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America's disastrous 'military option': Iran
International Herald Tribune, via Tehran Times (regime's paper) ^ | August 30, 2005 | Amin Saikal

Posted on 08/29/2005 2:35:19 PM PDT by F14 Pilot

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To: F14 Pilot

Virtually every contention of the author is immediately questionable. Iran is a problem, but less intractable than the author supposes.

The question is: Shall we (or the Israelis) neuter Iran's WMD program? If the answer is yes, let the bombers fly. If the answer is no, prepare to wait out the nuclear fuel cycle, and find out if the Iranians were serious about nuking Israel. If Israel is nuked, Tehran, Mecca, Medina, Damascus and Cairo ought to be flattened. Otherwise MAD prevails.

Them's the possible outcomes, IMHO.


41 posted on 08/29/2005 8:25:38 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie ("Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error. " - Mohammed)
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To: F14 Pilot

It is obvious from reading this tripe that the writer of this story hasn't got a clue if the US ever decided to stop playing f*ck-a-duck and get serious about kicking a$$ and taking names.


42 posted on 08/29/2005 8:35:39 PM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.


43 posted on 08/29/2005 8:58:21 PM PDT by SJackson (“I worry that I've seen this movie before”, Rep. Mark Kirk on aid to palestinians.)
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To: Grampa Dave; Pukin Dog
that the Iranian people would not use this opportunity to overthrow their government in favor of democracy, if not for free porn.

That will happen simultaneously with all of your other items on the list.

44 posted on 08/30/2005 1:13:56 PM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (One by one, in small groups or in whole armies, we don't care how we do it, but we're gonna getcha)
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To: F14 Pilot
Yet for this agreement to materialize, the parties involved may need to go beyond the nuclear issue to address the conditions that have led the Iranians to live in constant fear of the United States and Israel.

Might it have something to do with, oh, I don't know, maybe THE TAKING OF AMERICAN HOSTAGES FOR 444 DAYS?

Oh, and let's not forget all the terrorism they've sponsored. It sucks when the chickens come home to roost, doesn't it?

45 posted on 08/30/2005 1:20:14 PM PDT by Junior (Just because the voices in your head tell you to do things doesn't mean you have to listen to them)
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To: F14 Pilot

Does anyone remember thr Iran-Iraqi war. Iraq kicked ass big time. Iran could not stand up to a STRONG American devestation of that sorry assed country.


46 posted on 08/30/2005 1:24:28 PM PDT by Lewite (Praise YAHWEH and Proclaim His Wonderful Name, His Son Yahshua Messiah is coming soon!)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
we cannot even handle Iraq

You were very close to calling a


47 posted on 08/30/2005 1:28:33 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Line the border with trebuchets. Provide the invaders free flights home.)
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To: Lewite

Iraq kicked ass big time.

???

How?

Can you enlighten us?


49 posted on 08/30/2005 1:43:57 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: F14 Pilot

Many more Iranians were killed than Iraqis.


50 posted on 08/30/2005 1:50:23 PM PDT by Lewite (Praise YAHWEH and Proclaim His Wonderful Name, His Son Yahshua Messiah is coming soon!)
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To: Lewite

Yes, they were killed due to bravery

Many coward Iraqis became POWs


51 posted on 08/30/2005 2:52:11 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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