Gassing Israel

Ed Tubbs, OpEdNews.com
That’s just the opening act.
Israel (who had thus far stayed out of the fray by
letting the U.S.
military do the heavy lifting) is attacked by Hezbollah in a coordinated and
large scale effort. Widespread and grisly casualties effectively paralyze the
nation, a notion once thought impossible. Iran's newest ally in the region, Syria, then unleashes a barrage of over 200 Scud
B, C and D missiles at Israel,
each armed with VX gas. Since all of Israel is within range of these Russian
built weapons, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and virtually all major civilian
centers and several military bases are struck, often with a result of massive
casualties.
The Israeli Air Force orders all three
squadrons of their F-16I Sufa fighter/bombers into the air with orders to bomb Tehran and as many military and nuclear bases
as they can before they are either shot down or run out of fuel. It is a one
way trip for some of these pilots. Their ancient homeland lies in ruins. Many
have family that is already dead or dying. They do not wait for permission from
Washington, DC
or U.S.
regional military commanders. The Israeli aircraft are carrying the majority of
their country’s nuclear arsenal under their wings.
Just after the first waves of U.S bombers
cross into Iranian airspace, the Iranian Navy, using shore based missiles and
small, fast attack craft sinks several oil tankers in the Straits of Hormuz,
sealing off the Persian Gulf and all its oil
from the rest of the world. They then mine the area, making it difficult and
even deadly for American minesweepers to clear the straits. Whatever is left of
the Iranian Navy and Air Force harasses our Navy as it attempts minesweeping
operations. More U.S casualties.
The day after the invasion, Wall Street (and
to a lesser extent, Tokyo, London
and Frankfurt) acts as it always does in an
international crisis: irrational speculative and spot buying reaches fever
pitch and sends the cost of oil skyrocketing. In the immediate aftermath of the
U.S. invasion of Iran, the price
of oil goes to $200.00 - $300.00 dollars a barrel on the open market. If the
war is not resolved in a few weeks, that price could rise even higher. 
This will send the price of gasoline at the pump in this country to
$8.00-$10.00 per gallon immediately and subsequently to
even higher unthinkable levels.
If that happens, this country shuts down. Most Americans are not be able to
afford gas to go to work. Truckers pull their big rigs to the side of the road
and simply walk away. Food, medicine and other critical products are not be
brought to stores. Gas and electricity (what is left of the short supply) are
too expensive for most people to afford. Children, the sick and elderly die
from lack of air-conditioned homes and hospitals in the summer. Children, the
sick and elderly die in the winter for lack of heat. There are food riots
across the country. A barter system takes the place of currency and credit as
the economy dissolves and banks close or limit withdrawals. Civil unrest
builds.
The police are unable to contain the
violence and are themselves victims of the same crisis as the rest of the
population. Civilian rule dissolves and Martial Law is declared under
provisions approved under the Patriot Act. Regular U.S. Army and Marine troops patrol
the streets. The federal government apparatus is moved to an unknown but secure
location. The United States
descends into chaos and becomes a third world country. Its time as the lone
superpower is over.

It doesn’t
get any worse than this.
Then the first Israeli bomber drops its
nuclear payload on Tehran.

 
Note: The author makes the heroic assumption that the Iranians have not bought nuclear devices on the underground market.
Since Iran is China's main oil supplier, she may call in US debts to bankrupt our economy.