Posted on 09/15/2009 3:11:58 AM PDT by reaganaut1
Events are fast pushing Israel toward a pre-emptive military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, probably by next spring. That strike could well fail. Or it could succeed at the price of oil at $300 a barrel, a Middle East war, and American servicemen caught in between. So why is the Obama administration doing everything it can to speed the war process along?
At July's G-8 summit in Italy, Iran was given a September deadline to start negotiations over its nuclear programs. Last week, Iran gave its answer: No.
Instead, what Tehran offered was a five-page document that was the diplomatic equivalent of a giant kiss-off. It begins by lamenting the "ungodly ways of thinking prevailing in global relations" and proceeds to offer comprehensive talks on a variety of subjects: democracy, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, "respect for the rights of nations," and other areas where Iran is a paragon. Conspicuously absent from the document is any mention of Iran's nuclear program, now at the so-called breakout point, which both Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his boss Ali Khamenei insist is not up for discussion.
What's an American president to do in the face of this nonstarter of a document? What else, but pretend it isn't a nonstarter. Talks begin Oct. 1.
All this only helps persuade Israel's skittish leadership that when President Obama calls a nuclear-armed Iran "unacceptable," he means it approximately in the same way a parent does when fecklessly reprimanding his misbehaving teenager. That impression is strengthened by Mr. Obama's decision to drop Iran from the agenda when he chairs a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Sept. 24; by Defense Secretary Robert Gates publicly opposing military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities; and by Russia's announcement that it will not support any further sanctions on Iran.
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Events are fast pushing Israel toward a pre-emptive military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, probably by next spring. THIS IS AN ACCURATE STATEMENT
That strike could well fail. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE BUT THE ISRAELIS FAILING IN THIS IS NOT VERY LIKELY
Or it could succeed at the price of oil at $300 a barrel, THE PRICE WILL RISE ARTIFICIALLLY AS IT DOES WITH A STRONG WIND,BUT THEN LEVEL OUT AS IT DOES.
a Middle East war, THERE IS A MIDDLE EAST WAR IN CASE YOU FAILED TO SEE IT OR UNDERSTAND IT
and American servicemen caught in between AMERICAN TROOPS ARE ALWAYS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING.
I did not fully understand the extent of this until my son enlisted.
He would call his homies and cheer, cheer, cheer.
WSJ has joined the other scare-mongers.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Events are fast pushing Israel toward a pre-emptive military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, probably by next spring.
Yes, they are.
Can't everybody just concentrate on health care.
>>Can’t everybody just concentrate on health care. <<
Or Michelle’s great fashions /s/
The irony is that Jews overwhelmingly supported Zero.
I think you are right that this is scare mongering because oil would not hit $300 per barrel. Saudi could increase production to pre-recession levels to fill the void left by Iran. However, this is scary for our troops because they would face retaliation.
Iran would have to strike back otherwise its surrogates would think that they are doing all the heavy lifting and Iran is a paper tiger. It is saving face times 10. If you are military personnel in the Mid-east, this is scary.
In fact, here's the quote:
The deterrent to bullies, once removed, invites all manner of mischief. Bullies push, and test, and torment, and they never stop, until and unless they're stopped. And if the bullies have stated perennially, repeatedly, and unequivocally, their longing for the complete and utter destruction of your little sibling, there's no reason to expect them to stop, until....If you're Israel, a) you're not stupid and b) you're not weak and c) you're gonna prepare to kick some serious ass because your tormentors are emboldened by the absence of meaningful reality-checks to their insanity.
Whoops, here’s the earlier one.
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