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2006-02-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tipper 2006-02-02 11:50|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Make it so

Posted by DanNY 2006-02-02 12:10|| 2006-02-02 12:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Eh, I don't think so... we're tied down elsewhere, we don't have the logistics in place, etc.
We could do it anyway if things go haywire, but it would be a BIG mess.
Plus the author is a german intel analyst. Home of the 'sure, invade Russia with no winter clothing' strategy.

Posted by Chinter Flarong9283 2006-02-02 16:27|| 2006-02-02 16:27|| Front Page Top

#3 If Iranian missiles have chemical warheads (in fact or presumed), the US will immediately use nuclear weapons to destroy the Iranian military and industrial infrastructure.

I'm thinking it would take more than that for the US to get out the big booms.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2006-02-02 17:22|| 2006-02-02 17:22|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm confident that you're right, LotR.

The character of this war will be completely different from the Iraq war. No show-casing of democracy, no "nation-building", no journalists, no Red Cross - but the kind of war the United States would have fought in North Vietnam if it had not had to reckon with the Soviet Union and China.

I can only hope that the article's author is right as well.

Posted by Zenster 2006-02-02 18:12|| 2006-02-02 18:12|| Front Page Top

#5 The Iranian nuke crisis. Cartoongate. Hamastine. It seems like the tiniest spark could kick the whole thing off now.

Posted by Hupins Fleper1438 2006-02-02 18:46|| 2006-02-02 18:46|| Front Page Top

#6 All the signs are out there.... something's going to happen.

While the MSM parades Cindy and Howard Dean throws childish tantrums, it seems as if the "civilized" world has been busy planning for war. I just hope we don't get screwed by France, Turkey and Russia... again. I hope no one is counting on them to do anything but sell us out. IMHO, would be a mistake to assume otherwise.

Posted by 2b 2006-02-02 22:50|| 2006-02-02 22:50|| Front Page Top

#7 The Iranians are all but officially demanding to be attacked and invaded, wherest vv Osama, etal. the Spetzlamists proclaim the next attacks are being planned and will be against the America - THE ONLY QUESTION FOR DUBYA IS WHOM WILL ATTACK AMERICA OR AMER INTERESTS FIRST. Remember, iff America does NOT atack or wage war, America will be attacked or warred against no matter what Dubya, or his successors, do. 9-11 and the WOT IS ABOUT DEFEATING AMERICA AND WHOM WILL CONTROL THE WORLD - America's enemies have no scruples about waging and militarily destroying the USA vv global nuke war iff need be. WHAT THEY WANNA KNOW IS WHETHER MAINSTREAM/ORDINARY AMERICANS HAVE THE GUMPTION TO DO THE SAME AND FIGHT A WAR FOR CONTROL OF THE WHOLE WORLD. Leftism-Socialism and Communism have nuthin' to lose except the human cannon fodder, i.e. econ prod units, their -isms can't afford to take care of anyway. OPER GMD > HYPERPOWER+ AMERICA IS GETTING TOO STRONG FOR EVEN STATE/REGION-SPECIFIC NUKE ARSENALS TO THREATEN. THE GREATEST ALL-AROUND THREAT TO AMERICA IS FROM WITHIN, FROM "CREEPING/GRADUAL SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM" AND THE WAFFLIN' POLICRATS WHOM SERVE AND ADHERE TO SAID IDEOS AND GRADUALISMS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-02-02 23:48|| 2006-02-02 23:48|| Front Page Top

#8 JosephMendiola, are you sayin the greatest all around threat is from our own Dems?

Posted by Jake 2006-02-02 23:52|| 2006-02-02 23:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Hell, Jake, if he isn't saying so, I sure will. :-)

Posted by .com 2006-02-02 23:56|| 2006-02-02 23:56|| Front Page Top

#10 To clarify, I say we cannot be defeated from without - for the foreseeable future - but we certainly could be from within.

Posted by .com 2006-02-02 23:57|| 2006-02-02 23:57|| Front Page Top

#11 "CREEPING/GRADUAL SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM?" That makes it sound like they ain't loyal - like they's working against us. Like they'd rather see us look like a different country. Our own Dems? Say it can't be true.

Posted by Jake 2006-02-03 00:01|| 2006-02-03 00:01|| Front Page Top

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