Posted on 08/10/2004 4:56:49 PM PDT by Clive
Well, there goes the apple cart. Somebody, what's Israel's phone number?
LOL!
I registred in response to it, in order to comment.
For those who know diplomacy: this is the diplomatic equivilant of the middle finger. If Iran is really behaving like this we've got every reason to be very worried about what stage their program is at.
First off, welcome to Free Republic. Second, what do you know? C'mon, spill the beans, we won't tell. LOL! How diplomatic is that? :-)
I liked Jack Kennedy's observation that Presidents don't make decisions between right and wrong, that is done at a lower level. Presidents decide between awful and Gawd-awful.
They have to debate it???????????????
If they have advanced nukes why do they need to demand them from the Euros? I think the threat is for state sponsored terrorism if the Euros don't comply. They are under extreme internal pressure as evidenced by the arrest of 200 plus women for "dress" violations. Plus we are on their flank and nearly have them surrounded. I think they are desperate and are making threats with terrorism (implied) to try to get the nukes they will need to survive. They are finished.
Bravado like this is dangerous. It puts us in the position of needed to respond to it, or we'll be letting them establish themselves as a declared nuclear power. Our window for dealing with Iran before they attain 'North Korean' status is shrinking rapidly. If we don't deal with them soon, we'll be stuck with a radical Islamic state with nuclear weapons.
This reminds me of North Korea.
"Feed us and Build us a nuclear plant and we will stop our nuclear program".
"Lies...lies...lies...lies.
And the arguement against pre emption is what again????? WTF this sheeeeet is out of control God help us all if Kerry winds up in THE WHITEHOUSE were all f'd. 4yrs of appeasing our enemies and in no time IRAn will be another North Korea with a healthy stock PILE of nukes and lots of demands for us.
Exactly so. They're right on the verge. Which is why Charles Krauthammer, maybe ten days ago or less, said on Fox and also in a column, that doing something about Iran wouldn't wait until the next presidential cycle -- in other words, before Jan. 2005. So it looks as if we don't have 90 days. Tough. Either Bush does something, or Israel will.
The military will use the nukes if necessary, and that use will drown out all complaint from any quarter for a long time to come. Nukes may not be necessary against Iran or N Kor, and permission for gratuitous use will be denied.
Would you like them dropped from 30,000 ft. or 40,000 ft.
Israel will not force Bush's hand. However, the Gulf War and the occupation of Iraq were both done to keep Israel out of the conflict. If, or probably when, Israel has no choice and must act, then Bush will do the acting. The US is better able to take the heat.
Well, suppose the following:
Iran uses a nuke to destroy a US Infantry Brigade stationed in Iraq.
Do you think we could get away with the proper response- namely the anhillation of a large Iranian City?
I sincerely doubt it.
Did I ever mention how impressed I am by European negotiating tactics? Looks like they had their way with Iran, and it's ever so much better than Iraq. Gotta hand it to them, we'd hve never thought of this.
Frankly, I expect this year's "October Surprise" to be synchronized Iranian and North Korean nuclear tests.
By us or them?
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They are pushing us to take them out before the election... gambling that we will take out systems they can easily replace or are duplicated elsewhere... and that it will trigger election of France's candidate; John Effing Kerry, who wll back down from the pan arab state we are at war with as a proxy for the communists worldwide and their satellite states.
Holy S#%T.
Shaking head in complete and utter disbelief. I keep thinking this story must be one BIG typo...
By the way Francis- welcome to FR!
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