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2006-01-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Senators say military strike on Iran must be option

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Posted by lotp 2006-01-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "That will cause the Ramsey Clark kiddies to run shrieking through the streets and construct enormous puppets."

ROFL! Instant visual. Lol. My face hurts.

Posted by .com 2006-01-16 00:35|| 2006-01-16 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 The PC/PDeniable word of the week is PLUTONIUM, as in iff the MSM-UNIAEA verifies that Iran has no plutonium ergo Iran de facto has no bomb/nuke -URANIUM, etal., as Marvin Martian's infamous EU286 explosive space modulator-r-r-r, undeniably and unconditionally but only coincidently doesn't = does qualify Iran as having the per se capability for a nuke(s). Meanwhile, in Solyent Green-happy North Korea, ala CBSNEWS.com, a Nork General has reportedly informed Dan Rather that North Korea "currently has nuclear weapons", that as long as the USA engages in hostile policies against NorKor WAR BETWEEN NK AND USA "IS INEVITABLE", and will fight any US invasion with any means necessary, or words to that effect. Ala O'REILLY, the policrats and Socialists of the Radical Left that is in curr control of the Dem Party wants America to give up its sovereignty, economy and governing authority to a coalition of international states, which of course in all likelihood will end being membered and dominated by Russia-China. a nuclearized IRAN is just as dangerous and risque' to the regional/global hegemonic ambitions of Russia-China as any similar North Korea is to same, andor at least to CHINA. The war scenario still exists that America and NATO may have to invade Iran just to prevent it from being dominated by Russo-Chinese interventionist milfors. The Lefties as usual will be on all sides, and be for everyone and no one at the same time.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-01-16 00:40|| 2006-01-16 00:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Evan Bayh is, of course, lying through his teeth. Those of us who have been watching for 2.5+ years know that Henry Hyde, and the courageous House Pubs and a very few Democrats who put US Security above partisanship, put together the authorization needed for Bush to act - and DeLay pushed it through. Bayh, and the other like-minded gutless turds in the US Senate BDS Kool Aid Krowd Zoo of Dhimmidonks and RINOs, successfully dithered and obstructed the Joint Resolution (for 18+ months, IIRC) and finally succeeded in pulling all of the teeth and voting for a limp-dick "Sense of the Senate" navel-gazing piece of fluffy stuff which authorizes nothing.

All of the RB posts about what should be done, how to do it, etc -- the lot of them -- rely totally upon President Bush standing alone doing the Right Thing. He must do it alone because of Senate cowardice and partisan games, MSM obfuscation, mischaracterization, BDS memery, and outright lies - such as printing Bayh's lie in this article. The BDS Moonbat Vultures have been waiting for an issue with which they might succeed in impeaching Bush. Major Military action against Iran without express and explicit US Congressional authority will likely be it.

If Bush acts, he does it on his own, at his own peril, and he does it for all - including those who revile him and will damn him regardless of success or failure.

Posted by .com 2006-01-16 01:23|| 2006-01-16 01:23|| Front Page Top

#4 ... hey! Where'd the goalposts go?

My 'Skins and your Bears are asking the same question this weekend, Dr. Steve.

/pointless sports discussion, now returning the thread to its important work of saving the planet

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-16 02:15|| 2006-01-16 02:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually Sea that was right on topic. The dems think we're so safe they can afford to posture without any real consequences. But as the game yesterday showed, there are no sure things - if we are going to get through this crisis re: Iran without the moral, econonomic, political and environmental consequences of a massive military strike, it's going to take all the skill and focus we have got as a nation.

Which, at the moment, doesn't seem to be much if you watch what Congress has been like lately. I agree w/ .com - once again Bush may need to act despite the shortsightedness of many.

I deeply hope it doesn't come to a military strike, although I know anything less is likely not to work. McCain is right that the consequences of our doing that without a coalition really behind it will be significant. And if nuclear weapons are used, it will have many consequences for us. Still, what needs to be done needs to be done.

I do not envy the president, who will indeed bear the burden of whatever decisions he makes - perhaps to the point of prosecution in some world court.

Posted by lotp 2006-01-16 07:27|| 2006-01-16 07:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Perhaps we can call upon the Force to reinsert the backbones of the Senate...

From SomethingAwful Photoshop Phridays

Posted by .com 2006-01-16 09:17|| 2006-01-16 09:17|| Front Page Top

#7 .com-

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-01-16 09:27|| 2006-01-16 09:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Mike - For a brain-bender, check out this PP thread (where that image came from)... bring a salt shaker - artists aren't all that well connected to reality and have a higher than avg logical discombobulation - resulting in a tendency toward conspiracy BS and, well, general freakazoidism, lol... Plenty to laugh at, regardless. ;-)

Posted by .com 2006-01-16 09:42|| 2006-01-16 09:42|| Front Page Top

#9 Apparently Evan hasn't been paying attention. We've been doing everything possible to keep from getting to that juncture, which to date has consisted in large part of letting the Euros smite them repeatedly with soft power.

I've heard rumors they've threatened to break out the comfy chair, and may begin poking Iranian officials with a folded pillow. Officials have, however, denied offering them cake.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-01-16 09:49|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-01-16 09:49|| Front Page Top

#10 When a party fades to oblivion it does so by pursuing a totally stupid policy to extremes. The Democrats in the civil war, the Republicans in the great depression. I don't know what the whigs did, but I am sure it was equally stupid as was the Federalist fall in 1800. The Democrats are setting themselves up for irrelevance for a long time.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-16 09:51|| 2006-01-16 09:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Apparently the Whigs refused to come out against slavery, so the Republicans split off to form a new party.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-16 22:00|| 2006-01-16 22:00|| Front Page Top

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