I have advocated for several years now the West needs to be
prepared for Iranian actions world wide if it's nuclear program is attacked.
Some have theorized their reaction would be limited to the
region and to those sites associated with
their attackers.
Most have theorized the Iranians would not take a world
wide, asymmetric approach because of the logistical requirements.
I completely disagreed then and I disagree even more so now.
For months I have addressed the nearly desperate situation Iran is in with the Arab Spring and the pending
fall of Al Assad in Syria .
Limiting their response to an open attack is simply not
realistic to me.
Waiting to be attacked is becoming even more unrealistic.
The travels of Iranian operatives is a well known issue and
recent agreements with nations such as Venezuela to allow flights from Iran
makes the possibility of QUD or Hezbollah forces at the US's backdoor more than
likely.
The world is full of key strategic targets, infrastructure
not just in the US
but all over the world.
Insuring that all of these sites are secure from a highly
trained and dedicated force such as the QUD is nearly impossible.
Asymmetric warfare is a concept that exist outside the US and Iran is more than capable of executing
Asymmetric actions.
In short, the idea the QUD and " others" are
prepared to disrupt Iran 's
enemies world wide can not be overlooked.
If a war with Iran is coming, key leaders in the
military as well as civilian law enforcement need to be thinking " outside
the box".
Side Bar:
I've been reading and thinking about another scenario for a
conflict with Iran
and I will post my thoughts on Friday.