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« on: June 27, 2008, 09:56:43 PM » |
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No: there is no legal mechanism for the president to suspend an election, nor is there a precedent, as elections were held in 1864 during the Civil War, 1944 during World War II, 1968 and 1972 during Vietnam, and during Iraq in 2004. Democratic institutions in the United States are far too secure for this type of scenario to happen.
If you're asking what the effect of a strike on Iran would be, it's hard to say. There could be a rallying around the flag, or the people could say enough is enough and turn on McCain and other Republicans at the polls.
In terms of what form military action will take, it will most likely involve air strikes, as the army is too heavily committed to Iraq and Afghanistan to invade Iran.
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