Israel/Iranian War.

[Tank]

I think we're dragging this metaphor a little too far.

[Asmodean]

I think we're dragging this metaphor a little too far.

Well, it wasn't a terribly good metaphor, so we tried to sort of... Improve it. 

[Too Few Lions]

Frankly, nothing would help the Iranians more than Israel bombing them. They have less sympathy from other countries in the middle east due to their intransigence and the sanctions are hurting them, not to mention the schism between Ahmadinejhad (sic) and Khamenei. But bomb them, and now they all have a common enemy to unite against.

Most of the rest of the Muslim Middle East fears and dislikes Iran so might not oppose a military strike against them. I remember when wikileaks revealed secret memos from many Middle Eastern countries urging the US to attack Iran

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-saudis-iran

Plus Iran are mainly Shi'ites and the majority of the Middle East are Sunni. Many Sunni don't like Shi'ites, often just viewing them as heretics.

[Firebird]

Frankly, nothing would help the Iranians more than Israel bombing them. They have less sympathy from other countries in the middle east due to their intransigence and the sanctions are hurting them, not to mention the schism between Ahmadinejhad (sic) and Khamenei. But bomb them, and now they all have a common enemy to unite against.

Most of the rest of the Muslim Middle East fears and dislikes Iran so might not oppose a military strike against them. I remember when wikileaks revealed secret memos from many Middle Eastern countries urging the US to attack Iran

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-saudis-iran

Plus Iran are mainly Shi'ites and the majority of the Middle East are Sunni. Many Sunni don't like Shi'ites, often just viewing them as heretics.

Yes, very true. I hate how these countries are too scared to go after Iran themselves, so they try to goad us into doing their dirty work for them.
From a purely strategic perspective, the invasion of Iraq was a disaster in many ways, because it removed an effective counter-balance to Iran in the region. Don't get me started on the humanitarian perspective.