Posted on 01/22/2006 9:18:26 PM PST by FreeKeys
Joe Lieberman: U.S. Prepared for Iran Strike
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to deal with the Iranian nuclear crisis militarily - even if the war in Iraq continues to require a substantial American troop commitment.
"We have the most powerful military in the history of the world," Lieberman told CBS's "Face the Nation."
"We are capable, if necessary, of continuing to pursue our aims militarily in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere and, if necessary, conduct a military attack on Iran."
Lieberman said the he hoped an attack on Iran, if it should come, would be carried out "with the assistance of our coalition allies in Europe."
But he noted that any assault on Iranian nuclear facilities "would be primarily an air attack. It's not going to involve massive use of ground forces."
Asked about reports that the U.S. would let Israel take the lead in any attack against Iran, the Connecticut Democrat told CBS:
"The United States is a strong enough country that we never want to be in a position to have to essentially contract out protection of our national security, vis-a-vis Iran, to another country like Israel."
He noted also the Israelis "don't have the same aircraft capacity that we do, capable of doing it."
Lieberman said that while the military option remains a last resort for the U.S., "I want the people who lead Iran to understand that it is on the table. We deem their pursuit of nuclear weapons to be dead serious."
Sounds like a target rich environment to me.
Yeah, I've often heard that the Iranian people, despite their government, are the most pro-American in the Middle East. I even heard there was a candle-vigil after 9/11.
But we can place them technologically back to the 7th Century. It's the direction they want civilization to return to anyway. Let's give it to 'em!
The Iranians are very young, and very pro-American. It's a shame they can't overthrow these suicidal Mullahs.
That's the biggest advantage we have in dealing with Iran. It's an advantage that we don't have in North Korea.
I would bet that if we OBL has anything big cocked in this country, a strike by us or Israel at Iran would be his go signal. That way he could hit us without a worldwide outpouring of sympathy for our side.
This is not to say that we should ever allow threats from OBL to alter our course.
The Mullahs are in total control, the young Iranians are caught in the middle, and this is a very bad scene, looks much worse than anything we have faced so far.
U.S. policy is to never introduce nuclear weapons into a conflict.
Joe's just paying some paying some bills.
That's what cluster bombs are for.
Well, knocking out Iraq will certainly have helped us in Iran, so it should work the other way too:)
Good point.
That's why the Geman ball bearing factories were bombed during WWII.
That's what I'm sayin'. Lieberman isn't making a statement like that without the go ahead. Isn't he on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee?
Iran will be warned that the initial strike is designed to deal with their nuclear threat only. Any other threat or action will be dealt with by a much more devastating attack designed to destroy the government and eliminate any further threat of any kind from that country.
We sure are rattling the saber with Iran. But do I need to remind folks that N. Korea has stated that they will hit us with Nuclear Warheads and also they have Nuclear warheads.
Also, they already hit us with a test shot. See warhead found in Alaska:
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200303/kt2003030417272311970.htm
Are you sayimg we have nothing conventional in the inventory that cant do the job?
BS.
It aint nuclear and will not be.
Probably concrete and steel bombs. Bombs made of old ship and tank cannons.
You would not want to be on the receiving end.
Delivery requires bombers (B1/B2/B52) that the Europeons and
Israeli's dont have.
They won't get through!
We have the strongest military in the world today, manned highly trained, dedicated professionals who will not allow themselves to be "swarned" by Syrians and Iranians.
Just be thankful they're not Mexicans, 'cause we can't seem to be able to stop Mexicans.
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