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2005-02-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. Routinely Updating War Plan for Iran

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Posted by Steve 2005-02-09 1:30:04 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In other news, US routinely updating war plans for China, Cuba, Panama, North Korea, ... Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, etc. We always have plans and we always update them--better to be prepared than caught flat-footed.

Posted by Dar 2005-02-09 1:58:53 PM|| 2005-02-09 1:58:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 And then after we really decide to do something, the guy in charge comes up with a new plan based on the actual situation he's faced with.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-09 2:03:47 PM|| 2005-02-09 2:03:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "Operation Guillotine"

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-09 2:30:43 PM|| 2005-02-09 2:30:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "Operation Black Turban" is the plan.

Right now we are in "Operation Tell 'Em Anything They Want to Hear."

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-09 3:06:15 PM|| 2005-02-09 3:06:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 U.S. Routinely Updating War Plan for Iran

The Magic Mullahs are constantly moving around, and constantly looking up expecting top see fighter jets with either Stars and Stripes or a star of David on the tail fin...

Are you nervous Imam? {he he he}

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-09 3:29:52 PM|| 2005-02-09 3:29:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 We have plans for everything. Some are sitting in dusty filing cabinets, some are sitting on generals desks. And some are in SecDefs vest pocket.

And I still have some I cancelled in my underwear and socks.

Posted by Sandy Berger 2005-02-09 5:19:02 PM|| 2005-02-09 5:19:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 So what do we do?, A surgical strike on the military and nuclear targets? That leaves an undefeated populace as in Iraq, and probably a much more troublesome one. To hope for an uprising after a strike is to hope for too much, but carpet bombing cities to break the will to fight as in Germany & Japan just ain't gonna happen.
Ugh.. it makes my head hurt, glad I'm not the one that needs to figure it out.

Posted by JerseyMike 2005-02-09 6:05:33 PM|| 2005-02-09 6:05:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 "I'm not spending any of my time worrying about the nuclear proliferation in Iran. I haven't been called into any late-night meetings at 8 o'clock at night saying, 'Holy cow, we got to sit down and go plan for Iran,"

-No shit Sir, but tell the folks why. Could it be we already have accurate target acquisition down to 8-digit grids on their heavy water and refining facilities? Just a wild guess.

Posted by Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead 2005-02-09 9:41:18 PM|| 2005-02-09 9:41:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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