If it occurs, it would be a brighter day for the United States, which could certainly use one about now.

It would be a major turn of events if some of these cushy military folks actually gathered the backbone to stand up to the president and tell him enough is enough, that they don’t want to be responsible for the U.S. losing two wars on their watch.

But, the storm clouds continue to gather as Veep Cheney continues to bray about leaving the military option on the table and the U.S. Navy continues to beef up its presence in the Persian Gulf with a second aircraft carrier group arriving on the scene.

Add to this the fact that even the Brits are backing away from this and you’ve got a major mess because at the first hint of a strike against Iran, two things will definitely happen.

First, the entire Middle East will be thrown into an even more vicious conflict resulting in a bloodbath of terrorist attacks as insurgents rally. Israel becomes an active target of opportunity and we all know how that will go. If the Israelis got so bent out of shape over the capture of two soldiers, what will happen if Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Palestine figure that the easiest retaliation is lobbing missiles at Tel Aviv?

Then, there’s the oil factor. With America’s constant Jones for more and more, the prices will explode, which means it will cost Americans more each month to fuel their Hummers, Tahoes and Durangos than it takes to pay their mortgage.

Is this enough for American military leaders to jump ship and call it a career?

It’s never happened before.

But, it would certainly be more meaningful than the “symbolic,” “non-binding” resolution the House recently passed against the war in Iraq.