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Carter: Netanyahu too eager for war with Iran
The Washington Times ^ | 6 March 2012 | David Eldridge

Posted on 03/07/2012 6:34:57 AM PST by COBOL2Java

Former President Jimmy Carter expressed concerns Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be too willing to go to war with Iran.

“I don’t think that’s his first preference, but I think he’s much more eager to go to war with Iran than President Obama [is]. And I was glad to see President Obama discourage that immediate resumption of hostilities between Israel and its neighbors that the Israelis seem to be inclined to do,” the former president said in an interview with The Washington Times-affiliated “America’s Morning News” radio broadcast.

Mr. Netanyahu is in Washington this week to meet with Mr. Obama and other American leaders about the Iranian nuclear program, and Mr. Carter said “my hope is that President Obama will prevail and we can avoid war with Iran.”

“I think the economic sanctions would be adequate,” Mr. Carter added. “War with Iran can and should be avoided.”

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bibi; carter; desmondtutu; iran; israel; jimmycarter; lebanon; netanyahu; russia; syria
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To: COBOL2Java

Carter: Netanyahu too eager for war with Iran as he arose from his knees after his meeting with a terrorist leader.


41 posted on 03/07/2012 9:22:46 AM PST by chiefqc
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To: gandalftb

One bunker buster, even if of the larger variety, may not work to destroy a given facility.

So what.

We have lots of planes and lots of bunker busters. Drop one, wait about 10 seconds, and drop another in the rather large hole it just made. Rinse, wash and repeat as necessary until the target is destroyed, and then move to the next, and the next, etc., until you’ve accomplished your goal. You can dig a VERY deep hole that way. This only requires air superiority to ensure that our planes can hang around for a while; given our capabilities vs. those of the ayatollohs, I don’t think that this presents much of a problem.

Alternatively, just seal off the entrance/exit holes from the bunkers. We’ve got excellent satellite intelligence, we probably know where at least 90% of them are at this point. You don’t have to destroy the equipment in its entirety, you just have to deny them they use of it. With a bunch of dead scientists and technicians, and with the months to years it’d take them to dig out the various sites and begin the enrichment process again, I’d say that the goal will be attained.

As General George S. Patton, Jr. said, “Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of Man.”
Have some faith in the smarts and abilities of our military, will you?


42 posted on 03/07/2012 9:29:40 AM PST by Ancesthntr (Bibi to Odumbo: Its not going to happen.)
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To: COBOL2Java

The irony is just dripping...


43 posted on 03/07/2012 9:32:45 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (New Tagline under construction, please watch your step.)
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To: COBOL2Java

If there’s one thing you’d think even Jimmuh would know enough to keep his damfool mouth shut about, it would be Iran.

But Jimmuh’s so far gone he doesn’t even have enough self-awareness to do that.


44 posted on 03/07/2012 9:48:52 AM PST by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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To: mardi59
Carter is nothing more than a drooling antisemite.

BINGO

45 posted on 03/07/2012 9:55:22 AM PST by GOPJ (Democrat-Media Complex—buried stories and distorted facts... freeper 'andrew' Breitbart)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Ha!


46 posted on 03/07/2012 11:41:31 AM PST by hummingbird (BREITBART --> SPARTACUS. We must ALL become BREIBART. Be alert.)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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47 posted on 10/05/2014 6:13:11 AM PDT by SJackson (incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
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To: COBOL2Java

Carter was too cowardly not to.


48 posted on 10/05/2014 7:00:27 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: COBOL2Java

For 444 days Carter did but one failed mission. 1. That’s it. That’s only 1 more than I did and I wasn’t even President.

It took Reagan’s inauguration to get our people back.


49 posted on 10/05/2014 7:01:45 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: COBOL2Java

Carter is 100% at fault for the current situation in the ME due to his betrayal of the Shah of Iran.


50 posted on 10/05/2014 12:35:16 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: pgkdan

Often evil is a preservative.


51 posted on 10/05/2014 12:49:37 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: COBOL2Java

Carter and all of the other politicians serving the elite few.


52 posted on 10/05/2014 3:51:06 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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