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2003-09-22 Iran

Iran Shows Off Missile Might Amid Nuclear Fears

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Posted by Steve White 2003-09-22 2:33:17 PM|| || Front Page|| [11140 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think the Iranians are picking up the Paleo habit of never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity...they seem to be deliberately asking for a 55 gallon drum of whupass to be opened....you'd think at some point their self-preservation instincts would override their raving lunatic instinct, but noooooo

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-22 2:52:43 PM|| 2003-9-22 2:52:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 It is a mad mad mad world out there, but not the old MAD (mutually assured deterence) but just plain looney.

Atomic weapons in the hands of terrorists, NORKS, Iranians, Jihadi Pakistanis, et al is a nightmare. They will find a proxy and will threaten to nuke one of our cities if we do not leave them alone. Then what do we do? We are entering the most perilous stages of the WOT, and that is what to do about the NORKS and Iran. And the clock, boys and girls, is ticking down to zero. Maybe the mainstream press ought to write a story about this, instead of a detailed travelogue of the view from within their colens. Sheesh!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-9-22 3:32:31 PM|| 2003-9-22 3:32:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 AP, That's a *very* good point.

For a very sobering and bleak analysis, see http://belmontclub.blogspot.com "The Three Conjectures", which are:

Conjecture 1: Terrorism has lowered the nuclear threshold
Conjecture 2: Attaining WMDs will destroy Islam
Conjecture 3: The War on Terror is the 'Golden Hour' -- the final chance

I'm not a policy wonk, but it made quite a bit of sense to me.

Full URL is The Three Conjectures

Posted by Tony (UK) 2003-9-22 4:33:59 PM|| 2003-9-22 4:33:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks for the link and great read, Tony. That is exactly what I was worried about. The nutcases will stop at nothing. We (meaning all of humankind) should be going to the planets instead of spending all our treasure eliminating Islamic nutcases. But we are where we are now and WOT is the task before us.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-9-22 5:07:40 PM|| 2003-9-22 5:07:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The real question should be is "So Isreal, when are you gonna neutralize this threat?" They'll do it on a moment notice and bypass the UN altogether. (Smart people those Israelis.)

Posted by Paul 2003-9-22 5:30:34 PM|| 2003-9-22 5:30:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 When you see a military parade imagine a guy in a sexy sports car. The parade is a show because there is nothing where it counts. We all remember the fine parades that Saddam had every year. Boy those guys can parade. Fight no. Parade sure.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-9-22 7:13:14 PM|| 2003-9-22 7:13:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I always wondered where the Banjo playing retard from Deliverance got to. Now I know he must be running Iran. Even Kim wasn't stupid enough to troop out the missiles during his latest gala activities. Kim must have encouraged them to show off the merchandise in order to drop himslef to number two on the list of Country Most In Need of A Whoopun.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-22 7:47:06 PM|| 2003-9-22 7:47:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Good catch, Tony.

Posted by Matt 2003-9-22 8:52:34 PM|| 2003-9-22 8:52:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 agreed - good catch Tony

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-22 9:32:51 PM|| 2003-9-22 9:32:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 This kind of thing is driving idiotarian left pop-culturists crazy, and making their inherent insanity and duplicity plain for all to see.
For a generation, it has been holy writ among LLL conformists, handed down by Hollywood itself, that nuclear energy is eeeviiiillll. Now, the logic of membership in the cultural fifth column requires them to defend Iran's acquisition, not just of nuclear energy, but of nuclear weapons.
Similarly, "peace" activists like the Mennonite Central Committee and ANSWER find themselves supporting suicide bombers and guerrilla attacks on American troops, as well as atrocities by the "resistance" forces in Kashmir and Chechnya.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-9-22 11:10:39 PM|| 2003-9-22 11:10:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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