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2004-07-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-07-13 7:13:53 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 As someone else here mentioned so presciently. Iran's first package may well go to the Chechens. What will Russia do then? After they're done decontaminating Moscow, that is.

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-13 7:20:02 PM|| 2004-07-13 7:20:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Valid point Zenster.

Azerbajan, Dagestan, Chechnya, & all that energy wealth of the mid-Western Caspian Sea/Caucasus Mountains region is an area the mullahs to the south .......would love to grab.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-07-13 7:28:17 PM|| [http://www.sullivan-county.com/id3/islamic_fascism2.htm] 2004-07-13 7:28:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Russia has the power to nuke Iran to utter oblivion, and none of the West's moral inhibitions against doing so. One or five nukes wouldn't bring Russia to its knees, it would bring Iran to annihilation.

I'm sure that Putin has explained carefully to Iran that all nuke material should only be applied towards the destruction of Israel, and never passed northwards to Caucasus. They could also add that they won't care to actually prove it was the Iranians who so did it, they will be held responsible regardless.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-07-13 8:33:32 PM|| 2004-07-13 8:33:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 that'll be moral comfort in the Russian blast radius

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-13 8:47:38 PM|| 2004-07-13 8:47:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Iranian leadership may be evil but they've never shown themselves to be insane. They know what Russia is capable of, and Russia knows that the Iranians know it.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-07-13 9:53:46 PM|| 2004-07-13 9:53:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 ..."They know what Russia is capable of..."
And what exactly is that, pray tell, Mr. Greek expert?
Russia can't pay its army, they blew themselves up at their own war games, their subs sink and they can't put down the Islamist insurgency in Chechnya, so what awesome feats are the mad mullahs marveling at?

Posted by Jen 2004-07-13 9:59:31 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-07-13 9:59:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 stone-cold cruelty? Maybe a slice of that should be opened for the mullahs? personally and in close-quarters?

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-13 10:11:06 PM|| 2004-07-13 10:11:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Jen, read #3, where I've already answered your question.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-07-13 11:49:14 PM|| 2004-07-13 11:49:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Actually, Russia indeed has a lot of the West's moral inhibitions and certainly more than the mullahs.
Further, Russia has nothing to gain from being allied with Iran and a lot to lose by getting on the wrong side of the USA (again).
You're talking out of your Greek posterior again (which I have no doubt is as repulsive as it is erroneous).

Posted by Jen 2004-07-14 12:11:34 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-07-14 12:11:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Russia has already allied itself with Iran, has already provided nuclear assistence to it. Your belief that it hasn't reflect once again nothing more than your complete rejection of reality.

Actually, Russia indeed has a lot of the West's moral inhibitions

Tell that to Grozny, you stupid ad-hominem girl.

Can we get Jen banned here? She's nothing more than one disgusting insult after another.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-07-14 12:18:40 AM|| 2004-07-14 12:18:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Russia has already allied itself with Iran, has already provided nuclear assistence to it. Your belief that it hasn't reflect once again nothing more than your complete rejection of reality.

Actually, Russia indeed has a lot of the West's moral inhibitions

Tell that to Grozny, you stupid ad-hominem girl.

Can we get Jen banned here? She's nothing more than one disgusting insult after another.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-07-14 12:18:40 AM|| 2004-07-14 12:18:40 AM|| Front Page Top

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