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2007-09-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by ed 2007-09-05 07:59|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Call it a war and take it to the source.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-09-05 08:46|| 2007-09-05 08:46|| Front Page Top

#2 A strong military principle is that you should use the most effective tactic against your enemy, NOT the tactic that gives you the most emotional satisfaction.

They are rarely the same.

Emotional gratification, when war is concerned, is for civilians who at a safe enough distance from the fighting that they cannot interfere with it.

In this case, only our experts in the field know how much Iran is bleeding, militarily and financially, by sending its personnel to Iraq to die. Every day they become weaker, and without any measurable gain.

Certainly, at some point, if not already, we may decide to take the battle to them, but that decision will be made in as cold and calculating a manner as is possible.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-09-05 10:54|| 2007-09-05 10:54|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a war all right, and it goes back to 1979. Some of us don't forget.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-09-05 12:57|| 2007-09-05 12:57|| Front Page Top

#4 that decision will be made in as cold and calculating a manner as is possible.

Fine and dandy, just so long as it gets made. After all, revenge is a dish best served cold.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-09-05 18:52|| 2007-09-05 18:52|| Front Page Top

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