Posted on 08/26/2013 9:49:59 PM PDT by TexGrill
TEHRAN: A top Iranian military chief warned on Sunday that the US will face "harsh consequences" if it intervenes in ally Syria over claims of chemical attacks, Fars news agency reported.
"If the United States crosses this red line, there will be harsh consequences for the White House," armed forces deputy chief of staff Massoud Jazayeri was quoted as saying.
A year ago, US President Barack Obama warned the use of chemical weapons in Syria would cross a "red line" and have "enormous consequences".
On Sunday, his Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said the US military was ready to take action against Syria.
"President Obama has asked the Defence Department to prepare options for all contingencies. We have done that," Hagel told reporters in Malaysia.
"Again, we are prepared to exercise whatever option, if he decides to employ one of those options," he said, a day after Obama held a rare meeting with his top aides and brass to discuss Syria.
After the meeting, Obama spoke by phone with Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, which has accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons on a large scale.
A statement from Cameron's office said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would "merit a serious response" -- echoing French calls that "force" be used if the claims are confirmed.
But the Iranian military leader warned Washington, its Western allies and Israel against playing with "fire".
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They better not step over that red line...in the sand.
Cause we got this here Nobel Peace Prize President, grrr.
Iran in threatening now and she does not yet have nuclear weapons.
What is going to happen once (if) she obtains them?
Blackmail the entire planet...
Bibi Netanyahu has marked Iran’s red lines and we are there now...
Of course our good buds the Iraqis will help US.
Iran is warning a muzzie in the oval office, hitlary who was kissing araft’s wife, her wife the draft dodger and the hero of the vietnam war for the communist side. That’s who they are warning.
Good post.
Instead of messing in Syria, we should nuke Tehran.
And another.
gaddafy’s gold. Where izzit?
Don’t forget all the thousands of pre-positioned sleeper terrorists Iran has in the US and other Western Nations. Once TSHTF in the ME, they will get their “go orders” and hit hundreds if not thousands of “soft targets” in the US, Canada, Europe and give 0muslim the pretext for marshal law. 9-11, Beslan, Ft Hood, OKC, Boston Marathon etc etc etc will seem like walks in the park, comparatively speaking.
Napalm, folks. Napalm. Current technological weapons are too neat, too clean. Wanna see Iranian soldiers, sailors and nuclear scientists running around in flames, slapping themselves as they scream.
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