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2011-12-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran to cripple West economy if attacked

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Posted by Fred 2011-12-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 ...and they are planning to cripple our economy if we DON'T ATTACK.
Iran has been a toothache for a long time.
Of course there will be upheaval if we go to war with Iran.
But much more upheaval in the long run if we sit idly by and do nothing.
(See: Hitler, Adolf)

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2011-12-16 01:08|| 2011-12-16 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 (See: Hitler, Adolf)

Oh but we're much smarter than our granfathers. We should be immune from things like the voting socialists into office, the Great Depression, and allowing fascist regimes to take hold.

Posted by gorb 2011-12-16 02:18|| 2011-12-16 02:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Guess we could take back the canal we built too.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-12-16 08:53|| 2011-12-16 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Iran is too late.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-16 11:45|| 2011-12-16 11:45|| Front Page Top

#5 What are they going to do, vote Democrat?

Posted by Hellfish 2011-12-16 13:38|| 2011-12-16 13:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Guess they can now that no IDs are required.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-12-16 14:36|| 2011-12-16 14:36|| Front Page Top

#7 They could make millions selling what theae guys are smoking.

Of course, "crippling West economy" probably means some horrific act of nuclear terrorism.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-12-16 15:51|| 2011-12-16 15:51|| Front Page Top

#8 READ : IRAN EMBASSY - cuba

Posted by Whaiger Sinatra5982 2011-12-16 16:17|| 2011-12-16 16:17|| Front Page Top

#9 READ : IRAN EMBASSY - cuba

Posted by Whaiger Sinatra5982 2011-12-16 16:17|| 2011-12-16 16:17|| Front Page Top

#10 Kind of difficult to close Hormuz when their navy will be at the bottom within 36 hours, and eny missile within range will have had its C2 systems destroyed, and launchers suppressed. Not to mention their only domestic refinery in flames.

Posted by OldSpook 2011-12-16 18:30|| 2011-12-16 18:30|| Front Page Top

#11 at low tide, some of the shallower parts would be restricted by the diminished draft over Iran's wrecks

Posted by Frank G 2011-12-16 18:33|| 2011-12-16 18:33|| Front Page Top

#12 Note: my post above is not meant to discount the first 72 hours, which is what it will take to sink their boats and close their ports, as well as a week to two weeks to permanently decapitate their government and military command capacities. No boots on the ground needed, just enough spine to keep pounding away from the air. 2 weeks in, if we hit their comm facilities, power generation and water plants and bridges, Iran slips into the stone age, and several million people get awfully thirsty and hungry, and they have nobody to put their hands on about that except for their own government.

Posted by OldSpook 2011-12-16 22:19|| 2011-12-16 22:19|| Front Page Top

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