# Is war with Iran imminent?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-war-with-iran-imminent/444324>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 7, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-war-with-iran-imminent/444324 "2008-04-07T16:06:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-war-with-iran-imminent/444324/61 "2008-04-15T14:10:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Ravenman]  
And Gates just said, “I think the chances of us stumbling into a confrontation with Iran are very low. We are concerned about their activities in the south. We are concerned about the weapons that they are sending in – that they continue to send in to Iraq. But I think that the process that’s underway is, as I said, headed in the right direction.”

That’s some real warmongering there, I tells ya.

[Link.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080413/wl_mideast_afp/usiranmilitarygates_080413200029)  
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More in the nature of keeping the threat level pumped up.

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