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2007-08-31 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Israel urged US to attack Iran - not Iraq

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Posted by Claiger Jomomble6619 2007-08-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Feel free to miss any pertinent information since you are hell bent on reporting half truths.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-08-31 00:17|| 2007-08-31 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 There's still time to do Iran too.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2007-08-31 02:24|| 2007-08-31 02:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Iran would have been a better choice than this welfare war in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Even better would have have to destroy and annex the locus of Sunni terrorist ideology and financing. Did I mention the 12M barrels/day of sweet, sweet oil thrown in for free?

Posted by ed 2007-08-31 06:55|| 2007-08-31 06:55|| Front Page Top

#4 There was decent public support, both inside the US and worldwide, for the action in Afghanistan following 9-11. There was reasonable legal justification and significant public support for the action to remove Hussein and WMD from Iraq.
There was not, and indeed still is not, legal rationale for acting against the MM, even though Israel was correct in calling them the bigger enemy. You go to war against the enemy you can, not the one you wish you could.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-08-31 07:20|| 2007-08-31 07:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Mebbe Israel should go to war with Iran instead of oh, say, Hezbullah.

Not that Israel didn't have an extremely valid point, but I bet they know first hand that going to war with Iran is easier said than done.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-08-31 08:35|| 2007-08-31 08:35|| Front Page Top

#6 In a way it's a good sign---the opponents of war with Iran taking out their haviest artillery ("it's all a Jewish conspiracy" is one of the most influential arguments there are---there's nothing that you cannot make most Gentiles do if you convince them the opposite is a Jewish conspiracy [I wonder how the global wormers missed that?]).

Posted by gromgoru 2007-08-31 09:17|| 2007-08-31 09:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Iran would have been a better choice than this welfare war in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Even better would have have to destroy and annex the locus of Sunni terrorist ideology and financing. Did I mention the 12M barrels/day of sweet, sweet oil thrown in for free?

And I'd like a Bentley, Angie Harmon, and to win the Masters tournament. But I have a grasp on reality too.

Posted by Pappy 2007-08-31 10:37|| 2007-08-31 10:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Pappy, I think these people think there's a warm water port at Kandahar. Or still think Afghanistan was more involved in 9/11 than Pakistan...

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2007-08-31 11:03|| 2007-08-31 11:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Ed, we'll make your our first ambassador to the Republic of Eastern Arabia, a 50 km-wide strip of sand ...

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-08-31 11:40|| 2007-08-31 11:40|| Front Page Top

#10 If there was any justice in the world, Saudi Arabia would have been first pick for a housecleaning. Iran would make a fine second choice. In the meantime, there were a half dozen reasons to whack Saddam.

Anyone who has ever played chess or go realises you need to make some preliminary moves to get where you want to finally end up. The entire Middle East needs to be picked up and shaken like a carpet. Iraq was merely the easist corner to grab onto.

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-31 14:47|| 2007-08-31 14:47|| Front Page Top

#11 But I have a grasp on reality too.

Hardly. lol.

Posted by Lumpy Uloque2135 2007-08-31 16:05|| 2007-08-31 16:05|| Front Page Top

#12 The entire Middle East needs to be picked up and shaken like a carpet. Iraq was merely the easist corner to grab onto.

Works for me but Iran still has to go no matter what.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-31 20:02|| 2007-08-31 20:02|| Front Page Top

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