Posted on 05/06/2009 6:20:13 AM PDT by penelopesire
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"To say this complicates the Obama administration's diplomatic outreach is to put it mildly. This administration -- in fairness, not unlike the last few years of the Bush administration -- seems prepared to make an endless series of concessions to Tehran in order to secure a peaceful resolution of the nuclear issue. Yet despite these repeated overtures, the Iranians refuse to budge even an inch and instead make announcements of more centrifuges and new missiles. Now they're launching airstrikes in Iraq."
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
Time to bomb the aspirin factories of Iran???
Our troops were ordered out by summer by Iraq according to a article. If Iraq orders us out then when they fail is it our fault?
Yes! and bump to your tagline as well.
Kurdistan of course extends into Turkey and Iran.
That’s the main reason that Turkey would not let us enter Iraq through their country [nice ally].
Free Kurdistan!
You most certainly can criticize Iran for these attacks. And we may still do so. IMO the only reason we haven't is because Obama thinks he can negotiate with the mullahs to eliminate their nuclear program.
We carry out attacks in Pakistan with the apporval of the Government of Pakistan. No comparison.
So while it´s theoretical really an act of war against the “sovereign” country of Iraq you can do nothing against this. because once you say this you would admit that you are doing excatly the same in Pakistan and even further this would mean your “Ally” turkey fights an war against Iraq for years now. politics IS dirt buisness.
It is up to Iraq to determine if Iran has committed an act of war. Many Iraqis don't like the Kurds either, which is why Saddam used WMD against them and why we protected them under the no-fly zones. Many Iraqi Kurds would like to be an independent country. If you look at the Iraqi Constitution, the Kurds are given unique rights of autonomy. Turkey is an ally, no question or nuance about it. We are committed under the NATO charter to go to Turkey's defense if it is attacked by a country outside NATO.
Who is Iran targeting in Iraq? Will our weak-kneed TOTUS bow down to the Mullah’s of Iran now?
I would not say equally, as Ishmael was half Egyptian by the concubine Haggar, and Isaac was fully Kurdish, because Sarah, his mother, was from the same tribe as Abraham.
You may also remember that Abraham's son Isaac, married his cousin Rebekah, who was still living back in Ur.
And their son Jacob, also married Rachel and Leah, his cousins. Then Jacob was renamed "Israel" by the Lord, and he produced twelve sons from which the Twelve Tribes of Israel are descended.
The Jews, therefore, are descended from a Kurdish line, paternally and maternally, while the Arabs are descended from a paternal Kurdish line and an Egyptian maternal line.
You may be correct in your statement about Turkish strikes into Iraq. However, you forgot to mention that there was an anti-Turkish terrorist group operating inside Northern Iraq that was making strikes into Turkey prior to those Turkish air strikes into Iraq.
“Why have we heard nothing of this in the MSM? “
Just waiting until the consent on the correct way to blame Bush. Then they will all simultaneously release the news.
I do. We should not condone it given Iran's central role as the world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism. We should give them no pretext or fig leaf for any intervention within Iraq. They are providing weapons to the insurgents that kill Americans.
Talk's cheap. I suggest you haul your ass over there to help make it happen.
I do. We should not condone it given Iran’s central role as the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism. We should give them no pretext or fig leaf for any intervention within Iraq. They are providing weapons to the insurgents that kill Americans.
wow, this is major news, so Obama is gonna have a little talk with Adolf Ahmad-ineJIHAD?
Iran doesn't kill Jihadi terrorists. They ARE Jihadi terrorists. They also fund such groups from around the globe so that there might be a chance some of the US military might get killed or better yet, innocent American civilians! Remember the old saying (well okay, maybe YOU don't), but it goes: One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. We don't much care what Iran claims it's doing outside their own borders. We pretty much do know that whatever they are doing it will have some direct and harmful consequences on our military, our civilians or our national infrastructure, to include the economy. It is not in our best interests to let them go running all over causing such trouble. But OhhhhhBaby is going to let them do just that.
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It is according to the USG and the State Department. And I disagree profoundly that Saudi Arabia is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism. It is not government policy and Saudi Arabia has been the victim of the Iranian sponsored terrorism. I am sure you are referring to the funding of Madrassas, but that is not state sponsorship of terrorism.
But when it comes to fund world wide Terror attacks Saudi Arabia is the country you should watch close. Iran has little to no interesst outside of the middle east.
I lived five years in Saudi Arabia and two years in Iran [during the fall of the Shah and the rise of Khomeini.] Is suggest you read the following excerpt from the State Department's annual report from the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism:Chapter 3: State Sponsors of Terrorism
Please note that the above report contains no mention of Saudi Arabia and documents Iran's activities that go beyond the Middle East.
"Talk's cheap.".Free Kurdistan!
Talk's cheap. I suggest you haul your ass over there to help make it happen.
Oh I suppose you could say that, being an imbiber.
"I suggest you haul your ass over there" and do something about it.I don’t fault Iran for shelling the Kurd bad guys. They need to be put downI do. We should not condone it given Iran's central role as the world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism. We should give them no pretext or fig leaf for any intervention within Iraq. They are providing weapons to the insurgents that kill Americans.
Pony up, "free" kabar.
Been there, done that.
I agree with you about Turkey. Although claiming to be secular, it is an Islamic state IMO.
As far as the Free Kurdistan! that I posted, it was merely a statement describing a senerio for a perfect world. As far as I know there is no Free Kurdistan movement.
Although it did get one hypocritical keyboard cowboy a bit vaclempt.
Iran doesn’t kill Jihadi terrorists. They ARE Jihadi terrorists. They also fund such groups from around the globe so that there might be a chance some of the US military might get killed or better yet, innocent American civilians! Remember the old saying (well okay, maybe YOU don’t), but it goes: One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. We don’t much care what Iran claims it’s doing outside their own borders. We pretty much do know that whatever they are doing it will have some direct and harmful consequences on our military, our civilians or our national infrastructure, to include the economy. It is not in our best interests to let them go running all over causing such trouble. But OhhhhhBaby is going to let them do just that.
Thats great.
I have the greatest respect for our covert agents in Iran.
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