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U.S. to Impose New Sanctions Targeting Iran's Military
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Posted on 10/25/2007 3:33:18 AM PDT by maquiladora
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To: Moonman62
Would like to see a more structured analysis on the impact. Divesting from firms doing business in/with Iran would seem to be the devastating blow but that’s not on the table it appears. The impact of this move? Maybe the mullah’s internal military allies on international travel.
Other than that, I’m not clear what the direct goal is with the implementation.
If it’s primarily political, and my sense is it is, then the real goal here is to rachet up the pressure with another goal in mind.
If it’s a military action on their nuclear/military facilities, I’m skeptical that it will have the desired results. Would love to be wrong in that concern.
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posted on
10/25/2007 7:08:30 AM PDT
by
romanesq
To: romanesq
I’ve heard that the Revolutionary Guard and Qod Force get a lot if not most of their funding from their own business dealings with international entities. So the aim of these sanctions is to hinder their ability to fund themselves. If true, this could really have an impact.
To: maquiladora
Designations as "proliferators, "terrorists", blah, blah, bloohey..........
Sticks and stone will break their bones.....and toothless word games will never hurt them.
Leni
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posted on
10/25/2007 7:30:44 AM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(Enter the FReepathon Mother Freep Nursery Rhyme CONTEST! Click # 311 of this FReepathon thread!)
To: MinuteGal
You should ask Saddam about the President's toothless word games.
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posted on
10/25/2007 7:41:00 AM PDT
by
A.Hun
(Common sense is no longer common.)
To: maquiladora
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posted on
10/25/2007 7:53:47 AM PDT
by
sono
(Remember when Health Insurance was a Carry Permit?)
To: txflake
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posted on
10/25/2007 8:14:38 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: maquiladora
Looking more and more like a Springtime conflagration. The U.S. just dropped the gauntlet on A-jad. Next move is his. He’s getting pushed into a corner and he knows it. Does he have the balls to attack Israel?
My guess is “no”. Look for more caustic commentary from Uncle Vladimir as this chugs along. We’re still picking teams, so I don’t think there will be any action until at least Spring.
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posted on
10/25/2007 8:24:19 AM PDT
by
Rutles4Ever
(Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna)
To: maquiladora; TigerLikesRooster; Old Sarge; SJackson
Bureaucrats using sanctions as military targeting is not about military targeting, it’s about avoiding military targeting.
Grow a SPINE, folks! The defense of liberty has no dress rehearsal.
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posted on
10/25/2007 8:34:20 AM PDT
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: maquiladora
How about a resolution that says any Iranian military or agents found in Iraq delivering weapons of any sort, ammo, etc, shall be taken into the desert and shot, and his body left for pigs to consume.
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posted on
10/25/2007 8:35:41 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. <br> "What happens if neutrinos have mass?")
To: justaguy
I'd say this is not the first time the United States has punished another country's military.They forgot to append the following: in a civilized manner not entailing overt destruction and lots of spilled blood. Ain't diplomacy grand?
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posted on
10/25/2007 8:44:59 AM PDT
by
ExSoldier
(Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
To: maquiladora
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posted on
10/25/2007 9:14:05 AM PDT
by
RedCell
(Honor thy Father (9/6/07) - Semper Fi)
To: ElectricStrawberry
Come on now George....give a better reason than this.
Sometimes, you can't let the Left take away the truth.
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posted on
10/25/2007 9:24:45 AM PDT
by
ThePythonicCow
(The Greens and Reds steal in fear of freedom and capitalism; Fear arising from a lack of Faith.)
To: maquiladora
>>>>>This is a bunch of silly State Dept feel good crap and will have absolutely no effect on Irans military. These people are morons.
You are so right. This is no more than cheap meaningless words that show the Islamofacists that were are Paper Tigers.
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posted on
10/25/2007 9:54:06 AM PDT
by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 in Vietnam meant never having to say I was sorry......)
To: maquiladora
These sanctions won’t be enough. It’s only a matter of time before we attack Iran.
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posted on
10/25/2007 10:11:32 AM PDT
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: maquiladora
It will be nice that a thug regime has less money to buy arms and weapons with which to kill American troops.
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posted on
10/25/2007 10:26:54 AM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(Tempus Fidget - The time between the final hymn and recessional.)
To: maquiladora
This should serve as the final warning unless this is the warning to the final warning.
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posted on
10/25/2007 10:43:51 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
To: maquiladora
Just get rid of all of the nuclear facilities by destroying them in both Iran and Syria already!
To: maquiladora
I would prefer that we impose overwhelming force in the form of shock and awe.
To: johnthebaptistmoore
Just get rid of all of the nuclear facilities by destroying both Iran and Syria already! Fixed. :-D
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:28:10 PM PDT
by
SlayerOfBunnies
(An Indian friend of mine wishes to remind everyone... Indians <> muslims)
To: justaguy
Having last night watched Ken Burn's "The War", I'd say this is not the first time the United States has punished another country's military Reminds me of the time I accidentally said "Man will never travel through time". Total misspeak.
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:34:09 PM PDT
by
DungeonMaster
(Al Gore, the Jessie Jackson of weather.)
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