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To: MNJohnnie
A bit overdramatic. Nations seize nationals from other countries all of the time, sometimes legitimately, sometimes not. Going to war or using military force has more than just immediate consequences. They have to be factored into a long term view of our strategic objectives in the region. Using military force may be exactly what the Iranian regime wants.

Three Reasons Not to Bomb Iran--Yet by Edward N. Luttwak

303 posted on 03/25/2007 9:05:48 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar
interesting link,with the Iranian adm. on their political and economical asses,what would help unite the country more under mullah leadership, than a strike from the evil West.

On the other hand, I don't agree that we could not severely disrupt their nuclear ambitions just because we might not destroy each and every target.

The Iranians are struggling for cash, destruction of much or most of their nuclear buildings just might be the blow that stops them all together.

307 posted on 03/25/2007 9:12:38 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Support The New media, Ticket the Drive-bys, --America-The land of the Free because of the Brave-)
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To: kabar
Problem here is you are citing an article written before this latest attack. This article also was writing before the the information that the Iranian personal had conducted the operation that resulted in the cold blooded executions style murder of 5 US soldiers in Iraq last year was made public. There is a reason WHY the author of that piece put in the word "YET" at then end of his title.
369 posted on 03/25/2007 10:01:33 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (If you will try being smarter, I will try being nicer.)
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