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I suspect that Olmert leaked that thinking that it would prompt Iran to change course and give up it's nukes. It's a really dumb thing to do, if that's true. Now the Iranians are busy moving their nuke material to safer and as yet undetected quarters. And Olmert has basically exposed Israel's strategy.
Time to buy a bicycle.
Condy sleeping with the enemy...again. An enemy whom unless we hit where they live, we may as well start preparing our prayer rugs and readying burqas.
Oh Boy, I wish I could turn the clock back to Jan 1, 2002 and re formulate the whole war policy. The reason is clear why we are in Iraq. The whole fuzziness about Saddam's wmd's and their capability was a waste of time. We need to guard the oil flow and we need a base of operations in the Middle East (being in Saudi Arabia wasn't working). Too bad the US wasn't a bit more straightforward with the American public back then. The whole philosophy of pre-emptive war and acting in our interest could have been put forth in a clearer manner. The real enemy as has been proven are the Iranians and the Syrians, who have done more than Saddam had ever done in regard to to spreading worldwide terrorism. Saddam was basically in a weakened state and his capabilities limited (that's why we chose him rather than Assad or the Iranians)---but surprise surprise Gomer, it looks like we're going to have to deal with Baathy Boy Assad and the Maniacal Mullahs after all.
In my humble opinion only one military force in the world would be able to destroy ALL of Iran nuclear facilities and that is the United States military. The terrorist regime in Iran must be punished with a massive Air Campaign that will destroy its nuclear facilities, military infrastructures, and command and control centers. The islamic terrorist regime in Tehran must understand once and for all that they are not going to control the Middle East, and thus this terrorist regime must be broken and humiliated via an intensive and severe Air War against it.
We're just waiting for the winter heating-oil season to be behind us...
"In America, they lie for tactical reasons, stating over and over that military action against Iran is unlikely. However in Iran, out of ignorance, they reiterate that American military action against their country is impossible because the US is "unable" to do so!
We say and hope our analysis is wrong. A possible military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities is in the final stages. Unless a political miracle occurs that revives the halted dialog between Iran and the international community, Iran and its neighboring countries should not be surprised by a scenario that includes American military action. "
Just maybe, President Bush is purposely allowing the media and the left to spout their garbage in order to create the illusion that we are completely incapable of taking any action against Iran. It would come as a complete surprise if we did take action.
Iranian Map: Before our upcoming Victory:
Iranian Map: After our upcoming Victory:
Over the past week, the U.S. Navy has given orders to the U.S.S. John Stennis carrier battle group, based in Bremerton, WA, to steam toward the Persian Gulf, where it will join the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Navy sources say the Pentagon is getting ready to announce the dispatch of a third carrier battle group – the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan – from San Diego. That will make three carrier battle groups in the region starting at around the end of January.
Oh, and along with them is the amphibious assault group led by the U.S.S. Boxer, which can land several thousand U.S. Marines to seize and destroy strategic sites near the coast at a moment’s notice. (Busheir? Bandar Abbas? Jask? The three Persian Gulf islands Iran seized from the UAE in the 1990s and has since fortified to harass Gulf shipping? Your pick).
A Quote from: The Dogs of War - Lessons of the 20th Century. By Victor Davis Hanson, (author most recently of Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power):
“"I would not wish to fight the United States - either militarily, politically, or culturally. For every threat, our history teaches us that Americans offer not just a rejoinder, but the specter of a devastating answer of a magnitude almost inconceivable to those now chanting and threatening in the streets of the Middle East.
Do they have any idea of what sort of dangerous people we really are? Do they understand the history of the names of those ships now off their coasts, like the USS Peleliu or Enterprise, or the pedigree of the 82nd or 101st Airborne?"
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