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2006-05-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran says Gulf is no longer safe for U.S.
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Posted by Steve White 2006-05-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Maybe its just me, but iff that is indeed Musty's photo, he doesn't look too happy or confident -reminds me of the sad- and famished-looking soldiers and diplomats vv North Korea's Kimmie.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-04 00:17||   2006-05-04 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 It's Musty's photo.
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2006-05-04 00:32||   2006-05-04 00:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I must admit I'm not too fond of the Basiji-Based Policy™.

Does juche translate into Farsi?
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-05-04 00:44||   2006-05-04 00:44|| Front Page Top

#4 *
Help Musty? No way jose, he's dreamin again if he thinks i'm gonna hep him.
Posted by the Twelfth Imami 2006-05-04 00:48||   2006-05-04 00:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Big talk we know, but such words to low ranking loose-cannons in the Iranian military might be taken seriously. I'd keep alert regardless.
Posted by Snolutle Chaviper2204 2006-05-04 01:27||   2006-05-04 01:27|| Front Page Top

#6 They need to pick a fight with us to bolster thier hold over their country. They have faield at everything, destroyign the economy, society and education systems there, and hamstringing the military.

The need us to attack so they can point a blame finger at us instead of them.

I say we ignore them until we are ready to do a full up alpha strike on the leaderhip and command and control of the RG, then tell the Iranian Army to step in and we'll help them ditch the mullahs. Otherwise its slice and dice time as the Arabas around Basra and Hormuz cut loose (they are already doing terrorist style bombings in Iran), and the Kurds goe apehit on them in the north. Iran will cease to exist as it is now and end up 3 smaller countries. And the Mullahs will be stuck int he middle part minus their poil ports, pipelines and part of their oil fields.

But logic aside, it woudl sure be fun to have a prediator orbiting and nest time these yahoos open their yap, a hellfire pays a suprise visit to the press conference.
Posted by Oldspook 2006-05-04 02:58||   2006-05-04 02:58|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm thinking OldSpook is close to where it will come down.
Posted by 3dc 2006-05-04 03:01||   2006-05-04 03:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Oldspook, you forgot Southern Azerbaijan and Western Baluchistan
Posted by phil_b">phil_b  2006-05-04 03:02|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]  2006-05-04 03:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Oldspook, it worked when the Argentinians attacked the Falkland Islands.

Until there was a foreceful response...
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-05-04 05:44||   2006-05-04 05:44|| Front Page Top

#10 

Musty looks jaundiced, hepatitis maybe?

Or quaking liver?

-M
Posted by Manolo 2006-05-04 07:04||   2006-05-04 07:04|| Front Page Top

#11 Uranium poisoning.
Posted by ed 2006-05-04 07:18||   2006-05-04 07:18|| Front Page Top

#12 They need to pick a fight with us to bolster their hold over their country. They have failed at everything, destroying the economy, society and education systems there...

Is that diplomatic enough for the State Dept? I'd love to hear Dr. Rice speak that kind of thing publicly each time Iran rattles their saber.
Posted by eLarson 2006-05-04 07:35|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com]  2006-05-04 07:35|| Front Page Top

#13 Has the Luttwak article from Commentary been posted yet?
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-04 08:27||   2006-05-04 08:27|| Front Page Top

#14 Superb analysis Oldspook. "Ignore" (Igy) the 'spoon banging' little bastards and squeeze their economic packages. It appears to be working in Cuba, North Korea, and lately many locs in Africa. If they are such advanced, stand-alone societies, I'm sure they'll never miss our involvement in their squalid internal affairs.
Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-04 09:01||   2006-05-04 09:01|| Front Page Top

#15 Bring it on Mostafa. Another chance to blow some more of you ragheads back to hell where you belong.
Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-05-04 13:06||   2006-05-04 13:06|| Front Page Top

#16 Threatening the US Navy always works.

All the Russians would have had to have done was just tell us to get out of their North Atlantic, or they were gonna kick our ass, and I betcha the US Navy would have turned tail right there, and the Cold War would-a been over.
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-04 14:10||   2006-05-04 14:10|| Front Page Top

#17 When Mostafa says "Gulf", is he referring to the Gulf of Rumsfeld?
Posted by SteveS 2006-05-04 14:16||   2006-05-04 14:16|| Front Page Top

#18 They said this about 20 years ago as I remember. Led to Operation Praying Mantis. They didn't say much after that.
And just think, Jaundice Boy. Our new toys are even bigger and better...
Posted by tu3031 2006-05-04 14:21||   2006-05-04 14:21|| Front Page Top

#19 
#10: Manolo

Yarrr Aye!

The bilge rat got the whole Arrrr Quiver by gawd up in his Liver!

Blood'n'Guts!
Posted by billy rubin 2006-05-04 14:40||   2006-05-04 14:40|| Front Page Top

#20 "Master Chief, we're heading into waters now claimed by the Iranians. But we intend to dispute that claim. So this time will be different."

"In what way, sir?"

"We're going to need to find someplace on this ship to erect a yardarm. And a good, long, strong one, too. Along with some appropriate, fresh-oiled hemp rope. Good quality stock."

"Aye, aye, sir!"
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-04 17:12||   2006-05-04 17:12|| Front Page Top

#21 Threatening the US Navy always works if your country wants to releive itself of supporting a freshly sunken Navy.

Posted by jim#6 2006-05-04 17:58||   2006-05-04 17:58|| Front Page Top

#22 Threatening the US Navy always works if your country wants to releive itself of supporting a freshly sunken Navy.

Heh. Can I steal that line?
Posted by Oldspook 2006-05-04 20:41||   2006-05-04 20:41|| Front Page Top

#23 It's a pretty good one, can I steal it too?
Posted by lotp 2006-05-04 20:45||   2006-05-04 20:45|| Front Page Top

#24 solves the hazmat issues
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-05-04 21:56||   2006-05-04 21:56|| Front Page Top

#25 Re #20: 'Moose, Any self-respecting Master Chief would have corrected his officer in that the Navy uses 'line,' not rope. Especially a blackshoe.
But the thought described is wunnerful/grin/
Posted by USN Ret. 2006-05-04 23:14||   2006-05-04 23:14|| Front Page Top

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