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2004-12-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2004-12-12 12:06:32 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can we get a suprise meter here? I think mine is broken -- its not registering anything....

Posted by Sloting Gronter5111 2004-12-12 12:41:48 PM|| 2004-12-12 12:41:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Sometimes a tap on the Suprise Meter will move it to its proper position. More rope-a-dope on the EU-3.

Posted by Capt America 2004-12-12 3:14:11 PM|| 2004-12-12 3:14:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This is beyond farce. It's obvious now that the whole thing is a sham designed to maintain the illusion that the EU Dwarves are concerned with preventing Iran from going nuclear. In reality, they're on Iran's side. The mutual objective is to contain the US, not Iran.

Posted by lex 2004-12-12 3:28:46 PM|| 2004-12-12 3:28:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Paging Mike Sylwester. So, how does this rate in terms of effective progress by Europe in defusing the Iranian situation?

That Iran even presumes to dictate the terms of negotiation sends a resounding message of scorn and disregard for Europe's own demands or threats of economic sanctions.

The mullahs are continuing their development of atomic weapons and Europe deludes itself regarding their ability to halt it. The situation literally demands raising the question of military intervention, yet Europe is content to fiddle while Rome burns.

All that's missing to date are European cries protesting American "unilateralism" when we are finally obliged to intervene and catastrophically disassemble Iran's entire nuclear program.

Posted by Zenster 2004-12-12 3:33:05 PM|| 2004-12-12 3:33:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 This is containment, Euro-style. The object of their containment policy ain't Iran.

Posted by lex 2004-12-12 3:41:01 PM|| 2004-12-12 3:41:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Again, the US should spell out publicly that any use of nuclear weapons by Iran or "stateless" terrorists against any target in the world except Europe will result in a genocidal US response against NK and Iran.

Using nukes against Europe, however, well, we'll just leave that up to a UN resolution to prevent/retaliate against.

Let the Europeans really put their lives behind these paper aggreements they've been unrolling in the bathroom.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-12-12 4:35:12 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-12-12 4:35:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Zenster, you ignorant slut,

It is not surprising that the nuance of the Iranian position has escaped a provincial like you. Iran is clearly demonstrating the weaknesses of the European position as a negotiating ploy to disguise their own desperate economic weakness. Iran will not be able to survive without the contributions the economic powerhouses of Europe will make to its long awaited recovery, Delaying the Iranian announcement of having produced a nuclear weapon by several months is well worth the economic sacrifice the E3 will make to preserve peace in out time.

I hope your tiny American mind now has a glimmer of the sublimity of the E3 and Iranian negotiating positions. Perhaps in time you will be able to ascend such heights of intellectual accomplishment when purchasing a fine European motor vehicle.

Mikey

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-12-12 6:08:01 PM|| 2004-12-12 6:08:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Zenster, you ignorant slut

That's, Mister Ignorant Slut, to you!

Posted by Zenster 2004-12-12 6:13:35 PM|| 2004-12-12 6:13:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Sorry, Mister Zenster.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-12-12 6:14:39 PM|| 2004-12-12 6:14:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 ROFLMAO!!!

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Posted by .com 2004-12-12 6:25:50 PM|| 2004-12-12 6:25:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I wonder how long we're going to let this pathetic farce play out, and what event will put an end to it-- the nuking of Tel Aviv? San Francisco?

I have zero faith-- absolutely, utterly NONE-- in the efficacy of negotiations with the Iranians. I doubt the threat of economic sanctions will sway them, or the imposition of sanctions, or the threat of military force.

The only thing that will deter them is being dead.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-12-12 6:29:20 PM|| 2004-12-12 6:29:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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