Subject: Re: WHY does Israel have to wait for
Detrimental how? Probably the price of oil would go up. OK.

Certainly not ideal. But I don't see any great threat if we neutralize their air force and navy (easy). Then maybe a full blockade...nothing goes in or out of Iran. Their economy is already a mess. They can't ship missiles (or oil) out, and nothing gets in. Except by land (that would be another can of worms since it would involve other nations like Iraq).

We don't need to invade to put the screws to them. Dish-out some hardship for them, instead of them dishing it out to us with impunity.

Sure, if a bully sends a minion to harass you, you break his nose. Then you go to the bully and throat-punch him. No other way to dissuade a bully than to make it cost him something.