War With Iran?

[Anonymouse]

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL16Ak01.html

It won't bode too well for Armenia, politically and economically moreso.

[xBaron Dants]

This is what I have been fearing for some time now.

The consequences on Armenia will be huge, and all I can see is negative because of:

a) the loss of a stable economic partner and scariest of all
b) the millions of Azeris who live in Northern Iran...God knows what they will do if a war occurs..

[Anonymouse]

Yea, but who cares so long as the hawkish policy makers in Washington have their way.

This will further destabalize the region. Iran is an important economic partner which has been of help to Armenia since the economic collapse of Communism, but this might change things.

[xBaron Dants]

A new pipeline joining Iran and Armenia just began construction a couple of weeks ago...

[Thai-Samurai]

The Iraq war is a mess, imagine what Iran will be.

[Anonymouse]

I doubt it. Iran isn't another Iraq, they have a lot of the same equipment that America has (although older) and would put up a hell of a fight, it would be one very bloody war and America has this habit of only using military force when the enemy is vastly inferior. Not to mention the US military is fairly stretched at the moment and Iraq is getting worse instead of better.
But, we are talking about America afterall and with Bush in "power" who knows that the people pulling his strings have planned.
An interesting and somewhat related thread on a military forum:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32035&highlight=iran+invasion

Edit:
I was looking for a map like that. Doesn't paint a very pretty picture.

Precisely my point. To us it seems illogical, to them who are hawkish it doesn't. Furthermore, remember the U.S. spy plane that was shot down in China? Remember how soft Bush was with them? Contrast that with how Bush acted against Saddam and Iraq. This "superpower" is just an illusion.

[Thai-Samurai]

War with Iran will only stretch the resources farther. Did you see the article in Newsweek, that American humvee factories are now working at 100% capacity. How will they pull a second war, and this war will actually have the official gov't of the place fighting back. Which like pyunik said means it will be bloody. Not only that but obviously the insurgents of both Iran and Iraq will begin helping each other.

[Hayq]

Many Persians (and Persian-Armenians) have now purchased homes in Yerevan. This could seem as a problem, where Yerevan will be full of wealthy Persians fleeing from Iran to a safer haven across the border. In a sense, it is happening.

[CatWoman]

Nooooo, that would be horrible for Armenia. Armenia just started the construction on Iran-Armenia gas pipeline which will be completed in 2008! That's huge for Armenia. Come on Bush, give it another 3 years then bomb Iran, LOL. But seriously, I don't think they'll attack Iran, but then again Bush enjoys war, so who knows.

Many Persians (and Persian-Armenians) have now purchased homes in Yerevan. This could seem as a problem, where Yerevan will be full of wealthy Persians fleeing from Iran to a safer haven across the border. In a sense, it is happening.

Why is persian-Armenians having homes in Yerevan a problem again? That's actually really good. I think all Armenians from Iran should move to Armenia ! But true, many muslim persians are taking trips there and I've heard even marrying Armenian girls, which is definitely a problem. My friend and her bf went to Armenia last summer and they said there were too many persian men there. They went to a strip club (God, I can't believe they have strip clubs in Armenia!) and half the people there were persians! Yuck, them checking out Armenian girls strip makes me wanna puke !

But hayq, US attacking Iran or not, won't really make a difference in that. Also having wealthy persians in Armenia isn't a bad thing economically, they can start businesses, and get the money to flow. In general, tourism is good for any country. Lets just hope they stay away from our women (romantically) .

[akrout]

My friend and her bf went to Armenia last summer and they said there were too many persian men there. They went to a strip club (God, I can't believe they have strip clubs in Armenia!) and half the people there were persians! Yuck, them checking out Armenian girls strip makes me wanna puke !
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Armenia has strip clubs now? That's just wrong. Why would anyone lower themselves to that crap. That makes me look down on our country. I almost feel like just saying the hell with it, let them attack Iran and mess up Armenia along with it.. But i wont think like that I havent been to armenia yet. I plan on visiting soon. But after reading this thread, it makes me wanna think twice.