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2012-05-11 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

US officials said to be fearful of looming Israeli strike on Iran

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Posted by tipper 2012-05-11 10:55|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 What Bambi so scared of?

Posted by Angavick Hatfield4612 2012-05-11 11:13|| 2012-05-11 11:13|| Front Page Top

#2 The Arab world will be forced to take sides, and no rational Arab would side with Iran over Israel.

But then we all know the Arab world's propensity for irrationality.

Posted by phil_b 2012-05-11 11:24|| 2012-05-11 11:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Nevermind the looming Iranian strike on Israel. /sarc

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-05-11 11:25|| 2012-05-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Nevermind Shiah fundamentalists with nukes. No, not scary that.

Posted by newc 2012-05-11 12:44|| 2012-05-11 12:44|| Front Page Top

#5 The Saudi block will publicly condemn the attack in the strongest of terms, yet will actually give the US/Israel a few billion dollars to do the deed. Especially to ensure its success.

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2012-05-11 13:02|| 2012-05-11 13:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Sad how the Obama camp can only see this in terms of politics. Nevermind the actual implications of the Islamic Republic of Iran with nuclear weapons.

Posted by gromky 2012-05-11 14:39|| 2012-05-11 14:39|| Front Page Top

#7 "If Israel holds back and gets nuked before November, this might hurt my fundraising and Joooo votes"

Posted by Frank G 2012-05-11 15:56|| 2012-05-11 15:56|| Front Page Top

#8 The Arab world will be forced to take sides, and no rational Arab would side with Iran over Israel.

They will probably support Israel publicly as little as possible, and if Israel de-fangs Iran for more than a year then they will go right back to siding with their Arab "brethren". They seem to enjoy keeping things right on the edge of a boil. They don't understand cooperation.

Posted by gorb 2012-05-11 19:32|| 2012-05-11 19:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Iff its NOT Israel being surrounded like Custer vee the various ME "Arab/Muslim/Islamic Spring", its Iran being surrounded.

As per DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS, Iran allegedly is threatening to kick out any + all Afghanis in the country iff the Kabul Govt = Parley-mint formally approves the new post-2014, Bammer-Karzai Security Pact [strategic partnership]???

PAKISTAN on its part is repor unhappy about Iran opening Chabahar Port to Afghanistan trade, a move seen by Iran BFF Pakistan as denigrating its ports at Gwadar.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-05-11 19:51|| 2012-05-11 19:51|| Front Page Top

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