WIDER WAR

New York Post ^ | April 9, 2004 | Ralph Peters

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IRAN and Syria are at war with the United States. In Iraq. Now.

Washington refuses to admit it. The Bush administration claims that the struggle in Iraq is about the future of the entire Middle East, but won't concede publicly that other countries in the region are extensively involved. And the outcome they seek is exactly the opposite of what we hope to achieve.

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I also recommend Dan Darling's current thread on this at Winds of Change here: http://windsofchange.net/archives/004826.php

There is a lot of good information in the reader responses too, including many by Dan Darling.

We're going to conquer Iran either this year or next year, but more likely this year as they've come after us and won't stop.

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[DoughtyOne]

I could only read the top half of this article right now, but it was good. I think the guy is right on.

[Thud]

Check out the Winds of Change thread too.

[GOP_1900AD]

You better believe it. We should have taken care of the situation a long time ago. Incidentially I published a plan right after 9/11 to do just that. It was highly politically incorrect and essentially called for a joint US - Indian force to take over Pakistan as the initial base of operations. Then we would have taken Afghanistan overland. From there, Iran, then Iraq, then Syria. If this seems familiar, it is. Think of the years 1943 and 1944 ;)

Mark

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ping

[68skylark]

You probably meant to give credit Ralph Peters as the author of this piece -- right?

[Thisiswhoweare]

Link please, or exact address

[Travis McGee]

Ralph Peters Bump.

[glorgau]

Then we would have taken Afghanistan overland. From there, Iran, then Iraq, then Syria.

Pakistan has those pesky nukes. Iraq was low hanging fruit. Iran and Syria will get their turn. Perhaps even the Saudis.

[XHogPilot]

More "Things you'll never see on the 6 o'clock news".

[Thud]

Yes, and his name is at the bottom. I just copied the whole article with his name.

[Thud]

The link is at the top left under the title, "Wider War".

Here it is again: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/18444.htm

[SevenDaysInMay]

We either destroy Syria's baathists and Iran's Shiity gangland leadership or we reignite our own draft to try to defend ourselves from the islamists global nuclear war on Civilization.

Iran for some time has been able to produce highly effective dirties for their well established sleeper networks worldwide.

The Iranians started this war crimes Terror War against the USA in 1979, but Carter, Reagan, Bush-41, and the Clintonazis ducked it.

Many of us were sickened by Reagan caving to Dem's demands to simply abandon Lebanon rather than destroy Eye of Tola Iran, known to have trained and supplied its proxies to kill our 242 Marines, denied ammunition and heavy weapons to even defend themselves.

We must kill these jihadies by the thousands leaving scabs in the dust. IMO, D-9s should clear fields of fire enabling our forces to uncover arms caches, likely in most homes in Baathist Falluja and other Shiity homes and all mosques. Napolean designed his new wide boulevards in Paris for the future's more effective cannon fire.

I pray for our teenage Marines, the best friends and worst enemies in the world, and their Angels in gunships and fastmovers overhead.

America is at long last at WAR.

[ezo4]

"America is at long last at WAR."

And we now have the pleasure of looking forward to JFK2 being POTUS (Possibly)

That would truly suck!

[Archangelsk]

Please take everything that Ralph Peters says with a grain of salt. Ever since he sent my platoon up a bowling alley at Hoehenfels, with the blessing of my A-hole CO, which resulted in the total destruction of all my tanks at the hands of OPFOR, I have distrusted this ex-intel officer.

[Archangelsk]

America is at long last at WAR.

Good. Did you volunteer yet?

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Don't worry about al-Jazeera's coverage or what the Saudis think. Just keep killing the enemy. <<

If we don't kill them there, they will kill us here....again.

[WOSG]

Adding this as a reminder to keep our commitment: They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable--and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! -- Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775

[Monty22]

This whole thing shadows of the Korean war. Everyone knew China and USSR were involved directly, but nobody talked about it.