Posted on 07/25/2015 2:07:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Or help Israel take out the nuke development sites.
“Send in the military!”
Because it worked so well in Iraq, let’s do it Iran!
We should kill people and break things -- from a distance.
Mr. Obama has implied that he’d shoot down any aircraft sent to attack Iran.
Apples and oranges.
Yes, I know. He’s a traitor.
Yes. All that is needed. Delete the infrastucture.
When our current president is willing to give Iran the gun with which it will hold the world hostage, somebody better be able to say the “M” word.
Just because we had to learn a lot of lessons the hard way in Iran doesn’t mean that we should retreat in the face of real enemies.
I would argue that our current set of experienced military leaders are far better equipped for warfare in Iran, thanks to hard experience in Iran and Afghanistan.
Hiding under the covers and hoping somebody else will protect us isn’t an option. Grow a spine..
Apples and oranges? Really? We invaded Iraq because of its wmds and nuke threat. We now need to invade Iraq because of its nuke threat
I agree. However in this case the nuke facilities are buried deep underground. We will need some swat teams or some entity to go in there in some fashion to verify the facilities were destroyed. But that doesn't have to mean the conventional approach of taking over an entire country. We have to start thinking outside the box and modify Colin Powell's doctrine to "we break it THEY fix it"
A third choice: Look the other way while Israel gives Iran the last nukes it will ever need.
Yep. The point being that there are smart ways to do this and smarter people than us can devise the plans. Having said all this it would be a huge deal with lots of risks. However it is tradeoff of uncertain risks vs obama’s course of known risks of entire cities being destroyed.
I really oppose "nation building" by the military. If anyone thinks "nation building" is a good idea, then I would suggest sending in the Peace Corps.
And if anyone says, "Are you kidding?? The Peace Corps?? They'd be slaughtered!" Then I'd guess that "nation building" was no longer on the table.
The military should be used to kill people and break things. Preferably (but not always) from a distance.
Here’s something you won’t find out from the media: Israel has thermonuclear (”H-Bomb”) warheads as well as nuclear (”A-Bomb”) warheads and has nuclear cruise missiles aboard diesel-electric submarines, thus they have a second strike retaliatory option that most small nuclear states don’t have. Do you know what the “trigger” for an “H-Bomb” is?
No more nation building. These people don’t appreciate it.
If you don’t know that whole story, do some research. And if Iran doesn’t pose a nuclear threat, why did six major powers just waste years trying to negotiate a deal? And where did the word “invade” come from? No one is talking about invading Iran.
For the sake of argument, let’s just say President Cruz.
What choice would a President Cruz really have?
The Kremlin, for example, housed a bunch of bad boys, but at least they themselves didn’t WANT to die. At least there was some semblance of being rational and some threats could be negotiated away.
All of islim and Iran must be brought to its knees, imo. Whether that’s done through brute force or choking them off financially or regime change or some combination, we simply cannot coexist. That is abundantly clear.
Only the President and his inner circle has all the information from which to make those decisions. Which is why it’s of paramount importance for the Chief Executive be the right kind of guy.
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