[2ndDivisionVet]

I'm reminded that a former intelligence official cannot write a book without government permission: That means the U.S. government wants you to know what this gentleman is writing about, otherwise they would have told him no.

[Perdogg]

Bobb Baer is an attention whore, plain and simple.

[AU72]

The CIA’s credibility is on par with Congress.

[Loud Mime]

I say we have a greater chance of a civil war within the US; maybe I’m a nutcase.

[TexasCajun]

"Has it been that long?

"Seems like only yesterday that I was attacked by that killer wabbit!"

[swarthyguy]

Yes, it is significant.

One of his prior books, Sleeping with the Devil was superb.
Pretty funny they left in the bits blacked out by Government censors.

Well, only a war can save McCain’s arse right now.

[griswold3]

With falling oil prices, either Iran or Russia is gonna cause a stink to get oil prices up. They need the revenues

[sinanju]

Oh for God’s sakes, get on with it why don’t you!

Bombs away! It would be nice if GWB could gather his mojo sufficiently to give us a parting gift of Ahmedinajahd and Khameni’s heads on a platter.

I’ve got “Sleeping with the Devil” on my bookshelf. It was educational but it must be made clear that Baer never actually set foot in the Magic Kingdom during his agency career and the movie “Syriana” had absolutely nothing to do plotwise or anyother wise with his book. I guess he just lent his name to the credits for the money.

[B.O. Plenty]

I'll believe it when the first strike happens. Until then its just more of the same ol-same ol....more PC bluster.

I tend to believe that everybody is going to stand around with their fingers up their ass until Iran actually gets a nuke and obliterates Israel...then everyone will start blaming everybody except themselves...

...as for me, I thought 1979 was a good starting time to take Iran out....silly me.

[PGR88]

Not if Obama gets elected. Impossible.

Iran will delay 6-12 months, then have their famous meeting with Obama, cameras rolling, for all the world to see, smiles all around.

Then more of the same for another 12-24 months. Then Iran will make a nuclear test, along with their big middle finger to the West

then more talks....

[Terry Mross]

If Obama wins there’ll be no war with Iran. He’ll surrender.

[woollyone]

After the 9-11 horror, our first political thoughts were; “Thank the Lord John F’n Kerry isn’t the POTUS!”

If we go to war against Iran, imagine the thought of BHO as POTUS!

That alone should be a campaign commercial for McCain/Palin.

“If worse comes to worse with Iran, who would YOU rather be the Commander in Chief over our armed forces...Barak Hussein Obama, or John McCain?

Now that we’ve cleared that up, vote McCain in 2008”

[Cyman]

Nuclear deterrence does not work if the other side thinks you are a jug eared Urkel that wouldn’t pull the pin on his daughter’s dress let alone on a nuclear strike.

[VaBthang4]

Robert Baer is an idiot and an out of the loop intel contrarian mouthpiece for the press.

Anything he says or does should be dismissed out of hand.

[frankiep]

Hasn’t this war with Iran been only a month or so away from starting for the past few years now?

Yawn.

[rjp2005]

Another one duped.

“The former CIA covert operative asserts that the Islamic nation of 70 million people is building an empire in the Middle East, believing it should be the “citadel of Islam.”

He warns that Iran is probably months, if not weeks, away from war with Israel.”

Israel is NOT the immediate goal of Iran - Saudi Arabia and Iraq is! How can an ex CIA guy be so blind to this?

[Candor7]

Agreed.

BTW, there is no such thing as an "ex" CIA Agent.

[reagan_fanatic]

“Yoo-Hoo!! I’m selling a book over here!!”

[ImpBill]

I can't dispute the authors contentions, even if I don't know much about him and I agree with you about his ability to speak being subject to review by his ex-employer.

I do believe we are closer to a global conflagration than we have been since the end of WWII. Add to the long instability in the Mid East with the Islamofacists the current banking/market's crises now world wide, I really fear that it would take a very, perhaps even, inconsequential incident to start everyone shooting at each other.

I don't, for the life of me, understand why Mr. McCain doesn't hammer at the dangers "our" financial mess are creating in terms of national security and draw parallels to the real reasons for the past World Wars all started by a minor incident not related to the underpinning economic conditions which really is the cause for all armed disputes.

Of course you know that I am not a great fan of John McCain in the first place. But he, especially, being a graduate of the Military Academy and hopefully Command and General Staff schools to include the Navy War College should have a root understanding of what brings about major shooting wars and the ultimate motivating factor for the initiator of those events.

Personally, and not a new observation by me, our elected leadership has so poorly acted as stewards of our Republic for so long, I have no clue concerning how much longer the Republic can last. No the sky isn't falling, but crap could start falling out of the sky at any time!

Just my 2 mils, $0.02 adjusted for the loss we have all suffered in our savings vehicles over the past week, especially.

[piasa]

I'm reminded that a former intelligence official cannot write a book without government permission: That means the U.S. government wants you to know what this gentleman is writing about, otherwise they would have told him no.

That's not what it means. It means only that they have to review such books- be they fact or fiction, whether the gov likes the message or not- to insure that no classified information is revealed. If there's no classified info, codenames, exposure of identities, it gets approved even if it is full of fallacies, even if it is critical of policy or government agencies.

[SunkenCiv]

Iran - an attack is still possible
Ha’artz ^ | Sun., October 05, 2008 Tishrei 6, 5769 | By Aluf Benn
Posted on 10/04/2008 5:31:26 PM PDT by Perdogg
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097686/posts

France says nuclear weapons won’t help Iran
Radio Australia ^ | October 6, 2008
Posted on 10/05/2008 3:55:50 PM PDT by Lorianne
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098240/posts

French FM to Haaretz: Israel will act before Iran gets bomb
Haaretz ^ | October 6, 2008 | Aluf Benn and Barak Ravid
Posted on 10/06/2008 5:27:33 AM PDT by Schnucki
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098560/posts

U.S. won’t allow Israeli attack on Iran: TV report
reuteurs ^ | 10/6/08 | reuteur
Posted on 10/06/2008 5:53:31 PM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099159/posts

Israel expected to bomb Iran, French foreign minister says
telegraph ^ | 10-5-08 | Wheeler
Posted on 10/08/2008 12:53:54 AM PDT by doug from upland
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100260/posts

Israel’s Peres warns Iran against surprise attack
afp ^ | 10/12/08 | afp
Posted on 10/12/2008 9:08:45 AM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103815/posts

Warning signs of an Israeli strike on Iran
Sunday Times (UK) ^ | 10.12.2008 | David Owen
Posted on 10/11/2008 6:07:44 PM PDT by Perdogg
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103465/posts

Evidence grows that Israel is preparing to attack Iran
E Taiwan News ^ | 2008-10-10 01:08 AM | By Joel Brinkley
Posted on 10/12/2008 4:10:08 PM PDT by Perdogg
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2104057/posts