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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran-aconda Plan
2004-07-19
Hat-tip to the master, Instapundit:
UPDATE: David Pinto emails:
I posted this in the comments to Brad DeLong's 1030 Days post, but I thought you'd be interested:
An attack against Iran will be much easier now since we can force them into a two front war, attacking from both Iraq and Afghanistan. Maybe this has been the strategy all along.
We've done a pretty good job of surrounding potential trouble makers. Pakistan has the US on one side and India on the other. Iran has the US on two fronts. And Syria has the US and Israel on two fronts. Not a bad strategic maneuver.

Gee, do you think they had that in mind all along?

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! /Rumsfeld fu
Posted by:Spot

#16  Accidents and serendipity, mainly. That link came from GK - THANX, GK! Lol! They're all over, you just gotta save the links - and Sacred Cow must have 200-250 images, alone!
Posted by: .com   2004-07-19 8:05:12 PM  

#15  LOL! How do you find this stuff?
Posted by: cingold   2004-07-19 8:00:45 PM  

#14  Hey, cingold! Here's a Sacred Cow Burger image that I would kill to have done first! Jay rocks, bro!
Posted by: .com   2004-07-19 7:43:16 PM  

#13  Re: #6 for Spot...

.com, you are the best! It was a long, hard day, and now I am ROFLMAO!

Posted by: cingold   2004-07-19 7:30:38 PM  

#12  So, Spot: What do you think of Jimmy Carter?
Posted by: Matt   2004-07-19 5:22:34 PM  

#11  Keep in mind Rummy's oft quoted comment:

"This ain't checkers; it's chess" -- Get it
Posted by: Capt America   2004-07-19 5:21:38 PM  

#10  "Gee, do you think they had that in mind all along?"

Yup.
Posted by: Dave D.   2004-07-19 5:19:09 PM  

#9  Spot - :) thx! Amen, bro. I hear lotsa grumbles about Bush not doing lots of public stuff on Iran. Lol! WTF do they think - that he's gonna show his hand in the middle of an election season? Especially one that's virtually tied? And their insecurities are "special" and he should do it to make them feel better? The public's right to know. Pfeh.

Bush is doing what a Commander in Chief should be doing: keeping tabs, planning, supporting our ally - the target - Israel, etc. No matter what shows up in the press, make no mistake that the Mad Mullahs are getting all of the messages being sent their way. That they misunderstand them as often as not is, of course, a problem with their stupidity. No doubt they are "getting it" often enough.
Posted by: .com   2004-07-19 5:15:12 PM  

#8  .com - LOL! Rummy's da Man.
I sure as hell hope they have this strategy. The blackhats and Baby Assad need a good whooppin'. Iran has been asking for it since 1979. (Don't get me started on that pussy Jimma Carta...)
Posted by: Spot   2004-07-19 4:59:31 PM  

#7  IMHO, W had all the reasons he needed to take out Saddam, even without the WMDs.

The problem isn't with W, it's with the DONKS and Media, especially after the Iraq WMD thingy. While many of us don't even read/listen/see the Media, the vast majority of Americans do. W needs a strong case.

I believe, along with Steyn, that Osama never left Tora Bora and he is nourishing various worms and other life forms. I also believe that most of AlQ has been in Iran for a while, protected and supported by the IRGC. Now, if we could show that, I think the American people would support a mission to Iran.
Posted by: Brett_the_Quarkian   2004-07-19 4:55:37 PM  

#6  for Spot...
Posted by: .com   2004-07-19 4:49:22 PM  

#5  how about proof they're protecting Bin Laden?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-07-19 4:44:31 PM  

#4  Unless we find a 'smoking gun', W won't be able to attack

You mean like the smoking gun he had for Iraq?

W will attack if he has to . . . period.
Posted by: spiffo   2004-07-19 4:40:09 PM  

#3  Unless we find a 'smoking gun', W won't be able to attack. He sure can rattle the bars of their cages, though.
Posted by: Brett_the_Quarkian   2004-07-19 3:23:11 PM  

#2  Don't read too much into my statement. It was the first thing that popped into my mind.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-07-19 3:17:11 PM  

#1  We will threaten them to bring their forces to the borders, but we will not attack. Iran will be forced to choose whether to guard against invasion or rebellion.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-07-19 3:11:37 PM  

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