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2007-02-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US preparations for invading Iran are complete

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Promises, promises....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-18 00:25|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-02-18 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Invade - no

Reduce certain select locations to very small rubble - faster please

Posted by DMFD 2007-02-18 00:59|| 2007-02-18 00:59|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Shipman 2007-02-18 01:17|| 2007-02-18 01:17|| Front Page Top

#4 FOX BOYS > both Barnes and Kondracke are in rough general agreement that Dubya's priority, for now, is to isolate Iran's ambitions while using multilateral diplomacy/negots to induce Iran into 'regime change".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-18 01:39|| 2007-02-18 01:39|| Front Page Top

#5 ...a chilling new report that coincides with leading US Democrat Congressmen's warning to President Bush that he does not have the authority to go to war with Iran.

And yet Iran has sought no authority from Congress to wage its thirty year war against the United States.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-02-18 04:30|| 2007-02-18 04:30|| Front Page Top

#6 When are you Americans going to wake up and see the double standard in letting Israel become Nuclear (what is it over 200 warheads now?)

So you expect the world to see how "Equal" and "Even handed" you Americans are with your "Democracy", but it is all a double standard.

Israel is not signed on to the NPT, nor do they allow inspectors to go into their sites. As a matter of fact, they have threatened the security of more Arab states than any other country. AND they do all this without so much as a twitch from you people.

You are here talking about "Dubya" like you know him? Get your head out of your ass for a minute and take a look around. What would you say if the whole world said "America cannot have a Space program" and the world started putting sanctions on you. Meanwhile, China, Russia and everyone else is going to space. Hmmm... I'm sure that seems fair to you?

If you want Iran to give up their nukes, why doesn't anyone force Israel to disarm. Take the weapons away from Israel first. Then talk about losing proliferation aspirations can begin.

Until then, I suggest you read things other than NEOCON propaganda.

Posted by Arabi 2007-02-18 05:35|| 2007-02-18 05:35|| Front Page Top

#7 If you want Iran to give up their nukes, why doesn't anyone force Israel to disarm.

Because, barbarian, Israel has no crescent moon or Mohammedan drivel on its flag. In that neighborhood, no other reason is necessary.

Death before dhimmi.

Posted by Kufr al-Amriki 2007-02-18 05:56|| 2007-02-18 05:56|| Front Page Top

#8 You just made my point that all Israeli's are inbred by a family of eastern European flea market hookers and pimps.

Posted by Arabi 2007-02-18 05:58|| 2007-02-18 05:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Mods, please make it go away!

Posted by gorb 2007-02-18 06:32|| 2007-02-18 06:32|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm hoping and praying Israel will "give up their nukes".... give up one or two 5000 feet over Tehran, one, two or three over Damascus. One of Beruit, A half dozen or so over various cities in Soodiland. The sooner, the better. Hooah!

Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-18 07:04|| 2007-02-18 07:04|| Front Page Top

#11 Israelis in particular and Jewish folks generally have brought more to the table in civiliation than all the Moose Limbs mobocracies in history combined.

All the while being murdered and reviled for no other reason than being Jewish.

I'll take Jewish civility and culture over anything you have to offer any day.

Judaism is a religion that values life, self defense and many other practical matters over everything else. They are a group of people to be emulated and we are all lesser people for failing to do so.

If Islamists can't do business and can't negotiate to live along side Jewish peple, I have no use for them. Or you.

Posted by badanov 2007-02-18 08:21|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2007-02-18 08:21|| Front Page Top

#12 What would you say if the whole world said "America cannot have a Space program" and the world started putting sanctions on you.

Yeah, like that's going to happen. Listen camel humper, the U.S. economy drives the rest of the world. All those fancy things y'all love so much but can't build, we invented most of them.

You Arabs, (I'm assuming you're an Arab, you display the logic of one) have been killing each other, and "others", since Mohammed crawled out of the desert and began his evil pretend religion. And that's about it. Along the way you've murdered tens of millions, destroyed whole civilizations and claimed their contributions to humanity as your own.

So, if we decide that you goofball Islamic morons aren't going to be allowed to have Nuclear Weapons, who can blame us? Idiot. Don't you have a goat to abuse?

Posted by Omolurt Elmeaper6990 2007-02-18 08:57|| 2007-02-18 08:57|| Front Page Top

#13 I still hold that no matter the causus belli, nor who starts it, the US strategy will be three fold:

1) Reduce the Iranian nuclear capability and uranium mines, their military and IRG. Defense provided by layered anti-ballistic missile shield.

2) Once their military and IRG are reduced, use a South-North movement to partition Khuzestan and Iranian Kurdistan, which will then be occupied and defended by the Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmurga, respectively. (At this point, the Pakistani army may occupy Iranian Baluchistan, likewise.) There will be no reason to invade Persia.

