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Israel 'Will Not Sit Back' And Let Iran Build Atomic Weapons
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 1-23-2006 | Tim Butcher

Posted on 01/22/2006 6:49:43 PM PST by blam

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I think he just threatened Europe.
1 posted on 01/22/2006 6:49:47 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

Something tells me letting nutcases like the Iranian regime have nukes is not a good idea...


2 posted on 01/22/2006 6:57:04 PM PST by FreeKeys (-----> NO NUKES FOR NUTCASES !!!!! <-----)
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To: blam

If I were a betting man, I would put it all on Israel.


3 posted on 01/22/2006 6:58:00 PM PST by Meadow Muffin
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To: blam
Israel 'will not sit back' and let Iran build atomic weapons

Something to bear in mind, the next time some Buchanan-ite yip-yop drawls, boneheadedly: "... why do we give money to Israel, anyhoo, huh...?"

4 posted on 01/22/2006 6:58:08 PM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: Meadow Muffin
No, they'll just keeping kicking Jews out of there homes, to give to Arab Muslim terrorist.Great, attack Iran, and in your own land, arreste Jews and drive them out of there homes , to further "land for peace". Total idiocy.

Jeff

5 posted on 01/22/2006 7:04:54 PM PST by mosquewatch.com ("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
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To: blam
Israel is not helpless - that is enough of an answer.

Indeed.

6 posted on 01/22/2006 7:05:22 PM PST by ChristianDefender (There is no such thing as Moderate Islam...)
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To: blam

Brings back alot of memories of the late sixties when Israel kicked the Arabs butts all over the map...it could happen again.


7 posted on 01/22/2006 7:05:26 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA

I have no doubt, no doubt, no doubt whatsoever.....


8 posted on 01/22/2006 7:11:17 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Every illegal employed is an American out of work.)
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To: blam

Israel & USA: This problem is simple to remedy.

- Take out all of Iran's oil producing facilities & refineries
- Take out all known Iranmian Nuclear facilities
- Totally destroy all Syrian armed forces, ground and air.

Use of Israeli and American ground troops is not necessary. The problem is resolved. Let Europe absorb the total cost to repair the Iranian oil facilities. They sat on their hands and did nothing. Russia and China can assist also. With no operating revenue, the governments of Iran and Syria will fall rather rapidly.


9 posted on 01/22/2006 7:13:48 PM PST by JLAGRAYFOX
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as will fall the western world, if to remove oil supply is win the war....then the war is lost.....like it or not all of our western economies is tied to oil. The Arabs know this and will certainly use this weapon given the opportunity. I prefer not to help the Arabs use the oil weapon, for use of the oil weapon is too easy to remove from the Arab's hands by giving thorough thought to the method of waging the war effort, or should I say democratization and palm greasing.
10 posted on 01/22/2006 7:22:23 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Every illegal employed is an American out of work.)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX; no-to-illegals
Sorry for reposting this, but I think it's worth bringing to as many freepers' attention as possible.

Iran has 100s of land-based mobile Silkworm anti-ship cruise missiles, just made to close the straits of Hormuz to shipping, and wreck the world economy in response to an attack.

They also have 100s of mobile SCUD missiles they will fire at the Saudi oil loading terminals. Once this happens, a "state of war" will be declared to exist in the region by the insurance companies, and they will cancel the policies of the shipping lines we depend on to bring the world its oil. Crude-laden tankers will not sail through "missle alley" without insurance.

I just don't want folks to think this will be cheap or easy. Our choice will be very bad or even worse. There will be no easy solution to this coming crisis.

Remember, it is Ahmadinawakjob's stated goal to cause a global economic crash, war, and anarchy, out of which will arise his islamic caliphate. He doesn't need to WIN a war to achieve his goal of wrecking the world economy, he just needs to START a war and disrupt the oil flow from the PG for a few weeks or longer.

Yes, we may have to go in to take out the Iranian nuclear sites. I just want folks to understand that the "Iran problem" may not be solved after an easy 12 hour air campaign. If Ahmadinewakjob has mobile missile crews in hiding all over southern Iran, waiting for many days or weeks to fire at PG shipping, we may see global economic chaos and ruin.

Remember Desert Storm, when we were trying mightily to find and destroy Iraq's mobile SCUDs? We never found or stopped them, the SCUDs were fired on every day of the month of Desert Storm until the end. And the giant SCUDs need to be fueled and raised to vertical before firing. The Iranian Silkworms are smaller, easier to hide and move, and are fired quickly from the horizontal.


11 posted on 01/22/2006 7:42:40 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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Yup.

The SPR isn't big enough to carry us through this crisis.

12 posted on 01/22/2006 7:49:19 PM PST by blam
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

Are you sure that you want to give Iran to Russia and China?


13 posted on 01/22/2006 7:50:15 PM PST by Thunder90
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To: no-to-illegals

Iran supplies 5% of the world's oil.

A price shock like last Spring / Summer is tolerable.

Genocide is not.

Bring it on.


14 posted on 01/22/2006 7:52:47 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Liberals oppose individual slavery compared to colletive slavery because they hate competition!)
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To: Brad Cloven

See 11 Brad. Iran may provide 5%, but if they cut the Hormuz for weeks or longer, they may be able to wreck the global economy.


15 posted on 01/22/2006 7:58:02 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: blam
This the time the Jewish people are not defenseless. This is a big historical change. And the Iranian regime can proceed forward only to its own peril.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

16 posted on 01/22/2006 8:03:12 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

I'd rather have my tax money.


17 posted on 01/22/2006 8:07:21 PM PST by Pittsburg Phil
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To: Travis McGee

Understood.

Nonetheless, it appears we're inevitably headed that way, so gas up the truck, and let's git 'er done!


18 posted on 01/22/2006 8:12:22 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Liberals oppose individual slavery compared to colletive slavery because they hate competition!)
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To: blam


"Israel 'Will Not Sit Back' And Let Iran Build Atomic Weapons"

They will if the UN and EU have their way...


19 posted on 01/22/2006 8:17:25 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: Meadow Muffin
If I were a betting man, I would put it all on Israel.

With a pair of satans (the US and Israel) in the hole, I'd go all in. What would the flop bring? A Great Britain of clubs, an Australian of heart and a wild card. Who's the wild card?

20 posted on 01/22/2006 8:18:41 PM PST by Go Gordon (I don't know what your problem is, but I bet its hard to pronounce)
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