Let's say Israel attacks Iran, destroys about 20% of their nuclear infrastructure and sets back Iran's program 1 year(which is being OPTIMISTIC for Israel). Iran retaliates by firing dozens of conventional IRBMs into Israel everyday for the first few weeks. After which time Iran continues to fire a couple of IRBMs into Israel every day for the forseeable future. Let's say that The Palestinians fire thousands of Katushas and the Lebanese fire thousands of Katushas and Hundreds of Scuds and dozens of crusie missiles into Israel at the same time. Israel will no doubt be able to do TREMENDOUS damage to Lebanon and the Palestinians. Even though Israel will damage Iran more than Iran damages Israel, on a PER CAPITA BASIS Israel will suffer FAR FAR more damage than Iran will from Israel. Israel destroys much of Lebanon and and the Palestinians reducing the Palestinian offensive to a couple of dozen Katusahs per day, and reducing the Lebanese offensive to a couple of dozen Kutashus and a few scuds per day and a couple of cruise missiles per day by the end of the first couple of weeks of war. Will Israel continue to live with weekly if not daily Ballistic Missile attacks from Iran for the next 1, 2 or 5 years after Israel starts the war? What if Russia and China angered by Israel STARTING THE WAR equip Iran with thousand of more Ballistic Missiles?
Does Israel really think it would be worth it to start a war like this which will have NO RESOLUTION FOR YEARS AND YEARS?
Does Israel really think it would be worth it to start a war like this which will have NO RESOLUTION FOR YEARS AND YEARS?

