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Israel, US cannot attack Iran: army chief
2004-11-25
"Nope. Nope. Never gonna happen..."
Why, that almost sounds like a challenge.
The US and Israel are currently incapable of launching a military attack against Iran because of the repercussions they would face, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards said yesterday. "The Americans and the Israelis are not able to launch a military attack against Iran," Yahya Rahim Safavi told reporters during a military parade near Teheran of the Guards' volunteer wing, the Basij militia. Choosing to carry out such an attack would be "stupid", he said. "If the enemies create problems for our country, we will create problems for them," he warned.
"Bob, where are we going to put all these rotting beturbanned bodies?"
"I don't know, Albert. Those ayatollahs certainly did create problems for us!"
Posted by:Steve White

#15  Sure it's going to create problems : Where are we going to get enough pig-skin body bags ?
Posted by: efa   2004-11-25 5:44:59 PM  

#14  Well, maybe not. I just remembered Christmas 1972 when the US opened a large can of WhupAss labeled Linebacker II on the North Vietnamese. Last time I looked, there were still a few B52s (B1s and B2s) around. Don't know how big the bomb dumps at Diego Garcia are, but with JDAMs they're probably big enough. All W has to do is give the word and it's Merry Christmas Teheran.
Posted by: RWV   2004-11-25 1:17:12 PM  

#13  All things in time. Iran is on the agenda right after North Korea and it looks like the policy of focused indifference is working in North Korea. Let's see how much noise the Iranians want to make next February after the Iraqi elections, when W has his new team ready to take the field.
Posted by: RWV   2004-11-25 1:09:55 PM  

#12  This is all a waste of time, the entire world knows Iran will welch on any agreement they make.
We need to send over a heavy dose of vitamins B-1, B-2 and F-117 to set them straight.
Posted by: JerseyMike   2004-11-25 11:24:05 AM  

#11  Speaking of bravado,I was over at DU the other day and they were saying that now they are glad they couldn't get the gun-grabber laws past.Because now they might need them when they susseed from the Union,wish they would let me in I would have laughed and told them"Yeap,your going to need those weapons to protect yourself from thr street gangs".
Posted by: raptor   2004-11-25 11:00:53 AM  

#10  I want to see the look on Safavi's face when GWB finally says 'all in'. Won't be much gun sex then...
Posted by: Raj   2004-11-25 10:19:13 AM  

#9  Arab bravado - rhymes with denial
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-25 10:07:02 AM  

#8  Why are all middle eastern gov's so damn cocky and yet have any of them ever out right won a war besides Israel?
Posted by: smokeysinse   2004-11-25 9:50:28 AM  

#7  Hmmm- sounds like they believe we will be coming soon.
Posted by: 2b   2004-11-25 7:50:27 AM  

#6  I think we'll find out in time. Unfortunately too much emphasis is laid on the nuclear program (which the Iranians can always claim to be "peaceful") and too little on the ongoing missile program. The Shahab 3 goes well beyond anything that could be targeted with conventional warheads. The only reason to build long range missiles is to put a nuclear warhead on them. And I bet Mr Khan told them how to build them.
It's time to point to the elephant in the room. Combine the issues. If the Iranians want to enrich uranium for "peaceful uses", they have no reason to develop these long range missiles. What would they want to do with them?
And do mention the inscriptions, will you?
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-11-25 4:56:30 AM  

#5  Hey, he agrees with James Fallows.

Heh.
Posted by: someone   2004-11-25 12:51:02 AM  

#4  "We will roast their stomachs in hell!"
Posted by: PBMcL   2004-11-25 12:42:15 AM  

#3  I still say we should move our forces in Iraq to Afghanistan and our forces in Afghanistan to Iraq by way of Teheran.....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-11-25 12:22:24 AM  

#2  General, the biggest problem you will create will be what to do with your corpse.
Posted by: Grunter   2004-11-25 12:13:08 AM  

#1  Let's see. We heard the same taunts from Saddam & Sons, and Mullah Omar. Must be an echo chamber.
Posted by: Capt America   2004-11-25 12:11:35 AM  

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