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2011-11-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions

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Posted by tipper 2011-11-12 17:04|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Don't tell O'bumble. He and his corrupt cronies would try to foul things up, which would result in a lot more dead Israelis.

Instead, make a few select phone calls to some US fleet admirals a few minutes before it goes down. "Oh, by the way, a large number of Iranian missiles may soon be coming your way."

Give one of our aircraft carrier groups fifteen minutes warning and they would be ready to face the devil himself. And any Iranian ship or boat within 200 miles would be toast.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-11-12 18:20|| 2011-11-12 18:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Doesn't that come under the O'ster's policy of leading from behind? The Iraeli's would prefer that he stay far behind and out of their way.

Posted by OCCD 2011-11-12 19:27|| 2011-11-12 19:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Hillary would let the Iranians know - in the interest of "stability"

Posted by Frank G 2011-11-12 19:29|| 2011-11-12 19:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Israel has the means to fly through Jordan and Iran without anyone being any the wiser. Only in Iraqi airspace can the Americans detect or deter them. So to tell 0 that they are coming would be to doom those brave Israeli pilots as the U.S Air Force followed Presidential orders to defend Iraqi airspace.

No, far better to punch through, do the deed, egress rapidly, and then notify 0 and the world that Israeli ballistic missiles are on alert and will be launched at the first sign of any counter-strike.

Essentially, U.S. forces leaving Iraq, gives permission to Israel to attack Iran.

Posted by rammer 2011-11-12 19:44|| 2011-11-12 19:44|| Front Page Top

#5 This story is hokey on so many different levels. It doesn't pass a basic smell test.

Why would all but most trusted staff leave the room if the result of the meeting is simply going to be published in the newspaper anyway? Why are we reading the result of a "secret" meeting in the paper?

All this story does is gives Washington cover when all hell breaks loose after Israel attacks Iran. It just establishes that Israel won't have Washington's "clearance" when it engages in the attack. It basically keeps Russia from declaring war on the US as part of their mutual defense treaty with Iran.

This story doesn't smell right to me.

Posted by crosspatch 2011-11-12 19:59|| 2011-11-12 19:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Israel has the means to fly through Jordan and Iran without anyone being any the wiser.

Jordan isn't a pushover. They fly MLUed F-16s and while most of GBAD is Soviet they also have US radars and some Patriots that would have to be avoided. Any challenge or low flying and the Israeli jets will run out of fuel on the return leg.

Without tacit permission of the Arabs, an Israeli fighter/bomber attack isn't really feasible. Sub, UAV or even an armed B707 tanker attack is another matter.

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-11-12 20:37|| 2011-11-12 20:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Without tacit permission of the Arabs or Turks

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-11-12 20:41|| 2011-11-12 20:41|| Front Page Top

#8 Any challenge or low flying and the Israeli jets will run out of fuel on the return leg.

Why not dogleg out, splash and be picked up by the US carrier group?

Posted by Skidmark 2011-11-12 21:57|| 2011-11-12 21:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Jordan is a pushover. Just sayin'

Posted by rammer 2011-11-12 22:29|| 2011-11-12 22:29|| Front Page Top

#10 "Why not dogleg out, splash and be picked up by the US carrier group?"

That's fine if you have an air force of disposable aircraft.

Posted by crosspatch 2011-11-12 23:21|| 2011-11-12 23:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Besides, knowing Obumbles, he might have them turned over to the U.N. for war crimes (1).

(1) war crimes being defined as resisting or defending yourself against Islam....

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-11-12 23:44|| 2011-11-12 23:44|| Front Page Top

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