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2006-06-17 Europe

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Posted by Captain America 2006-06-17 13:36|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I always knew it was our fault that the Moolahs want to wipe Israel off the map.

Posted by Captain America 2006-06-17 13:40|| 2006-06-17 13:40|| Front Page Top

#2 I can think of a way to reduce the atomic arsenals...and, strangely enough, it involves Iran.

Posted by tu3031 2006-06-17 13:44|| 2006-06-17 13:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Germany is not helpful.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-06-17 14:42|| http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/]">[http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2006-06-17 14:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Shut up, Frank

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-06-17 14:53|| 2006-06-17 14:53|| Front Page Top

#5 "What is positive, however, is that we are apparently for the first time seeing Iran in a state of reflection."

That's the "stick" doing its job, with help from the carrot.

Steinmeier added that he hoped Iran's leadership would "find the way through the open door".

That's the carrot doing its job, with help from the stick.

So much for "Carrots and sticks won't fly on a persian carpet!"

Who knows, if this improves their lot enough, they might actually start to join the world community instead of rebelling against it for no good reason.

Posted by grb 2006-06-17 15:38|| 2006-06-17 15:38|| Front Page Top

#6 There would be great value in "going nuclear" on at least one of Iran's nuclear sites just to remind people after 61 years that not only do we have the arsenal, but we will use it if sufficently provoked. And Iran has been sufficiently provoking us for 27 years. Forget the Non-Proliferation Treaty -- Iran did by hiding their activities for many years.

Posted by Darrell 2006-06-17 15:54|| 2006-06-17 15:54|| Front Page Top

#7 I'd like to see the US use a burrowing nuke on one of their "underground" facilities. Even if it doesn't actually reach the facility itself, the shock wave will destroy everything inside, and the radiation would make the area unusable for generations. I guess Iran isn't smart enough to realize that.

Not to mention that a big enough nuke - say, 1MT or greater - would set off a LOT of fault lines in the area, and Iran is honeycombed with them.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-06-17 16:14|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-06-17 16:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Complete the withdrawl from Germany.

Posted by ed 2006-06-17 16:18|| 2006-06-17 16:18|| Front Page Top

#9 So Germany wants the US to get rid of our nukes?

Are they forgetting what kept them from having to speak Russian?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-17 21:22|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-06-17 21:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Barbara, they think the charm of their leaders kept them safe all those years... or something. At any rate, it most definitely was despite those unnecessarily warlike Amis.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-17 23:06|| 2006-06-17 23:06|| Front Page Top

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