There is no question that the U.S. will be attacked again. The questions are: When? By whom? Where?
Will another attack give the U.S. the "coalition of the willing" that they will need to invade Iran? Not too bloody likely. Anybody with half a brain, an ear, and an eye, can see that there aren't to many people pleased with the coalition's "willingness" to invade Iraq. That history should repeat itself in such a short period of time, and before the war in Iraq has even been brought to conclusion, is not terribly likely.
So to answer your questions, is the U.S. ready for another terrorist attack? They're as ready as they can ever be. Nothing will make them more ready, and nothing will avert the shock that Americans will express when the next attack does come.
Will the U.S. use the next terrorist attack as a launching pad for invading Iran? Not if the American people have anything to say about it. And with a Presidential election about a year away, I don't think you'll find too many Republicans cozying up with the "let's invade Iran" circus. You can pretty much bank on the fact that the Democrat's aren't looking to be starting any more wars.
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There is no question that the U.S. will be attacked again. The questions are: When? By whom? Where?
Will another attack give the U.S. the "coalition of the willing" that they will need to invade Iran? Not too bloody likely. Anybody with half a brain, an ear, and an eye, can see that there aren't to many people pleased with the coalition's "willingness" to invade Iraq. That history should repeat itself in such a short period of time, and before the war in Iraq has even been brought to conclusion, is not terribly likely.
So to answer your questions, is the U.S. ready for another terrorist attack? They're as ready as they can ever be. Nothing will make them more ready, and nothing will avert the shock that Americans will express when the next attack does come.
Will the U.S. use the next terrorist attack as a launching pad for invading Iran? Not if the American people have anything to say about it. And with a Presidential election about a year away, I don't think you'll find too many Republicans cozying up with the "let's invade Iran" circus. You can pretty much bank on the fact that the Democrat's aren't looking to be starting any more wars.