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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Attack Will Be a Nightmare for US: Kharrazi
2005-03-11
Iran's foreign minister has told a Bosnian newspaper that if Washington decides to attack Iran it will be a nightmare for the United States. "If America decides to attack Iran, they will make a big mistake. It will be a nightmare for them," Kamal Kharrazi was quoted as saying in an interview published yesterday in the Nezavisne Novine newspaper. Kharrazi is part of an Iranian delegation led by President Mohammad Khatami which concluded a three-day visit to Bosnia yesterday.

Disputes between Iran and the US "have a long history," Kharrazi was quoted as telling the Banja Luka-based daily. "During our conflict with Iraq, the US took the side of our enemies. There are also many other problems," Kharrazi was quoted as saying. He said talk of American military intervention in Iran was "political pressure... The United States does not want to understand that Iran is an important player in global relations. Iran is democratic and has a positive role in promoting peace and security in the world." At the end of the interview Kharrazi said that unlike Iraq, Iran is "a united nation and a strong government." "If they (the United States) attack us, I think, it will above all be a nightmare for them," Kharrazi was quoted as saying.
A classic case of delusions of adequacy.
Posted by:Fred

#13  Mrs. Davis, gret comment!
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2005-03-11 8:53:07 PM  

#12  #6 Mrs. Davis - Bolton (or his speechwriter) will have to go a loooong way to beat "nattering nabobs of negativism." ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-03-11 8:45:36 PM  

#11  Wankistan

Heh, .com! That gets my vote for Snarky Word of the Day.
Posted by: SteveS   2005-03-11 6:43:11 PM  

#10  No, Jules, I don't. They're just counting on disrupting the oil supply of the western world and unleashing some of their terrorists. But protecting the oil supply is priority one in any attack and unleashing more terrorism is only going to compound their grief.

Don't underestimate the oil supply problem -- even a brief shortage can cause us grief with China, India, and Europe to name a few. For that reason, I expect that we will take out the Iranian military near the Gulf simultaneously with taking out nuke facilities and mullahs. I'd guess in the next year or two in late winter in the northern hemisphere when winter heating supplies are least vulnerable.

Given Bush's record for straight talk, I expect it to happen. Our attack is not going to be telegraphed in advance or pretty. There won't be any obvious build-up as in Kuwait because there will be minimal invasion. I'll wager that it will be darned quick and overwhelming.
Posted by: Tom   2005-03-11 3:22:37 PM  

#9  Yeah, that "brutal Afghan Iraqi Iranian winter" will get you every time.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-03-11 2:15:32 PM  

#8  Does anyone else wonder whether they might not already have the big one?
Posted by: Jules 187   2005-03-11 2:09:33 PM  

#7  Wossamatter? Why don't you SAY it? If the US attacks Iran it'll be a quagmire!
Posted by: Bobby   2005-03-11 2:00:37 PM  

#6  Everything Spiro said worth remembering came from the pen of William Safire. I suspect John Bolton will be filling your need, Barbara. The hearings should be fun.

Stock up on popcorn now.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-03-11 10:52:46 AM  

#5  Iran’s foreign minister has told a Bosnian newspaper that if Washington decides to attack Iran it will be a nightmare for the United States.

It sounds so Saddam Hussein-ish.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-03-11 10:39:37 AM  

#4  The Arab News reporting on something said to the reporters of a Bosnian newspaper? Pathetic.
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-03-11 4:43:21 AM  

#3  I guess Saddam still hangs on to his trademarked "mother of all battles" huh?

And Kimmie has "sea of fire". Maybe Kharrazi should look up Websters to find something a bit less lame than "nightmare"? Or ask the Iraqi Information Minister.
Posted by: True German Ally   2005-03-11 3:43:13 AM  

#2  Geez - they bluster more than the neighbor's chickenshit dog, barking all night at its own shadow. Enough, already.

It's already a nightmare any time we try to deal with these screwballs. Maybe one more very intense meeting - between their narrow asses and a rain of our steel - and the nightmare will begin to end.

STFU until we pull your chain, Wankistan.
Posted by: .com   2005-03-11 3:22:43 AM  

#1  Yadda, yadda, yadda.

*Yawn*

I miss Spiro Agnew - at least he could come up with some good stuff to say instead of the boring, repetitive crap we have to put up with nowadays.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-03-11 1:53:34 AM  

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