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2007-10-25 Iraq

Osama seethes, shakes tiny fist, mutters into his beard

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-10-25 02:17|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 DUBYA > reportedly getting ready to impose hard sanctions, including suppos as against Iran's armed forces [NOT the IRGC] and its military capabilities and assets. LEST WE FERGIT, SADDAM'S ARMY WENT FROM CIRCA 1.0MILYUHN DURING GULF WAR 1, TO CIRCA 300,000 OR LESS ALA OPER IRAQ FREEDOM. *IOW, Dubya may be targeting Moud's-mullahs power base amongst the Iranian regular armed forces, intent on sowing professional dissension and ultimately IMPLOSION = REGIME CHANGE. Sub-IOW, DUBYA WANTS MOUD TO BECOME DESPERATE AND THEN TO DO SOMETHING. Dubya wants a question mark on whether Moud-Mullahs can hold on to their power before the 2008 US elex.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-25 03:51|| 2007-10-25 03:51|| Front Page Top

#2 So where are those who prefer the religion to the lives of themselves and their children?

1) No longer profitable.
2) Short-lived occupation.
3) Many of the hard-liners have died off.
4) Behavioral support networks getting thinned out by casualties and people seeing who has emerged as the strong horse.

Posted by gorb 2007-10-25 05:43|| 2007-10-25 05:43|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree Joe. With this Syria business it looks as if Mr. Bush is trying to get Ahmadinejad to act prematurely.

Posted by Gladys 2007-10-25 06:09|| 2007-10-25 06:09|| Front Page Top

#4 So where are those who prefer the religion to the lives of themselves and their children?

They're dead Jim.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-10-25 09:07|| 2007-10-25 09:07|| Front Page Top

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