3) The US keeps its forces in reserve, providing heavy weapons and air support until the situation has stabilized.

This scenario will result in Iran losing its oil and much of its mineral resources, its access to and ability to directly threaten the Persian Gulf, and the capability to regenerate its nuclear weapons program. Its major weapons system will have been neutralized, and the territory and people it loses to its neighbors will strengthen them accordingly.

US ground forces exposure will be limited to what amounts to a major flanking maneuver against the remnants of the Iranian army still positioned along the Iraqi border.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-18 09:20|| 2007-02-18 09:20|| Front Page Top

#14 Monkey (Arabi, whatever),

Isreal need nuclear weapons to defend itself against hundreds of millions of allan's children that are pledged to Isreal's destruction. Isreal was the vitim of three major and many minor wars launched by your muzzie governments and moskkks. Isreal does not threaten any other nation with first use of nukes nor do they try to impose their will on other neighboring countries - hell they don't even defend themselves anymore. That's the difference. Isrealis have a concience and are civilized. alan's spawn are barbarians and can't be trusted to act as responsible humans.

Now back to your desert chimp.

Posted by Democrats 2007-02-18 09:39|| 2007-02-18 09:39|| Front Page Top

#15 Oops the previous post by Democrats was really posted by me.

Posted by jds 2007-02-18 09:41|| 2007-02-18 09:41|| Front Page Top

#16 It would help if you were to spell Israel correctly, jds.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-02-18 10:51|| 2007-02-18 10:51|| Front Page Top

#17 you know him? Get your head out of your ass for a minute and take a look around. What would you say if the whole world said "America cannot have a Space program" and the world started putting sanctions on you. Meanwhile, China, Russia and everyone else is going to space. Hmmm... I'm sure that seems fair to you?

You do know what we'd do? We nuke the damn planet and kill everyone we didn't like. It's simple, cheap and we've done it before. Most of us think Andrew Jackson was a damn pussy for letting the indians get away.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-18 11:28|| 2007-02-18 11:28|| Front Page Top

#18 Boy howdy, Ship! You are on a roll today. Bartender, gimme one of what he's having. And bring one for my dead friend Admiral Yamamoto here.

Posted by SteveS 2007-02-18 12:17|| 2007-02-18 12:17|| Front Page Top

#19 It's pretty damn rich when a guy named Araby accuses others of being inbred.

How's yer cousin/wife's moustache lookin' today, Araby? Do her extra fingers mean extra pleasure for you in bed?

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Posted by Parabellum 2007-02-18 12:52|| 2007-02-18 12:52|| Front Page Top

#20 That Arabi fella is ~~posting~~ stalking on a whole bunch of threads.

Arabi: you are what we civilized folks call a "moonbat", and although you are providing me with some good laughs, I'm sure you'd be happier at democratic underground.

Posted by cajunbelle 2007-02-18 13:25|| 2007-02-18 13:25|| Front Page Top

#21 "If you want Iran to give up their nukes, why doesn't anyone force Israel to disarm."

-because, unlike idiotic iran they have not threatened to wipe any country off the map.

Until then I suggest you stop believing in muslim conspiracy theories....F'n goat fondler.

Posted by Broadhead6 in Iraq 2007-02-18 14:02|| 2007-02-18 14:02|| Front Page Top

#22 Good hunting, Broadhead6! Enjoy the new ROE.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-18 14:39|| 2007-02-18 14:39|| Front Page Top

#23 So you expect the world to see how "Equal" and "Even handed" you Americans are with your "Democracy", but it is all a double standard.

Sadly you're mistaking the 'left' for America. Let me introduce you to the Jacksonians. We don't care about 'even handed'. We don't care about 'world opinion'. Leave our country alone, and we'll leave your country in peace. Mess with us and we'll kill you. Don't believe me - talk to some elderly residents of Germany or Japan.

Posted by DMFD 2007-02-18 15:06|| 2007-02-18 15:06|| Front Page Top

#24 Where's Arabi posting from?

Posted by gorb 2007-02-18 15:43|| 2007-02-18 15:43|| Front Page Top

#25 I think Tempe, AZ, gorb. Dave D. posted the details in one of the other threads Mr. Arabi infested.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-18 15:53|| 2007-02-18 15:53|| Front Page Top

#26 Can't help anyone who doesn't see the difference between Israel and Iran. No double standard here. Attitudes like Arabi's are going to result in "fry 'em up."

Posted by SR-71 2007-02-18 17:10|| 2007-02-18 17:10|| Front Page Top

#27 Tempe, AZ? I wonder if he's one of those idiots who got thrown off the airplane in Minneapolis for collecting seat belt extenders and praying to the devil.

Posted by Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-02-18 20:09|| 2007-02-18 20:09|| Front Page Top

#28 Tempe? Hey, Ayrab, why not come down to Tucson and saw "howdy?" We could take some of My toys to the range.

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