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2008-12-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran scoffs at US nuke umbrella for Israel

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Iran's ruling clerics might see it as their "religious duty" to nuke Israel once they have the capability. Any retaliation would be part of what they might consider a national "martyrdom operation".

Threats of massive retaliation might not mean much to them.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-12-15 00:59|| 2008-12-15 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 If I was running Iran, I would scoff at Obama too. I wouldn't think he would have the balls to follow up on that promise.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-12-15 07:53|| 2008-12-15 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Obama's 'follow-up?' Same as Clinton's 'follow-up.'

Posted by Besoeker 2008-12-15 07:55|| 2008-12-15 07:55|| Front Page Top

#4 A nuclear retaliation policy has to be straightforward, and in this case, in two parts.

Part one is that if Iran attacks Israel with nuclear weapons, that the entire nation will be "sterilized" with neutron weapons.

Part two, just as important, is that if this happens, Iran will become the new Jewish nation, being given as reparations to Jews, to do with as they see fit. All mosques and other traces of Islam will be razed.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-12-15 08:02|| 2008-12-15 08:02|| Front Page Top

#5 A 'nuclear umbrella' huhhmmm. So when Obama said A nuclear armed Iran would be a game changer. It wasnt just an empty platitude after all. What he really meant was a Containment Policy. With Biden advising him on all things foreign Im shocked I tells yashocked!

Posted by DepotGuy 2008-12-15 10:39|| 2008-12-15 10:39|| Front Page Top

#6 The Iranian Mullah's (not necessarily the Iranian _people_) would welcome a nuclear retaliation - it'll bring the 12th Iman out of his hidey-hole. Haven't they stated that they wanted to 'wipe Israel off the map' time and time again?

But somehow I doubt that Obama would follow up on his commitment - he would rather bown down to the 'United Nations' to resolve the 'misunderstanding'. After all its 'above his pay grade'....

Something Japan should very well consider itself.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-12-15 11:27|| 2008-12-15 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 ...the US President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly offered Israel a nuclear deterrent apparatus to protect it against what the sources claimed to be 'an Iranian attack'.

I thought Barry said it didn't work? Changed his mind maybe?

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-15 11:41|| 2008-12-15 11:41|| Front Page Top

#8 "In the modern-day world..."

And you know all about the modern world, how?

Posted by Craith de Medici6890 2008-12-15 12:35|| 2008-12-15 12:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Were Israel under the American nuclear umbrella, would President-elect Obama expect Israel to give up her own nuclear weapons? That would indeed be a game changer.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-12-15 15:30|| 2008-12-15 15:30|| Front Page Top

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-15 15:57|| 2008-12-15 15:57|| Front Page Top

#11 2008-2012/2016 POST DUBYA PERIOD > "IRAN VERSUS ISRAEL" is now mostly a SIDESHOW/FRONT for Radical Islam. FOCII > Iran's utility is to keep the US = US-ALLIES contained for time being WHILE IRAN PCORRECTLY BUT STEADILY NUCLEARIZES, ETC + WHILE ISLAMIST MILITANTS RAMPAGE THROUGHOUT ASIA AND AFRICA, ETC. ESPEC AS PER THE DESTABILIZATION AND BREAK UP AMAP ASAP ALAP OF THE COLD WAR NUCLEAR STATES OF ASIA [Russ, China, India]. Even iff Iran is de facto invaded and militarily occupied as per Saddamist Iraq in 2003, including POST-INVAS ANTI-US INSURGENCY, the Militants will still have potent opportunity and access to [anti-US/Imperialist/
OWG-NWO]NUKE-WMD TECHS, NEW MANPOWER, $$$ SOURCES, etc.

Radical Islam must gener ensure that IRAN CONTINUES ITS NUCLEARIZATION VENTURES IN PARALLEL WID ISLAMIST-LED DESTABILZ = "JIHAD" AGZ LARGE AREAS/REGIONS OF ASIA AND AFRICA, NO MATTER THE POLICIES PER SE 2008-12/2016 OF THE USA [includ Allies + UNO-UNSC].

The Militants don't have to care about DETROIT'S PROBS = US FINANCIAL CRISIS/US-GLOBAL RECESSION BECUZ THEY DON'T HAVE MANY VEHICLES ANYWAY, + DON'T DEPEND ON SAME TO FIGHT ANYWAY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-12-15 19:07|| 2008-12-15 19:07|| Front Page Top

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