Will Bush Attack Iran Because the Iran Oil Bourse?
80163
HA!  This question backfired on you didn't it!
649818
Bush is an idiot, but Iran is a threat. Why Irans leader would put his whole country in jeapordy is just dumb. The US would destroy Iran and not even feel a scratch. Noone is that niave to think that any country right now could invade the US, so this means all wars are fought on their soil.. dumb moves.
958705
I do not agree with it. I think that the President's friends have investments over there and they think that they should use the US army to defend their investments. (Oil)
361772
The U.S. wants to invade Iran because Iran wants to start selling oil, but not for American Dollars.\n\nLong ago the OPEC countries were told that the US would protect them if they sold there oil only for American dollars. This was shortly after the US stop using Gold to value thier money.\n\nIran wants to start selling Oil for a different currency.  They produce alot of oil. Doing this will start to devalue the american dollar all over the world.  That will be very bad for the Money grubbing slime balls that run the states.
322678
Probably not. The US is currently involved in both Iraq and Afghanistan, plus the cost of attacking Iran could prove to be very, very high. I imagine the Israelis will take out the Iranian nuclear capabilities at some point, should the US not intervene.
493341
For all we know the leaders of Iran are shilling for Bush and his Neocon buddies. maybe they are simply playing a part in the overall geo-political strategy of peak oil.\n\nDont believe the hype.
482639
this is going to be tuff to call.\n\nLet us reason this out.\n\nWhy he wont attack Iran?\n\n- Dwindling rating at home\n- Election year 2008 is fast approaching. While there is an opinion that senate elections may be won by the Democrat, given their current condition, they may not be able to challenge the republicans in 2008, as they do not have an experience nominee, unlike a republican nominee like a McCain or a Gulliani. So the republicans may hold Bush back on this invasion.\n- Lack of international support. Russia and China have significant business investments in Iran\n- It will hopelessly complicate the Iraq issue, considering the proximity of Iran and its influence in Southern Iraq.\n- The Oil prices are already at $75, and an attach will def send it to closer to $100\n- It will damage the credibility of US in the Middle East and nobody would like to do business with it
606266
Good question.  If it does, it will be for the oil, same as with Iraq.  Or at least, that is what it seems to most people in the world.
666309
I am very concerned over this. As long as we have this administration anything can happen. Did we do anything with international rules in Iraq? If we dont handle Iran with diplomacy and use force we will surely live to regret it.
290601
If there is a war between USA and Iran it will be because Iran is threatening Western Europe and Israel. If that happens, then Iran will be bombed to destroy its infrastructure the way Vietnam was bombed.  Any war with Iran will be a defensive war in response to what Iran has done just as the war in Iraq was due to Iraq's attack on Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel and other middle eastern countries.  The USA contrary to public opinion is not a war monger and does not get involved in war unless it is attacked itself, or its allies are attacked.  The US was asked by many oil producing countries to get involved in Iraq, but sadly was not allowed to admit that this is what happened.
655937
In 2001-2 government had been cherry-picking intel to present the best case for the invasion of Iraq.  If Bush is hell bent on invading Iran too, there's no reason to think they won't rely on the same tactics.\n\nAlthough now, with all the scandals rocking the White House these days, and with more people growing wise to the way Bush runs his administration, more people would be quick to question the decisions.  I doubt he could get away with it a 2nd time.
342986
Why would the Bush Administration risk widening Gulf War II to include Iran when it still has the chance to limit its losses to Iraq? The most popular explanation is that the US wants to pre-empt the Iranian decision to set up a Tehran oil bourse to facilitate the selling and buying of oil in euros instead of US dollars.\n\nThe idea is that this would cause a chain reaction in which more and more oil producers and their customers would trade in euros and eventually force the US to pay for its oil in euros too. This would mean the US would have to do what every other country in the world has to do, namely earn foreign exchange through exports in order to pay for its oil imports.\n\nLast year the US trade deficit for petroleum products was about $300 billion. While the $US remains the international reserve currency and oil continues to be traded in dollars, the US can pay for its oil simply by printing more IOUs in the form of US treasury bills.
359795
The country has oil, be aware, very aware Bush is shopping for just such a state. We will do Iran first though, they have more oil
975311
Actually no.\n\nThey made a very rigorous attempt during the Israel/Hezbollah conflict but basically got slapped back. I think it being an election year hindered any plans for aggression towards Iran.\n\nThe backlash of popular opinion was enormously against any Iranian aggression and I think that shocked the Bush administration. I think they were expecting more support like they got for invading Iraq.\n\nAnyways, if you look at events since then, they have backed way off of any thoughts towards attacking Iran. Bush actually stated, ".... we have to respect the processes of the UN..."\n\nNow tell me that isn't a flip flop... and I have land to sell you on the Florida water.
594168
that's a possibility.\nThey say that Osama benladin was a CIA agent and that the American government hired him to start the war thus inevitably giving them access to Iran's oil.\nBut then again this would raise very serious doubts to most Americans.\nNow let me ask you... what made you ask that question?
402755
I doubt if a WW III would happen, however if the US attacks Iran it can anticipate the following things. \nWe will start losing oil tankers in the gulf,  The war in Iraq will boil over into something many times worse than it is now, terrorits acts from groups such as Hezbollah and covert Iranian operations will happen with great frequency, and maybe in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles.\nThe price of oil will become astronomical and tens of thousands will be no longer employed as the airlines, hotels and spin off industries go into bankruptcy.  Oil will go from 100 to 300 dollars a barrel.\n\nAnd the sad thing is there in no need for the US to do this.
1144711
No,they won't.If America is smart enough I don't think they'll mess with Iran.'Cos Iran it's not Iraq or Afghanistan.And US doesn't have the financial and human resources to start another war.It would be lost from the start.