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| "Inconceivable!" | |
| 2004-11-04 | |
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said it was "inconceivable" that the United States would attack Iran over its nuclear programme. "I don't see any circumstances in which military action would be justified against Iran full stop," Straw told BBC radio amid speculation that re-elected US President George W. Bush may be more hawkish over the Islamic republic. Asked if the world would support a US bombing campaign against Iran, Straw said: "Not only is that inconceivable, but I think the prospect of it (US military action) happening is inconceivable."
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #25 I just take it to mean that Straw has limited imagination. The correct statement is that it is absolutely *certain* the Iranian tyrants will be attacked unless toppled by a popular revolution. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-11-04 11:55:36 PM |
| #24 "I don't see any circumstances in which military action would be justified against Iran full stop," Garsh, not even if they launched a nuclear tipped missile into Europe or passed off an atomic device into the hands of terrorists? Straw is phenomenally shortsighted. Europe's collective myopia will be their doom. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-04 10:45:34 PM |
| #23 The Arab Street(tm): "Wait, Mahmoud, I thought the Brits said the U.S. would not attack us militarily!" Don Rumsfeld: "That's just troop realignment between Iraq and Afghanistan overland!" |
| Posted by: BA 2004-11-04 9:43:56 PM |
| #22 Note, he says inconceivable the US militart won't attack, but he doesn't say anything about Israel. |
| Posted by: bombay 2004-11-04 8:37:40 PM |
| #21 Raj, that rates up there with the Johnny River's "Secret Asian Man" |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-11-04 7:43:07 PM |
| #20 The Beach Boys saw this coming years ago: Bomb bomb, Bomb bomb Iran... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-11-04 7:19:58 PM |
| #19 Maybe Jack has seen the plan where we let the IAF bomb them. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-11-04 6:53:21 PM |
| #18 It was "inconceivable" that two planes would be flown into the WTC and aother into the Pentagon. Inconceivable doesn't mean it won't happen. |
| Posted by: Elmoling Grenter5118 2004-11-04 5:51:43 PM |
| #17 israel. bunker busting bombs. not merely conceivable but probable. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-04 5:50:47 PM |
| #16 Sheesh, does a German have to explain British diplomacy? "over its nuclear programme" Of course not. Iran having a nuclear programme is entirely legit. It's the nuclear arms programme, duh! |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-11-04 5:45:11 PM |
| #15 or is it telgraph talk... like Stop period? English does get in the way between us. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-04 5:31:18 PM |
| #14 in which military action would be justified against Iran full stop, ? Does this mean all out? If we go 79 percent it would be cool? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-04 5:30:27 PM |
| #13 In six months, inconceivable becomes remarkable. |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-11-04 5:04:45 PM |
| #12 Maybe we need to parse what he said: 'it was "inconceivable" that the United States would attack Iran over its nuclear programme.' But what if the US attacked Iran for a different reason? Say, for counter-attacking Israel after they had blown up Iran's nuclear programme; or maybe a border provacation with Iraq; or interfering with shipping in the Persian Gulf; or any number of other belligerant acts that Iran is itching to perpetrate? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-11-04 4:56:59 PM |
| #11 Who might understand this? Who might consider it properly? Whose spirit might dare to see through it? Whose tongue might announce it? Whose mental capabilities might form a proper idea of this?" He adds: "interim hoc omittamus: multum est ad nos." ("Let's leave it for a moment, it trespasses our horizon") Great line to impress...lol (Augustine talks about the immaculate conception) |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-11-04 4:43:49 PM |
| #10 The US must not accept a nuclear Iran. If we do, then why did we re-elect W? |
| Posted by: SR71 2004-11-04 4:41:37 PM |
| #9 Reminds me of all the hysteria after Baghdad fell. Lefties peppered Powell and others re the possibility of turning right or left for more fruit picking. Ask Colin/W if this practice had an effect, but you can be sure that when MSM in US picks this up and runs this story through the grinder for a few weeks on Talking Head shows, the US might be backed into a corner. I don't see it as a good/bad cop thing at all. Rather, it's pure boiler plate along the lines of "with election victory, Bush will have to make kissy-face with those he defeated, not the other way around." Jack: Poor choice of words. TGA: What does it mean? |
| Posted by: chicago mike 2004-11-04 4:29:10 PM |
| #8 Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The Brits love acheiving their goals through deception. The US likes to meet at high noon in the town square with six shooters. Good Cop, Bad Cop! |
| Posted by: TomAnon 2004-11-04 4:19:51 PM |
| #7 Covert? That would be like cruise missiles with no markings? |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-11-04 4:16:02 PM |
| #6 He said its inconceivable to attack them. He said nothing about covert action, which, by its nature, is covert. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-11-04 4:06:52 PM |
| #5 Not good good cop act, though. You've got to convince the perp the bad cop is crazy and will do what he says unless perp cooperates with good cop. We are crazy. That's why we re-elected Shrub. Yearrrrrgh! |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-04 4:03:39 PM |
| #4 Jack is probably playing good cop to the US bad cop. Either that, or he's being completely stupid. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-11-04 4:00:47 PM |
| #3 "Quis hoc capiat? quis hoc digne cogitet? Cuius mens hoc audeat perscrutari? Cuius lingua audeat pronuntiare? Cuius valeat cogitatio capere?" Augustinus |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-11-04 3:54:52 PM |
| #2 Inigo! |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2004-11-04 3:54:09 PM |
| #1 Dictionary sez: inconceivable--"So unlikely or surprising as to have been thought impossible; unbelievable: an inconceivable victory against all odds." |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-11-04 3:51:28 PM |