's three. Go on and read the rest.