Posted on 06/24/2010 12:10:47 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
Last week, Iran's opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi canceled anti-government demonstrations timed to commemorate the anniversary of last year's disputed presidential election. Secretary of the State Hillary Clinton called the cancellation "regrettable," but missed the larger point. The reform these two men offer is not what the majority of Iranians want: They want an end to the current Islamic regime.
One year ago, the Obama administration missed an opportunity to support Iran's uprising. They mistakenly calculated that back-door negotiations with Iran's clerics and promises made by its rulers would bring cooperation on the nuclear issue. The Americans were duped and now find themselves grasping for another chance to support an Iranian uprising.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration has ordered a massive buildup of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf starting with Carrier Strike Group 10, headed by the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. Just last Friday an armada of more than 12 U.S. and Israeli warships passed through the Suez canal amid extreme security provided by Egypt. The ships are headed for the Red Sea and from there to the Persian Gulf. Another four U.S. warships will be making their way to the region to join the Strike Group. The Americans have also conducted joint air and naval strike practices with France and the U.K. under the command of American forces, while Germany is sending warships to the area, also under the command of American forces.
Both Israel and the U.S. have positioned nuclear-armed submarines in the region. Israel has conducted multiple tests on its missile defense systems to protect its citizens once war breaks out. U.S. and Israeli Special Forces have been deployed inside Iran to investigate potential targets and gauge the willingness of Iranians to overthrow the current regime. Russia--up to now a key backer of
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I read this article. Its very informative.
yitbos
for later...
bump for later
I recently read an article, that Iran claims that they have reached that they have 17 kilograms of uranium. I really skeptical about it.
"according to a report from Iranian news agency FARS.
yitbos
Perhaps they are lying, perhaps not. Would Isreal (or the Saudi’s for that matter) openly “report” such activity? Was the report out of London recently, that the Saudi’s have given the “green” light for overflight to the Israelis, bogus as well? Perhaps there are many things going on there not fully reported in the state run media here in the U.S....at least, not yet. Time will, of course, tell.
What was the movie line? “I’m not worried about the country that wants 10 nukes, I’m worried about the guy that only wants one”
Ping!
Well, there will be some smoking holes in the ground, but I don't know about war.
Take away the nuke threat, and Imanutjob is just another loud-mouthed sand jockey who loves to hang gays and stone women. He'd stand up in a real war just long enough to stain his pants - and die.
Seems to be reason to think the **** might finally hit the fan this coming Sunday.
Total doggy wagging to deflect from the economy. Under Reagan, as with Libya, this would have been long long over by now.
"Meanwhile Iran is busy pursuing its nuclear bomb project and enriching its supply of uranium faster than ever before, with the hope of testing its first nuclear bomb. Accomplishing this will fulfill the prophecy sought by the radical members of the secretive society of Hojjatieh, particularly its leader Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, the person responsible for the initial election and fraudulent re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Hojjatieh movement impatiently seeks the end of times and the return of Imam Mahdi, the last messiah."
yitbos
Interesting read.
Life is interesting — always a chess game in progress.
Any two bit or want to be dictatorship such as Iran, stirring up and fomenting trouble where ever they can and seeking to expand their influence figure in their warped minds that now or never is the time to make a move. Encouraged by the knowledge that the US has fallen on hard times with their economy in shambles and having one of the worst leadership money could buy, which could hardly be trusted to run a popcorn stand. Along with world opinions for what ever reason speaking out against Israel, there never would be a better time then now to expand their influence and in the process annihilate Israel. Probably misjudging and miscalculating the response of the powers to be, but so did Hitler earning him a place in the graveyard of failed ambitions.
Let’s hope and pray that President Obama has the wisdom and fortitude to do what is right and prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Even the other middle eastern nations are fearful of a nuclear Iran.
This is one of those times when we must all pray for this President, in this matter we all want him to succeed in defeating Iran’s nuclear weapon creation capability.
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