Posted on 08/17/2010 4:15:19 PM PDT by Abakumov
Israel's long-anticipated attack on Iran's nuclear program may come as soon as Friday. Yesterday, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Israel had eight days to strike Iran's nuclear facility at Bushehr before it would become operational. He revised the timeline to three days after word came that nuclear fuel would begin loading on Friday. We're now down to two days and counting....
It's doubtful America will take action. The State Department's response to the latest IAEA report on Iranian enrichment violations merely said, "We are hopeful that Iran will express a willingness to come to the table. We stand ready to have that dialogue." Not exactly the kind of rhetoric that instills fear of consequences.
Israel is the only country likely to mount a military strike, and the Bushehr site is an exposed facility that could be taken out with conventional weapons. It's located on Iran's west coast, less than a third of a mile from the shore; air forces would not have to spend much time overflying Iran to attack it. The plant also could be hit using sea-launched cruise missiles from Israeli submarines. With an effective range of at least 900 miles, the subs wouldn't have to transit the Strait of Hormuz to mount the attack.
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Oil up 100 a barrel. War in the middle East. Israel stands alone as Obama frantically runs to the UN to condemn Israel.
Obama tries to surrender to Somalia to appease the Muslims.
.................Obama taking security team on vacation (Counterterrorism Chief Brennan and NSC McDonough)..........
Great move Zer0!
Isreal may have some incoming, so rather than the next world war cancelling your fourth vacation this month, take the head of the US security team away from their hundreds of thousands of staff; away from their ability to directly interact with their report-tos; evaluate immediate incoming information; forge a measured counter effort, for your phone message approval.
Yeah, I hope that these guys have waterproof Blackberries, so they don’t lose any information in their wet swim trunks on Martha’s Vinyard beaches!
What a total idiot!
So must we wait until Iran gets us nuked, or can we move when they exterminate Israel.
Ask the AnnointedIdiot...... =.=
Sadly, we have the firepower to “open” the Straight back up but probably wouldn’t do it. Unless, other muslims complained about not getting their oil out so zero would have to appease them.
I doubt Israel is going to do anything about it.....they would have already done it.
OR Israel hits them so hard they don’t have anything left to close anything.
“To all here: What do you think the ramifications will be if Israel hits Iran?”
WWIII
I was wondering, do you think it is possible that they have headed to an ‘undisclosed location’. We may be having an interesting couple of days.
WWIII....who will be the players and which side will they be on. I can’t islamabama siding with Israel. The only way the U.S. would be with Israel is if there was a revolution first to overthrow the democrats.
Slim Pickens. What an actor!
Hamas and Hezbollah will launch missile attacks on Israel. Hezbollah rockets likely to be chemical attacks. Syria and Iran could attack Israel as well with missiles. If Hezbollah attacks with chemicals, Israel will hit Syria hard.
Iran may or may not block the Straight of Hormuz - if they do it will hurt themselves more than the world economy, and US will be able to unblock it sooner than people think.
Iran will increase the resistance in Afghanistan and Iraq, and may launch terror attacks against US or European countries.
Most Arab regimes will be pleased that the Mullahs will be disarmed, but of course Obama will be pissed.
I thought it would happen in November 2008 while we had legal resident living in the White House.
My view too.
Agree they need to think outside the box here. Maybe hit the Basiji too.
Condemn is an understatement. He’ll order the shooting down of any Israeli fighter jet if it dare came near Iraq or Afghanistan.
Irag Afganistan brought depression
I suppose this should bring armagedon
My biggest fear is no one will take them out. Then they get a nuke and take out Israel. And we and the world do nothing. If I was a crazy Iranian president I’d lob one into Israel while his bud is in the White House. I think all of the jihadists now know the difference between a dem and a republican.
After three days, there will be danger of contamination.
Contamination of territory is good. Much territory will be evacuated.
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