[Kozak]

So Iran was involved in an act of war against Israel.
Looks like the Israeli's don't need any more justification for taking out the Iranians.

[george76]

The Israeli vessel, a Saar 5-class missile ship named the "Spear," ...

[Peach]

"We can confirm that it was hit by an Iranian-made missile launched by Hezbollah. We see this as very profound fingerprint of Iranian involvement in Hezbollah."

Watch out Iran; your turn is coming.

[Jeff Head]

Probably a C-801 or C-802 missile. Perhaps a C-701. I am no aware of the C-102 spoken of in this article.

[expatguy]

Lets see what Israel is going to do to Iran now.

The time for punishment is now.

[The Lion Roars]

Wonder what kind of ship this is? Didnt this have the Barak anti-missile system on board?? Why are Isreali ships being hit by missiles? What happened to ECM on board these vessels? Ridiculous on the part of the israeli navy to loose a ship.

[Dixie Yooper]

I wonder if Iran is foolish enough to try using their 200 mph torpedo against the Israeli Navy. It wouldn't surprise me if they brought one into Lebanon before this all started.

[massadvj]

Elite Iranian troops helped fire the missile...

It is somewhat ludicrous to think that a missile fired by Hezbullpucky is somehow devoid of Iranian fingerprints; whereas a missile fired by troop advisors to Hezbullcrapeaters shows complete Iranian complicity. Whether the source of an attack is Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah or some other group is of little consequence IMHO. The Iranians and Syrians benefit from the fact that we in the west differentiate between one terrorist group and another, because it is a smokescreen that hides the state-sponsored aspect of it all.

The anti-war crowd can bluster NO CONNECTION BETWEEN COUNTRY X AND TERRORIST GROUP Y. It's ridiculous. Does anyone realistically think these groups could exist in the Middle East -- where they cut off your hands for stealing -- without government encouragement, recruitment, complicity and financing?

That said, at least the direct involvement of Iranian forces in the conflict elevates the status to a level in which the west has a strategic advantage.

We are very good at blowing up a visible enemy.

[The Sons of Liberty]

First, the Israelis accused Iran of launching the missile that hit Haifa, now they accuse Iran of supplying and supporting the launch of a missile that heavily damaged one of their ships. It looks like Israel is building a case for a well justified strike against Iran.

Do the World a favor - Go For It and don't hold back!

[andyk]

Col. North was on Fox News last night waving a propeller around, indicating it was about the same size as the one on the drone that hit this ship.

[Grampa Dave]

fyi

[DTogo]

...the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, an elite corps of more than 200,000 fighters

Like those "elite" Republican Guard troops of Saddam's that surrendered so quickly??

[dodger]

'Elite', hmmm, where've we heard that before. Rather like 'Holy City', a term of loose application among the Mohammedans.

[R.W.Ratikal]

Let's face it. You're not a great military threat if you need Iran to help you strike a match and light the fuze.

[jwalsh07]

"We can confirm that it was hit by an Iranian-made missile launched by Hezbollah. We see this as very profound fingerprint of Iranian involvement in Hezbollah,"...

No surprises here. Hizbullah was founded by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Hizbullah can not be separated from Iran.

[popdonnelly]

Anyone want to let Iran get a nuclear bomb?

[popdonnelly]

I seem to recall reading a report a couple of years back that the Revolutionary Guards were manning missiles in southern Lebanon.

[Cinnamon]

now they have the perfect excuse to go in and bomb those Iranian nuke plants.. oh boy the Islamic terrorists just keep stepping in it.

[mcshot]

Bump for quick chore

[Mike Darancette]

The IDF will snag an Iranian before too long then Iran will want him back and then .......