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I dunno. If your choices are go up against the US - I mean REALLY go up against the US to the point they're going to drop the hammer on you, or the Brits, or the Israelis - I bet they still go after Israel. They'll turn it into a Muslim-versus-Jew thing and overnight they get Syria, Jordan, etc. on their side lobbing missiles into the Gaza strip - or worse.

Another scenario - if Syria blasts across the border blitzkreig style, you think Israel would ever use a nuke against "their" own territory? I doubt it. Not even tactical ones (assuming they have 'em, which they might). They'd sure bomb hell out of the place but I doubt they'd resort to nukes in that case. Maybe a "get our or we nuke your capital" thing. Could get real ugly real fast though.

Feel bad for the Iraq/Afghan troops - they'll take the immediate heat from Iran before (if it comes to that) the rest of the west and/or NATO comes and wipes them off the map in retaliation.