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2012-04-04 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Report: Cabinet Hears 300 Would Die In Iran Strike

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Posted by trailing wife 2012-04-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Whoa - THERMOPYLAE is in IRAN???

Who knew?

Actually, as per NOSTRADAMUS + GUAM TAOTAMONAS + TEXAS-SIZED ASTEROIDS, its indirectly quite appropriate.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-04-04 00:22|| 2012-04-04 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 BS. The IDF lost 29 Mareva tanks to IEDs. After 2006, an infantry response is not in the plans. If an attack on Iran didn't lead to immediate regime change, "Hezblebanon" (the south) would be carpet bombed. Escalation to non-conventional means would be inevitable. Some of us would like islamist Iran and saudi arabia to be nothing but bad memories. Mecca, Medina, Qom? Yep.

Posted by Black Charlie Mussolini6055 2012-04-04 04:03|| 2012-04-04 04:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll give em a thermal pile.

Posted by crosspatch 2012-04-04 16:40|| 2012-04-04 16:40|| Front Page Top

#4 BS. The IDF lost 29 Mareva tanks to IEDs. After 2006, an infantry response is not in the plans

I think the discussion was around civilian deaths rather than military, Black Charlie Mussolini6055. Not being privy to the details, I have no idea how Iron Dome is going to handle the claimed 100,000 missiles and rockets currentky aimed at Israel from Iran,s dependents Syris, Hizb'allah-land/Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip....although I think it was last year when they showed the UN the satellite photo of Hiszb'allah territory with the launch sites marked,

Posted by trailing wife 2012-04-04 19:18|| 2012-04-04 19:18|| Front Page Top

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