Posted on 03/20/2006 12:43:57 PM PST by veronica
US President George W. Bush said he hoped to resolve the nuclear dispute with Iran with diplomacy, but warned Tehran he would "use military might" if necessary to defend Israel.
"The threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally Israel. That's a threat, a serious threat. It's a threat to world peace," the US president said after a speech defending the war in Iraq.
"I made it clear, and I'll make it clear again, that we will use military might to protect our ally Israel," said Bush, who was apparently referring to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's call for the destruction of Israel.
On the atomic dispute, Bush said he hoped "to solve this issue diplomatically" with a "united message" to Tehran from Washington, London, Paris, Berlin as well as Russia "hopefully" and China.
The message would be that "your desire to having a nuclear weapon is unacceptable," he said.
Bush also touched on Iran's agreement to discuss Iraq with the United States, saying that "it's very important, however, for the Iranians to understand that the discussion is limited to Iraq.
"We're using this as an opportunity to make it clear about our concerns of interference within a democratic process that is evolving," he said, saying that the talks will not decide Iran's relations with a sovereign Iraq.
"Ultimately, Iraq-Iranian relations will be negotiated between the Iraqi government and the Iranian government," he said.
I think the whole Middle East would calm down a bit if they had a "true tangible" (at least historically speaking) incident to look and think "We should like...leave Israel alone."
Making a big-boom crater in Iran would be a good start. Hopefully not in the area of the general populace, but it should happen, regardless.
It could be Mel's next big hit :)
Ask the Jewish people in Israel, Poland, Austria, Germany and commie Russia if WWII saved any lives. Not to mention the gypsies, Slavs, etc. Do you honestly believe that we should have stood back and let the Russians overrun all of Europe after they dispatched the Nazis, Mr. Chamberlain? Oh, I am sure that they would have never thought to come here after they turned all of Europe red with the blood of purges. Eastern Europe would not have been the only ones behind the Iron Curtain. I agree with that we should have turned Patton loose on Stalin. Hindsight is usually 20/20 but I think it's time you checked your prescription.
Unfortunately, most US Jews will still vote Democratic.
And without Lend-Lease, the Russians wouldn't have been able to slow the German advance on Moscow making Stalingrad a moot point. The German Army was developing radical new technologies and weapons and with no Eastern threat would have been far more likely to complete their projects. They were pursuing the atomic bomb, as well. Let's not delude ourselves into thinking that conquering Russia would not have emboldened the Austrian corporal to think America was out of reach. The German U-boats were patrolling our coast lines already.
Pakistan and N. Korea had nukes before W could do anything about it. Thank Slick Willy for the Korea thing. Iran sees a Shiite dominated Iraq as a potential ally and the IEDs are a way to target the US troops without having to declare war. The operations in al-Anbar were aimed at one of the highways for foreign fighters and are we to believe that our military commanders won't be planning ops in this region as well?
You are right! I completely forgot about that. I remember them saying that.
That's true.
But they also don't seem to be bothered by saying one thing one day, and the complete opposite the next..........as long as it opposes Bush.
I'm beginning to think that the majority........not just some, but the majority.......of RAT spokespersons are pathological liars.
It will be interesting to see how Rove et al deal with their opposition to dealing with Iran.
You sell Washington short...he led America through the darkest days this nation has ever known...when its very survival was very much in doubt. Moreover, his advice is still very applicable today...the US is no danger from a nuclear Iran...do you know something that would suggest that Iran's leadership is suicidal? My own opinion is that possession of a nuclear weapon will be seen by Iran as protection against a conventional attack by any other nation...particularly Israel or the US...worst case, Iran, with nukes, would be able to conventionally attack Israel without fear of nuclear retribution...but this notion that Iran, once it has nukes, will use them to attack the US is fantasy and part of the government's attempt to whip Americans into a panic about something that will likely have little consequence for us.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq59-23.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease
Had Germany been able to continue on its path to weapons development, without the US and ALlied bombing campaigns constantly forcing the industries to be moved, they wouldn't have needed to take Moscow or Stalingrad -- they could have flattened it with V2 rockets or wrose, atomic bombs.
Also, see posts #108 and #109.
if USA dind't go to war, they will be next target by them when Israel is gone. yes, losing life is very sad. sacrifice for the world peace is a worth. that is no other can do just like USA do, to keep our life as freedom. I know that is some USA play business cheating. as you know, a person have NUKE can rule the world. USA didn't threaten the world that they have NUKE to destroy other nation. But Iran is treat coz' they want to destroy Israel or famous word by Ahmad### "Wipe out Israel from the Map!!" I am sure it is a promise!!!
I agree. I completely support what we are doing in the Middle East. Too bad the seditious Dim-ocrats can't see the bigger picture.
The Russians built most of their own tanks but the movement of material to accomplish this was only possible because of the 400,000 heavy trucks and the 2,000 train locomotives provided by America..That great Kursk tank battle and subsequent Russian advances were enabled by American transport, not to mention the aircraft fuel for the Red Airforce, also supplied by the United States. The Russian war machine needed American support and we needed an Eastern Front while we built our forces for the push into Europe. We helped one devil to defeat another.
So Iran develops nukes and hides a few in the US or launches one from a cargo container off our coast and we don't really know who did it...We won't retaliate against an unknown target...The days when our only atomic enemy was Red and easily located are long gone. Iran has ambitions far greater than mere survival.
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