This Defense Tech post is one of the most heartening things we've read in a while. And it's about the inevitable eruption of war in the Middle East might not be all that bad. Thus does Middle East blogging proceed:

The entire study is here (PDF warning). We haven't read over the whole thing, so we're not sure if it addresses the IFF issue. We also don't know if they assume that an Israeli strike might involve cruise missiles as well as air assets. If fighters get downed before they can drop their payload, one certainly assumes that Israel would launch cruise missiles to finish the job - it's try or die at that point.

Here's what we don't get: if Israel can do it, then the US can certainly do it. And a US strike would have a higher probability of success (closer target, better tech, less logistical problems, etc). And it's not like Iranian nukes won't find their way into the heart of a US city eventually - the US doesn't have existential stakes in play, but they've certainly got a lot to lose. It just sounds like the US is hanging Israel out to dry because Iran has promised to nuke Israel first.

References:
* The IAF vs Iran's Nuke Complex [Defense Tech]
* The Countdown To An Iran Strike Has Begun In Jerusalem and Washington [MR]

Previously:
* Washington Post: We Were Wrong. Please Bomb Iran and Syria ASAP. Thank You.
* Iran Now Blaming Sunni-Shia Split On Israel. No, Really.
* Persecution Of Baha'is In Egypt and Iran Fails To Gain International Attention [Video]

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers
* Israpundit