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2004-07-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran

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Posted by tipper 2004-07-22 2:07:33 AM|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Tipper, there has been continual speculation about when we aer going to "green light" an Israeli tactical strike. I don't think that's going to happen. GW doesn't strike me as a guy who would use a surrogate. Eventually, we will whack the facilities and it will be stealth aircarft doign the job.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-22 3:33:11 AM|| 2004-07-22 3:33:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I always thought twenty or so well placed TLAMs would be sufficient to take down the Iranian facilities.

Also, I wouldn't place the Israelis off the table quite yet. They may reach the conclusion that they cannot wait for the American elections to conclude.

Posted by Douglas De Bono 2004-07-22 9:26:06 AM|| [http://www.douglasdebono.com] 2004-07-22 9:26:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I've said it before and I'll say it again ;)

If GW loses in november than Israel gets the green light for a november or december strike before Kerry takes over... then we provoke them on the border and war is inevitable by the time Kerry arrives in January.

If GW wins then we attack in late '05 early '06.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-07-22 10:14:15 AM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-07-22 10:14:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 DPA - very interesting take on this and I believe very plausible. One thing is sure - sooner or later we will have to deal with iran..and the sooner the better lest we have to waste a few dozen of our nukes....

Posted by Dan 2004-07-22 11:37:01 AM|| 2004-07-22 11:37:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Iranian conflict has a life of its own. With large scale Iranian insurgents in Iraq, and the Iraqi prime minister threatening action, this thing could explode any day now, irrespective of the presidential election.

Posted by Capt America 2004-07-22 3:09:44 PM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/] 2004-07-22 3:09:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Recent announcements include: the recruitment and training of thousands of Iranian volunteers for suicide attacks against U.S. and other targets in Iraq; the resumption of work on Iranâs long-range Shihab 4 and 5 missiles, capable of reaching targets in Europe and the U.S.; and references to a "master plan" to eliminate "Anglo-Saxon civilization" with missiles and martyrdom, mentioning "29 sensitive targets".

These threats are not uttered from a cave in the Hindu Kush. They are official Iranian state announcements. The ability of the Western media to ignore them is astounding.

The only thing "astounding" about any of this is that Iran is still able to utter such nonsense. The mullahs are merely sealing their collective doom with such belligerent swaggering. I hope America, and not Israel, is the one who shows these puffed up theocratic bullies the way to hell's door.

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-22 4:55:21 PM|| 2004-07-22 4:55:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Nazis by another name. IRAN = ARYAN. Mutatis Muntandis...
____________borgboy sez WWCELD? (What Would Curtis E. Lemay Do?)

Posted by borgboy 2004-07-22 10:02:18 PM|| 2004-07-22 10:02:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 #7 Nazis by another name.

Thank you, borgboy. I say this same thing here a bit too often myself and it's nice to see someone else feel obliged to draw the comparison. I don't care how many people Islamists think they're fooling, it's the exact same sort of sick f&%ked up Ã¼ber-memeâ¢. Anyone who seeks violent jihad must die, now, preferrably.

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-22 11:46:56 PM|| 2004-07-22 11:46:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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