Posted on 04/18/2010 11:50:56 AM PDT by DukeBillie
The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command are updating military plans to strike Iran's nuclear sites, preparing up-to-date options for the president in the event he decides to take such action, an Obama administration official told CNN Sunday. The effort has been underway for several weeks and comes as there is growing concern across the administration's national security team that the president needs fresh options ready for his approval if he were to decide on a military strike, according to the official who is familiar with the effort. The official did not want to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the work being conducted. Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued to amp up his rhetoric against the West on Sunday, claiming that Iran is so powerful today that no country would dare attack it. "Iran's army is so mighty today that no enemy can have a foul thought of invading Iran's territory," the Iranian leader said in a speech, according to state media.
The Iranian leader has had choice words for Obama and other Western leaders, especially after not receiving an invitation to the nuclear summit hosted in Washington last week. Obama has been pressing the U.N. Security Council to slap Iran with tougher sanctions for its nuclear ambitions. Iran says that its nuclear program is intended for civilian purposes. In January, Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote a classified memo to the White House raising concerns about whether the administration had a sufficient policy in place, along with military options, for stopping Iran's progress in getting a nuclear weapon, the official confirmed.
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“The US and Iran are both being run by petulant children.”
That’s a fact.
Israel missiles to take out Iran nukes. Mao to shoot back at Israel. Hezballah to launch skuds into Israel. Israel decimates Syria.
Mideast war over by September. Mao hijacks election in November.
Wag the dog time?
:) Just what i was thinking.
There are some things “Transparent” with this president.
People are saying hussein would never attack Iran.
First Iran is Persian and Bambi is 3/8 Arab.
Then for an utter narcicist to realize 6 out of every 10 people in our country hate him might just might force him to do crazy (for him) stuff.
If Rham told him that attacking Iran will bump his -18 to a +10 he just might do it because to a pure narcisist only one thing truly matters.
There’s something funny going on here with the news leak to the “New York Times” and all that.
The way this administration deals with Iran, I assume the plan is already done and written down on one page.
“Step One. Bend over”
“Step Two Grab ankles”
“Step Three Blame Israel”
How many missiles, tanks, rifles, SAMs and warships is The Won sending them?
Maybe the Joint Chiefs might want to stand up to the usurper.
“Maybe the Joint Chiefs might want to stand up to the usurper.”
Federal usurpation of individual state rights continues to erode and to limit the ability of state governments to operate according to their own citizen’s directives. Since, as the original intent of the Constitution directed, the best government is one which governs closer to the people and Federal Usurpation is the greatest threat we face today, it is time to tell Washington to STFU...Stop The Federal Usurpation.
Obama’s updated options for Iran
Option 1: Leak the plans to the press and thereby foil them.
Option 2: Apologize for planning.
Option 3: Let Israel do it, then condemn it.
Option 4: Negotiate.
Option 5: Make everyone convert to Islam, and all Sunnis and Suffis convert to Shia.
Option 6: Bomb Jerusalem.
Option 7: Invade Israel.
Option 8: Make Israelis negotiate with somebody or other.
Option 9: Depose Bibi
Option 10: Go to Iran and stay there.
Omitted options:
Attack nuclear sites
Economic sanctions with real teeth
Invade Iran (no blood for oil)
BFD. Nothing will come of it.
No way will the U.S. under President Sn0tbubble attack Iran.
Bump
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