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2005-10-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Captain America 2005-10-28 08:26|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Another abject failure of the Clinton administration...and of his treasonous National Security Advisor Sandy (check my pants out) Berger.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2005-10-28 08:49|| 2005-10-28 08:49|| Front Page Top

#2 So Clinton screwed it up so bad this Administration couldn't do anything for the last five years? Not buying it. We're paying for the last admin's complacency in lots of ways, but in the last quarter of year five of an administration, continuing problems are the responsiblity of the current management. And I'm hard pressed to think of a thing we've done since 2001 to deal with Iranian nukes other than let the Europeans demonstrate their fecklessness.

Posted by Tholulet Gleamp1412 2005-10-28 09:18|| 2005-10-28 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 The fact that Iran has lots of sites is not totally in their favor.

If we can id some keys sites and take some clandestine action against them (maybe even using UAVs) we may be able to slow the nuke development up by several years.

Posted by mhw 2005-10-28 10:06|| 2005-10-28 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Just because you don't see action doesn't mean action isn't being taken.

At the same time, there are real limits to what can be done until/unless Iran gives sufficient provocation. Let's see if they have more 'accidents' on their oil lines in the next few weeks. Or more students taking on the police (probably not, given the deaths in previous demonstrations.)

Posted by anon 2005-10-28 10:39|| 2005-10-28 10:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Blame (or credit) for this can go all the way back to the peanut farmer, and beyond. The Orsirak reactor at Al Tuwaitha was rubblized on a Sunday in about 20 seconds. (the French and other Euro engineers were sleeping off hangovers). Oi vey, anything is possible.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-10-28 11:40|| 2005-10-28 11:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe these dumb bastards will get nukes one day and be stupid enough to attempt to use them. A good excuse to turn their country into glass.

Posted by Flame Thrower Junky 2005-10-28 20:29|| 2005-10-28 20:29|| Front Page Top

Attacks would kill foreign technicians wisely hired by Iran â de facto hostages.

Frankly, any foreign technician who dies or is injured when someone bombs his work site will just be getting his just deserts. And, they're probably getting a salary based on their risks.

Remember, only one man died in the Osirak bombing: a French engineer. Go figure. Hostages? Only that they have made themselves expendable.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2005-10-28 22:56|| 2005-10-28 22:56|| Front Page Top

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