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2007-04-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Dave D. 2007-04-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Very alarming, yet unsurprising.

The idea is not to "resolve" a "standoff" - it's to get 100% of our essential goals, period. Same as with North Korea. There's zero value to us in anything but a 100% surrender by the other side, as Pyongyang has attempted to explain to us numerous times by their actions since the 90s. This is NOT haggling over a price, or posturing to give yourself leverage in that haggling process. It's a binary, black/white situation: either they get the bomb or they don't. No diplomatic "compromises" have any meaning here.

Is it 1997, or 2007? Who are those people in power?

Posted by Verlaine 2007-04-19 01:03|| 2007-04-19 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Say Rob, how is the warhead refresh program doing? Speeding things up a bit, you know, just in case?

Posted by ed 2007-04-19 01:22|| 2007-04-19 01:22|| Front Page Top

#3 SPACEWAR/RIAN > Iran says will work on advanced weapons iff UN sanctions + USA warns RUSSIA Iran's missles target it first due to Iranian missles' present and projected capabilities, also advises Russians not to feel threatened by US BMD bases in Eastern Europe + to work together on protecting Europe.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-04-19 05:42|| 2007-04-19 05:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Hopefully this is diversionary nonsense, and some moonless night in the next few months Plan B will commence in the skies over Iran.

But I just don't think the Bushies are that crafty. I hope I'm wrong.

Posted by Kirk 2007-04-19 14:51|| 2007-04-19 14:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Just what would we do if Iran nuked Russia?

Cheer?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-19 19:15|| 2007-04-19 19:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Flatten them I hope, Redneck Jim. That kind of nonsense can't be allowed, even if the recipient is a country we're not terribly fond of at the moment.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-19 23:07|| 2007-04-19 23:07|| Front Page Top

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