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2004-04-07 Iraq-Jordan

WSJ: Want Peace in Iraq? Take Out Iran Nuke Plant

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Posted by .com 2004-04-07 1:07:59 AM|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We, collectively, do not have the intestinal fortitude to do what the Israelis did several years back.

Launch 5 cruise missles and 5 to 10 JDAMs per site, and let's see what the black-hat Shit-tite mullahs do.

Posted by anymouse 2004-04-07 2:05:11 AM|| 2004-04-07 2:05:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Y'know, I've been thinking about this - and I've changed my mind. Doing what the WSJ sez is Clintonian - one of those stupid "Let's send a message, Boss! That'll show 'em!" half-assed responses that never shows anybody diddley-squat. Here you go and waste $20-$30 Million on spiffy missiles to send your big message and all they say is, "Huh?"

Instead, when someone sends a secret army across the border and they open fire on your troops, you should prolly just say, "Wow! That's an act of War! Mebbe, just mebbe, we should Declare War!" Now that's a message worthy of the name.

Take the Black Hats, Rev Guard, Doodah Council - and pretty much everything you can ID that has any remote connection with their nuke program, and ace the lot! Cruise, TLAM, B1, B2, B-52, A-6 - let everybody in on the fun!

Hell, let's really get crazy and let the Persians run Persia for awhile. They can certainly do no worse than the Mad Mullahs!

tick... tock... *bong* *bong* *BOOM*

Posted by .com 2004-04-07 2:35:42 AM|| 2004-04-07 2:35:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I vote for liberating Iranian Kurdistan!

Posted by Phil B 2004-04-07 2:38:10 AM|| 2004-04-07 2:38:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 ...and Turkish Kurdistan

Posted by Igs 2004-04-07 3:02:51 AM|| 2004-04-07 3:02:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Thank God they did it at Osirak!! Maybe they should do it again.

"In 1981, Israel exercised a preemptive air strike and destroyed Iraq's OSIRAK nuclear reactor. Israeli military assessments at the time indicated that Iraq was planning to assemble an invincible strategic machine that would inevitably allow Iraq to dominate Kuwait, the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and possibly Syria.

Naturally, Saddam Hussein promised to expunge Israel from the map. He saw himself-and still does-as the reincarnation of Saladin, the Muslim hero who expunged Christian crusaders from the Middle East 700 years ago.

At the time, Saddam was in the throes of a war he had started with neighboring Iran. Israel surgically took out this reactor just before it was to come on-line, incurring the world's wrath. President Reagan was furious with Israel. In retrospect, President Bush was probably thankful that Desert Shield and Desert Storm did not have to contend with an atomically armed Iraq. "
http://www.khouse.org/articles/currentevents/19980201-95.html

Posted by B 2004-04-07 7:14:19 AM|| 2004-04-07 7:14:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I think the truth about the Iranian backed Sadr revolt lies somewhat close to the Debka's analysis of the situation. It makes a lot of sense for the Mullahs to try and organise such a rebelion in order to divert the Americans from the fact that they are now putting the varnish on their new IIB (Iranian Islamic Bomb), and to torpedo any Iraqi democratic ideas from coming into fruition which may highly damage their own home position.
While GWB is understandably worried about opening another front with Iran before November 2004, I think that if he does not abandon his idea of letting the Iranian opposition topple the mullahs from within, and does not take bold active steps against the Iranians now, by November he may loose not only the elections but also the Battle for democratic Iraq and after that the entire WoT.
It is also my appreciation that Sharon's hands are too full now with the withdrawal from Gaza and with his own survival in the criminal investigation. I therefor think it is not reasonable to expect the IDF/IAF to deliver a repeat performance of the Osirak reactor bombing
at Bushehr and Natanz.
Bush has now got a really hot political and nuclear Iranian potato in his hands . He must address this now because time is not in his favor!

Posted by The Dodo 2004-04-07 9:01:25 AM|| 2004-04-07 9:01:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Naturally, Saddam Hussein promised to expunge Israel from the map. He saw himself-and still does-as the reincarnation of Saladin, the Muslim hero who expunged Christian crusaders from the Middle East 700 years ago.

Funny part about this is that Saladin was a Kurd. And Lord knows how Saddam treated the Kurds...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-07 11:20:39 AM|| 2004-04-07 11:20:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Iran's fomenting (or directly contributing to) the unrest in Iraq represents casus belli. Flattening either their nuclear facilities (all of them) or the Guardian Council building (during session) are the only two strong options right now. Arming the Iranian people for a general takeover would not achieve anything significant in the near-term and the clock is most definitely running out on their atomic weapons project.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-07 3:23:00 PM|| 2004-04-07 3:23:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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