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2007-07-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran
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Posted by lotp 2007-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Iran + Radical Islam desire a total US-Western pullout from the ME = Muslim Nations, NOT A PARTIAL. In any case, the USA must be ready in case of conflict between Israel + Iran-Syria in coming months. MOUD ESCALATING VZ DUBYA ENTRENCHING. Dubya has circa 17 months left before leaving office, which is a lot of time for him to unilater make the US-Allied position in the ME stronger, while Iraqi insurgents, Islamies, and suppor national Govts. can potens lose a lot of fighters, a lot of experienced leaders-commanders. loss of worldwide ideo-diplomatic credibility, and suffer US-induced, State-specific economic detriment during the same period. And, for whatever personal andor political reasons the bulk of anti-GOP US DemoLefties are NOT serious about US withdrawal or pullout from the ME, espec now that the WH will be up for grabs in 2008. NO DEM FOR 2008 + WH RUNS WANTS TO BE LINKED TO US FAILURE IN THE ME, WHILE POST-JAN 2009 US ENTRENCHMENT MEANS MORE RESOURCES = $$$ FOR A GLOBALLY-SUPPORTED US HYPER-WELFARE STATE. WIN-WIN-WIN FOR US DEMS, LOSE-LOSE-LOSE FOR MOUD + ISLAMIES EVEN IFFA DEM WINS THE WH IN 2008. Short of war, Moud per se needs a GUARANTEED ANTI-US PRO-IRAN POTUS IN AMERICA.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-07-16 01:23||   2007-07-16 01:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Joe, ya' pretty much nailed it. However, events have their way to conspire against any predictions, even these rather of a general nature. Some fuckin bee somewhere would fly into someone nostril, who would then sneeze and lose control of a vehicle, causing a chain collision of a multitude of vehicles and ...
Something of that sort. ;-)
Posted by twobyfour 2007-07-16 04:47||   2007-07-16 04:47|| Front Page Top

#3 The Guardian reporting on internal WH debate . . . where's that salt shaker when I need it?
Posted by Mike 2007-07-16 06:11||   2007-07-16 06:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Mike,

If anyone from State was there then the Guardian has a source. Forget the shaker and grab your weapon of choice.
Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back!  2007-07-16 10:23||   2007-07-16 10:23|| Front Page Top

#5 The donks have so much invested in Iraq that they have no vision for down the road. So if the Administration focus suddenly shifts to Iran, Iraq will be forgotten, just like Afghanistan is today.
Posted by Skunky Glins5285">Skunky Glins5285  2007-07-16 15:00|| http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]">[http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]  2007-07-16 15:00|| Front Page Top

#6 The only way diplomacy can work with Iran is if you carry a big stick and make them understand that you will use it. Even then it may not work because they are CRAZY!!! They are stalling, Condi, don't you get it? Tic toc, Mr. President. The clock is running.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-07-16 15:40||   2007-07-16 15:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't lets forget all those Air Force airplanes that have surged into Iraq... and all the little accidents, riots, inexplicable murders, etc. that have been happening in Iran over the past months. Just because it isn't another blitzkrieg doesn't mean nothing is happening. (Or so I hope, anyway.)
Posted by trailing wife 2007-07-16 19:07||   2007-07-16 19:07|| Front Page Top

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