revolutionaries should have been provided arms and been prepared to take over the country. 50 years of islamic rule has them impotent to do anything but grin and bear it.

If oil prices continue to escalate, we're going to have another, yet more severe, Iraqui war the large majority of Americans will not support. Beyond that, this war is going to do long-term harm to US support of tight Israeli/US partnership, regardless of its duration.