"You'd think that Iran would maybe stand down"

Are you kidding, GfS? Would YOU stand down (surrender) if 2 other countries threatened to invade you and decapitate your regime and replace it with something more to their own liking? I don't think so! Would the Israelis stand down? Would anyone?

What makes you think Iranians aren't just as proud of their country (and willing to fight for it) as you are of yours?

Bobert - Okay, fine...a nuclear attack. Call it whatever you like. An occupation of Iran will prove far more difficult, I think, than either Iraq or Afghanistan.