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2007-03-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-03-18 14:17|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If Iran abducts Americans - and it is admitted or proven - it constitutes an act of war, and Dhimmi Carter is NOT President.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-03-18 14:56|| 2007-03-18 14:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Tsk, tsk. All those high ranking military guys disappearing. Could be the work of the satanic Americans. Or maybe someone simply appealed to their self-interest, military guys being the pragmatists that they are. Didn't Sun Tzu say something about it being bad luck to be on the losing side?

Posted by SteveS 2007-03-18 15:08|| 2007-03-18 15:08|| Front Page Top

#3 this war is heating up

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-18 15:10|| 2007-03-18 15:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Ya know, it would almost be funnier if those guys had simply been killed and dropped into the nearest well. Sure, not as useful as milking them for what they know, but easier to conceal and just as maddening to the mullahs.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-03-18 15:31|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-03-18 15:31|| Front Page Top

#5 We're missing a bet here. For example, were Iran to kidnap say, General Weasely Clark, "General" John Murtha, and Jimmy Carter, I mean, we couldn't just rush in there and rescue them.

Like, people could get hurt and puppies and kittens and shit. We would have to think about that very carefully before doing anything rash.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-03-18 18:40|| 2007-03-18 18:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Can we give them Murtha?

Posted by Icerigger 2007-03-18 18:50|| 2007-03-18 18:50|| Front Page Top

#7 "Send us something to show that you really have them! Like a frontal lobe"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-18 18:50|| 2007-03-18 18:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Get ready Reza boy, the U.S. has been thinking about you and your kind for years. Let's break it down for you: 1. you are not as smart as you think, and 2. although you think your sh*t don't stink, it do stink. Some amazingly bad things are happening to you, and will get only get worse. As the philosopher said, "Good things can only get better, bad things can only get worse." Your bad situation can only get worse.

Posted by whatadeal 2007-03-18 20:06|| 2007-03-18 20:06|| Front Page Top

#9 ...a US taskforce known as the Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group (ISOG)...

Are these the guys sneaking around loosening the Jesus nuts on all those Iranian helicopters that seem to be crashing lately?

If so, good goin' fellas! Keep it up!

Posted by Parabellum 2007-03-18 20:37|| 2007-03-18 20:37|| Front Page Top

#10 whatadeal....I think you misquoted what that philosopher said. If my memory recalls me correctly the saying goes,"Good things can only get worse, bad things can only get better."
Kinda changes everything, don't it? Or maybe your shit just stinks.

Posted by the Prophet 2007-03-18 21:39|| 2007-03-18 21:39|| Front Page Top

#11 I am sure your memory is correct, its just that the philosopher I was referring to ran Miami for the bad guys years ago, and I believe he was in charge of eliminating bad things before they got worse. It may be a misguided philosophy for a good life, but appropriate for the Iranians and what is coming their way.

Posted by whatadeal 2007-03-18 22:06|| 2007-03-18 22:06|| Front Page Top

#12 "Fighting cocks"??? Uhhhh, hhhmmmm, yeah-h-h not quite sure what to make of this comment.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-18 22:29|| 2007-03-18 22:29|| Front Page Top

#13 Heapin' helpin' of NaCl would seem to be in order here. Of course, something has been happening.

I'd have liked to see a campaign about 10 times harsher and more in-your-face start a few years back. Iraq was a good place for it. Of course who knows, we might have actually been in the game for some time now - but who wants to bet me $5 we have been?

It's much easier for JDAMs from unseen B-2s to make Iranian buildings vaporize then it is for Iran to seize US officers in Iraq. Should have been happening already.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-03-18 23:56|| 2007-03-18 23:56|| Front Page Top

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