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2022-12-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley revealed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden was ready to resort to the military option to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon
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Posted by Fred 2022-12-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Yay...another war!

Who thinks the generals who couldn't win in Afghanistan despite having 20 years could win a war against a real opponent? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-12-02 05:38||   2022-12-02 05:38|| Front Page Top

#2 
Russia / USSR still has 50+, 100+ KT Briefcase weapons missing. It wouldn't take much to replace the depleted core.

Or, given IRAN's already demonstrated ability to copy captured War Drones, maybe all that is needed is a weapon design schematic.

We keep thinking ICBM, but why not KISS? Just walk in 10 x 100 KT briefcases using our currently porous wide open borders and deliver them to Metro areas hi-rise building rooftops and/or DC.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-12-02 05:50||   2022-12-02 05:50|| Front Page Top

#3  ^ Who says they aren't already here?
Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2022-12-02 06:08||   2022-12-02 06:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Uh. Seriously?

Someone thinks that Iran wants to nuke Washington DC? Huh?

First of all, in the unlikely event that they wanted to do that, that would help America, not hinder us.

Second, Iran wants nukes to deter attack. This is basic nuclear deterrence theory, which was hashed out endlessly during the Cold War and is well understood.

"Dad, why did we attack Iraq and Syria?

Because son, Iraq and Syria have WMDs.

Oh, then why don't we attack North Korea and Iran?

Son, because North Korea and Iran really have WMDs."
Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-12-02 06:42||   2022-12-02 06:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Uh huh. Defending China and Iran because of Amerikkka?
Posted by Frank G 2022-12-02 07:11||   2022-12-02 07:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Hillary Clinton: Biden Admin Should Not Negotiate With Iran — ‘We Need to Be on the Side of the Protesters’
Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-02 07:27||   2022-12-02 07:27|| Front Page Top

#7 deliver them to Metro areas

Yes, I have predicted an attack on the US would be aimed at big cities. Don't know about the suitcase nuke scenario. If the tangos hit urban blue areas, the left will be screeching that the GOP has to spot them millions of votes in elections that follow. And the GOPe will say "OK!"
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-12-02 07:28||   2022-12-02 07:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Second, Iran wants nukes to deter attack

Duhh... but we want to be able to attack it.
Posted by Dron66046 2022-12-02 11:29||   2022-12-02 11:29|| Front Page Top

#9 I call Bulls*it! I'm fully prepared to believe that Contingency Plans and Use of Force Options Briefing were given, and that lots of people made lots of noise, but I do NOT believe Jojo will ever do more than talk tough. In his entire life he has never shown a scintilla of personal or political courage, this article is just political ass-kissing by yet another dem stooge.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-12-02 12:50||   2022-12-02 12:50|| Front Page Top

#10 I'd say NMBS has it.
The title even reads "was ready", dead give away.
The writer was pandering to someone, probably the White House.
Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-12-02 15:02||   2022-12-02 15:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Duhh... but we want to be able to attack it.

...why?

How would this possibly be in the interests of the American people? Thousands of us dead, tens of thousands more with blown off limbs or PTSD, and for what? So the same incompetent fools who led us into Iraq can do the same thing, but on a much larger scale?
Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-12-02 16:06||   2022-12-02 16:06|| Front Page Top

#12 Ref #9: .... but I do NOT believe Jojo will ever do more than talk tough. In his entire life he has never shown a scintilla of personal or political courage

When was the last time the US vanquished an enemy? If you have no enemies, how will the Military Industrial Complex (MIC) survive? Wars, big or small, civil unrest, political upheaval, regime change, and plagues are essential to the crisis slurping deep state that runs things and people. "War is our business, and business is good."

Chase the goose kicking and screaming, but do NOT endanger those golden eggs.

Biden will bluster. Someone else will call the shots.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-12-02 16:13||   2022-12-02 16:13|| Front Page Top

#13 How would this possibly be in the interests of the American people?

Your limited geocentric perspective is off by prob 10,000 miles.
Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-02 17:16||   2022-12-02 17:16|| Front Page Top

#14 "limited geocentric perspective"

LOL

Apparently there's something wrong with thinking about the interests of the American people and putting them first, and not letting them die in more pointless wars for the deep state's goals.
Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-12-02 17:42||   2022-12-02 17:42|| Front Page Top

#15 "Not my fault" will be your first defense when Americans are dying due to your positions. But you do you. More you add, the more it's obvious
Posted by Frank G 2022-12-02 20:57||   2022-12-02 20:57|| Front Page Top

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