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2008-01-07 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Bush says US would defend Israel if Iran attacks

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Posted by Steve White 2008-01-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Now I'm relaxed.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-01-07 05:24|| 2008-01-07 05:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Except for g(r)om, of course! ;-)

Posted by W 2008-01-07 06:06|| 2008-01-07 06:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, you can count on us.
And the UN.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-01-07 07:56|| 2008-01-07 07:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Of course, if a Democrat is President, the US would not defend Israel. Or Taiwan, Germany, Canada, or quite possibly large sections of the United States.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-07 08:29|| 2008-01-07 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Of course Moose, you need a military do 'defend' with, something the Donks are not going to allow to stay around except for the usual Euro palace guards for fancy ceremonies.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-01-07 09:04|| 2008-01-07 09:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Israel along with the US suspects that Teherans nuclear programme is a cover for developing atomic weapons, a charge Iran has denied.

Does that mean Bush is prepared for a nuclear exchange with Iran? Are we already in a MAD situation with Iran? What other kind of attack could Iran possibly mount?

But then, according to the NIE, Iran doesn't have any nukes. Does Bush think Iran is gonna march their troops into Israel? Or fire a few missiles with conventional warheads? Does he really think that?

I'm confused because it seems to me Iran already did attack Israel when they sent Hezbollah after them. What did we do to help then? Arrange a cease fire with UN supervision while leaving Hezbollah in place so they could declare victory? We should have sent the heavy bombers to crush the Hezzies.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-01-07 12:11|| 2008-01-07 12:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Bush is telling the Iranians that they die if thy nuke Israel so there is no point in betting that they can take out all of Israel's capability with a first strike or whatever.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-01-07 15:17|| 2008-01-07 15:17|| Front Page Top

#8 The Donks will have a reasonable military to work with because the Trunks will do their best to leave them one. Now if we could just get the Donks to return the favor. But it works in their best interests not to because people will blame Republicans for being forced to spend more.

Posted by gorb 2008-01-07 17:07|| 2008-01-07 17:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Actions speak louder than words.

All in all - its not weather Bush will actually defend Israel - if weather the Mullah's believe that Bush would defend Israel.

And with the things Condi has been saying lately - and the recent actions at that conference in Anapolous (sp?) and what happened during the recent Lebanon war, I am beginning to have my doubts. Why should they?

If a ship carrying a nuke goes off in an Israeli port and it is traced back to Iran - and the U.N. and the Donks are braying to 'understand' them and calls for full investigations ( since Iran will claim it was stolen or was a Western plan / plot) which would take years the way the UN drags them on - would he defend Israel or pressure Israel to wait for the investigation - and then for the acquittal of Iran or negotiations which will take even more years. The Mullahs may think that they have a pretty good chance of getting away with it.

And if a Democrat is in the white house the Mullahs would have nothing to fear.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-01-07 22:25|| 2008-01-07 22:25|| Front Page Top

#10 ION, DEFENSE NEWS > TAIWAN FEARS CHINA IS CHIPPING AWAY AT US SUPPORT; + WAFF.com [Jan 4 08] > CHINA'S ABILITY TO SUSTAIN WARFARE.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-07 23:27|| 2008-01-07 23:27|| Front Page Top

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