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2006-10-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran: Nuclear 'carrot and stick' approach doomed

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-10-22 09:16|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Time to drop the carrot and pick up a bigger stick, then.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-10-22 09:37|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-10-22 09:37|| Front Page Top

#2 We could give them a good beating with a big enough carrot.

Posted by Flea 2006-10-22 10:05|| 2006-10-22 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3
More cowbell...

Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-10-22 10:44|| 2006-10-22 10:44|| Front Page Top

#4 W-88s

Posted by SR-71 2006-10-22 13:12|| 2006-10-22 13:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Buffs at 45,000, supported by F/A-18s and EA-6Bs. Arm the Buffs with anything, even concrete - it'll do the trick if delivered properly. Most Buff pilots know how to deliver properly.

Got a pic from another Rantburger showing the boneyard at Davis-Monthan. Saw at least 40 B-52Ds there. Refurbish them, use them as dumb bomb carriers. NOTHING terrified the NVA more than the Buffs. I'm sure the muzzies aren't even half the fighters the NVA was.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-10-22 14:01|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-10-22 14:01|| Front Page Top

#6 OP: As much as I like your idea about pulling the BUFFS from D-M; the hue and cry over treaty violations would be audible all the way from the Kremlin. I think it was Jimmah's SALTII that parked them there for destruction; and the destruction was to be visible from space. Some of the pix I have seen show big cranes w/ blades on the cables and they just drop them on the wings or fuselages; anywhere that renders the aircraft incapable of ever flying again. Damn shame however, and we are limited in our ability to part them out for those still flying.

Posted by USN,Ret 2006-10-22 19:56|| 2006-10-22 19:56|| Front Page Top

#7 USNR:
As far as I know, the Senate never Ratified SALT II, though RR said that he would abide by the terms anyway. Though we could try a carrot-and-stick with Russian (vice Iran) to see we won't do it if they stop selling all the stuff they do to Iran, Syria, et al.

Or, we could maybe refurbish them and sell them to the Kurds or Afghanis at $1 each. Well, maybe not, as they might point them elsewhere.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-10-22 21:49|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-10-22 21:49|| Front Page Top

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