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2013-09-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Putin: 'Israel's nuclear weapons just make it a target'

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Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 So, we should give some of the surplus ones to Poland, Vladimir?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-09-20 00:08|| 2013-09-20 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, unlike being told that "raising the debt cieling does not raise the debt", Joining the NPT DOES NOT GET RID OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Its a treaty against NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION.

Poor pootie, he doesn't like Israel playing the MAD card: they were targets before they got nuclear weapons, and they are a h*ll of a lot more responsible than Iran. It is IRAN that is threatening ISRAEL with annihilation, not ISRAEL threatening IRAN.

Posted by Ptah 2013-09-20 08:13|| 2013-09-20 08:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Putin is a chess player. We just finished a big exchange of pieces (to our disadvantage) and he is offering to continue the exchange.

Posted by SteveS 2013-09-20 12:58|| 2013-09-20 12:58|| Front Page Top

#4 'Israel's nuclear weapons just make it a target'

So if I extend the logic, does that mean that getting rid of them would make it no longer a target?

Posted by gorb 2013-09-20 14:37|| 2013-09-20 14:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Russia should test this hypothesis first; they're the ones with the ten time zones or so of strategic depth.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-09-20 14:59|| 2013-09-20 14:59|| Front Page Top

#6 If Israel's (phantom) nukes make them a target, Pootie-Pute, then ~~the USSR~~ Russia must be a BIGGER target since y'all have so many more nukes than they supposedly do.

Maybe y'all should get rid of yours so you'll no longer be targeted by the Chechens, etc.

Just sayin' ....

Posted by Barbara 2013-09-20 16:23|| 2013-09-20 16:23|| Front Page Top

#7 It makes them a target that can shoot back...

Posted by tu3031 2013-09-20 17:36|| 2013-09-20 17:36|| Front Page Top

#8 I remember how peaceful it was in the region before Israel got nukes. I can't possibly guess what made them feel they needed extra protection.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-09-20 21:28|| 2013-09-20 21:28|| Front Page Top

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