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To: jhpigott; Dog; AdmSmith; TexKat; Coop; jeffers; nuconvert; Arizona Carolyn; BurbankKarl; SE Mom; ...

If this was enough provocation to cover Bush ordering a pre-planned general attack, we would move on our own schedule, with the centerpiece being certain time sensitive elements.

I'm not sure that this is casus belli, the Iranians were smart or lucky to seize UK and not US personnel.

Right this minute, I'm more concerned about targeting radars, aircraft without IFF transponders and the like triggering an "incident".

Back when we were spooled up during the Iran-Iraq war, response time to tanker provocations ran 24 to 48 hours. Right now, Monday or Tuesday is probably earliest for a planned "tit for tat" response, there'd need to be high level back and forth between the US and UK, we're still 3 to 11 days out on carrier number three, and "incidents" are possible at any time.


188 posted on 03/23/2007 7:02:45 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: jeffers

Thanks for the ping...time to seize the Iranian madman when he lands in New York...


251 posted on 03/23/2007 7:59:05 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
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