[naive]

The only reason I feel bad for mahyar is because his country is probably going to be reduced to rubble by the USA in the coming year(s).

Nah. There probably will be some military operation in Iran in the near future, but a total war isn't likely. The risks are too big for the US. The bad financial situation of the US, Iran being a whole different country than Iraq (you can't take Iran in a blitzkrieg operation like Iraq), etc...

That's the logical perspective, but the war propaganda is brewing even more than it was in the build up to Iraq. Seems like everyone but Ron Paul is willing to start a nuclear war.