Hawks have warplanes ready if the nuclear diplomacy fails

The Times ^ | February 7, 2006 | Richard Beeston

[TexanToTheCore]

Yes, they are scoffing at our threats to attack them militarily.



They don't understand the exercise.

[Dog Gone]

Finally, the strike would not, as it often said, delay the Iranian programme. It would almost certainly speed it up,” he wrote in an article.

That's just stupid talk.

[benjibrowder]

57% of America isn't stupid and isn't going to let a bomb go off in either Israel or America.

[reefdiver]

Every day we wait - They get that day to get closer to their goals. Just so we all know that

[tet68]

“It will have to be diplomats, not F15s that stop the mullahs,” said Joseph Cirincione, an expert on non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “An air strike against the uranium conversion facility at Esfahan would inflame Muslim anger, rally the Iranian public around an otherwise unpopular government. Finally, the strike would not, as it often said, delay the Iranian programme. It would almost certainly speed it up,” he wrote in an article.


Diplomats have never stopped a war yet.
This guy wants us to do nothing least they speed up their
armament race? The same mentality that says we shouldn't
kill terrorists cause we are then creating more of them.

Idioten!

[Busywhiskers]

It is the accursed Europeans who are going to be in range of Iran's missiles. Shouldn't they be the ones who take the lead in taking out Iran's nuke sites? If we do it, we will have to put up with a bunch of whining protest from the ungrateful SOB's we are trying to protect.

[benjibrowder]

Finally, the strike would not, as it often said, delay the Iranian programme. It would almost certainly speed it up,” he wrote in an article.

Explain to me how that works exactly? No, sitting around talking about talking about a potential strike will certainly speed it up. An immediate attack on their nuclear manufacturing facilities will put an immediate end to this threat (at least for a long while).

[Supernatural]

You are right, diplomacy stops nothing. It just gives the other side a chance to grow stronger and to strike when they think they are strong enough.

[yarddog]

Every time I see someone from the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, I remember that is where Alger Hiss worked.

[COEXERJ145]

“It will have to be diplomats, not F15s that stop the mullahs,”

More like B-2 Spirits carrying B-61-11 bombs.

[konahawk]

How could such a massive strike by U.S. "speed up the programme"...? That makes no sense at all. I can't imagine a scenario (wish I could) where war can be AVOIDED. I'm talking about a REALISTIC scenario. I don't think they will be stopped with threats,conferences,diplomatic overtures, boycotts,or appeasement. Ain't gonna happen.

[CommieCrusher]

All hell could happen anyday now,and once again good
will overcome evil.

[GladesGuru]

"Finally, the strike would not, as it often said, delay the Iranian programme. It would almost certainly speed it up,” he wrote in an article. Yeppers, being bombed by the US military just helps industrial effort no end.

[yarddog]

I am beginning to wonder if it will require some anonymous country to literally nuke them. They could always claim it was an accident.

[LibWhacker]

Thank God. It's the only way. A lot of us on FR have been saying it for years. Let's hope it's not so late that it costs millions of lives on our side. You just can't reason with someone who thinks God has ordered him to kill you and everyone you know, any more than you can reason with someone who thinks his neighbor's dog has ordered him to kill people.

“It will have to be diplomats, not F15s that stop the mullahs,” said Joseph Cirincione...

Shut up, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!!!

[BIGLOOK]

“It will have to be diplomats, not F15s that stop the mullahs,” said Joseph Cirincione

He might have a point but an F/A 18 could stop several mullahs dead.

[xzins]

The prospect of Iran having a nuke is far worse than that of al Sadr getting mad.

Iran will not stop with the mere possession of the weapon. They will use it either to blackmail or to attack.

[manwiththehands]

“It will have to be diplomats, not F15s that stop the mullahs,” said Joseph Cirincione, an expert on nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “An air strike against the uranium conversion facility at Esfahan would inflame Muslim anger, ...

It won't be F-15's. It will be F-22's, precision-guided bombs and nuclear bunker-busters.

"Let's kick the tires and light the fires!"

[sgtbono2002]

I am much in agreement with you. I have no qualms about the US leading the attack, but we should not do it alone.

We need a coalition that agrees that even if they dont fight the least they can do is not whine when we have finished saving their butts.

We have to have the Democrats in this country not only vote for the war like last time, but submit an affadavit that they will not bad mouth the President for doign what they all agreed had to be done.

This trying to pee backwards after the fact is sickening.