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2010-03-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Thinking About the Unthinkable: A U.S.-Iranian Deal

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Posted by Goober Crealet3411 2010-03-06 08:26|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 And fifth, attacks must do more than simply set back Iran's program a few months or even years: If the risk of a nuclear Iran is great enough to justify the risks of war, the outcome must be decisive.

Nonsense. Just setting back Iran's program changes their calculations of future risk considerably. Saddam Hussein never even tried to rebuild Osirak, for a recent example. And Israel, having done it once, will find it easier to do a second time, just as they went back into Lebanon twice, and may yet go back into Gaza... especially given the mindset of the current Prime Minister and popular support of Mossad.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-03-06 18:23|| 2010-03-06 18:23|| Front Page Top

#2 ... and handle it themselves, as they have done before.

And afterwards, we can all sit around going "Tsk, tsk" and feel quite smug.

Posted by SteveS 2010-03-06 20:03|| 2010-03-06 20:03|| Front Page Top

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