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2009-05-15 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel vows not to surprise U.S. with strike on Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2009-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Are they stockpiling?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2009-05-15 01:53|| 2009-05-15 01:53|| Front Page Top

#2 What will Bambi do when Iran nukes Israel? Issue a strongly worded demand that Iran not do it again? Try to force the UN Security Council to condemn Iran?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-05-15 07:11|| 2009-05-15 07:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Panetta is preparing his Pelosi defense.

Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-05-15 08:11|| 2009-05-15 08:11|| Front Page Top

#4 [Bibi] I promise, you'll get 30 seconds notice before we bomb them.[/bibi]

Posted by Parabellum 2009-05-15 08:14|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-05-15 08:14|| Front Page Top

#5 [Bibi] No problem Leon, we're going to slap them hard...mebe this week, mebe next week or the month after. Don't be surprised.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-05-15 08:35|| 2009-05-15 08:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Israel would be nuts to tell anyone in the obama administration. "I'll stand with the muslims."

They might HAVE to inform the military though for Iraq flyover clearance. That's the rub.

Posted by Hellfish 2009-05-15 10:34|| 2009-05-15 10:34|| Front Page Top

#7 A look at the map puts this in perspective. You can't get from Israel to Iran without overflying Iraq, Turkey, or Saudi. None of which is likely without permission. There was earlier speculation about the IAF cutting a deal with Turkmenistan to launch a strike from there. The F-15I has a good range and the IAF can do aerial refueling, but they will be sucking fumes on an Iranian strike mission.

Posted by rwv 2009-05-15 10:48|| 2009-05-15 10:48|| Front Page Top

#8 IIRC the Israeli attack on Syrian atomic facility was staged through Turkey.

Since the Turks don't exactly love the Iranians, it would not surprice me if they flew through Turkey an the way to Iran. Also, the Saudis would not be heart-broken if Iran's nuc program was destroyed.

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-05-15 11:58|| 2009-05-15 11:58|| Front Page Top

#9 They might not only fly through Turkey, they might gas up there and back.

Posted by Steve White 2009-05-15 14:03|| 2009-05-15 14:03|| Front Page Top

#10 P.S. Here is Amir Tahiri's discussion of how the Arab countries are reacting to Obama's overtures to Iran

Posted by Frozen Al">Frozen Al 2009-05-15 14:05|| 2009-05-15 14:05|| Front Page Top

#11 I would tell the Obama administration and then only sit back and _observe_ the Iranian defenses as they go up.

Priceless intel...

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-05-15 14:34|| 2009-05-15 14:34|| Front Page Top

#12 They'll send the notification in manual 'Purple Code' through the Japanese Embassy in Washington.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-05-15 16:25|| 2009-05-15 16:25|| Front Page Top

#13 How about a June 4 attack as Barry speaks from the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo? Nice touch I'd say.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-05-15 16:55|| 2009-05-15 16:55|| Front Page Top

#14 Of course, this is exactly the disinfo chatter you'd put out right before you attack, right? How's those Depends fitting, Achmed?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-05-15 18:35|| 2009-05-15 18:35|| Front Page Top

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