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2012-07-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Clinton Warns of U.S. Use of 'All Elements of Power' against Iran

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Posted by Fred 2012-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Election Time - time to "wag the dog".

Posted by Bob Noodleman1527 2012-07-18 00:10|| 2012-07-18 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, the Jewish vote is starting to defect to Romney so he has to come up with something.

Posted by crosspatch 2012-07-18 01:28|| 2012-07-18 01:28|| Front Page Top

#3 "We will use all elements of American power to prevent Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon," she said in remarks which carried an implied threat of ~~military action -- a course of action never ruled out by Washington.~~ multiple strongly-worded letters...or...quelle horreur...the dreaded UN Security Council Resolution ~~which will no doubt get vetoed by Russia and China anyway, so no problema, Shorty...proceed at your own pace. Just wait until after November so Bambi can still pick up the Jewish vote, 'k?~~ !

Fixed!

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2012-07-18 02:05|| 2012-07-18 02:05|| Front Page Top

#4 A very firm letter?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-07-18 02:49|| 2012-07-18 02:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Is there some law that politicians HAVE to use doublespeak?
They CAN'T speak the plain truth?
Or is rhe "Hildabeast" Unique?
Hmmm?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2012-07-18 03:30|| 2012-07-18 03:30|| Front Page Top

#6 trying to figure our way forward to have the maximum impact on affecting the decisions that Iran makes," Clinton said

I reat that as a "plan on the fly" or essentially no strategic plan at all.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-07-18 06:21|| 2012-07-18 06:21|| Front Page Top

#7 "An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions." - Napoleon

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-07-18 08:52|| 2012-07-18 08:52|| Front Page Top

#8 All the elements of power, except the canceling of the embargo waivers of course. He would rather go to war at great expense in US lives and resources than cause more disruption in the economies of 'allies'.

Posted by Blackbeard Omineger1431 2012-07-18 09:17|| 2012-07-18 09:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Love that quote from Napoleon.
Hahahahahahaha !!!

Posted by Raider 2012-07-18 09:20|| 2012-07-18 09:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Anybody dumb enough to buy that?

Posted by mojo 2012-07-18 10:08|| 2012-07-18 10:08|| Front Page Top

#11 "all elements of its power" to prevent Iran going nuclear and was working in "close consultation" with Israel

I translate that as "we will do everything we can to appear like we are doing something AND piss off the Israelis at the same time".

Did Napoleon ever say anything about an army of feckless crapweasels all running their own agendas?

Posted by SteveS 2012-07-18 10:25|| 2012-07-18 10:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Gosh, Hillary. Nobody seems to believe you.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-07-18 11:56|| 2012-07-18 11:56|| Front Page Top

#13 Procopius2k -- always like your posts with such a command of the history you have. Thanks for this one.

"An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions." - Napoleon

Posted by Sherry 2012-07-18 12:21|| 2012-07-18 12:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Ohz Nose!

Not AC/DC on the loudspeakerz!

-Dinnerjacket

Posted by swksvolFF 2012-07-18 12:41|| 2012-07-18 12:41|| Front Page Top

#15 Yeah, The hildabeast is gonna flash them if they don't comply. So they might out of fear of insanity and blindness.

Posted by Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-07-18 13:22|| 2012-07-18 13:22|| Front Page Top

#16 I reat that as a "plan on the fly" or essentially no strategic plan at all

Same here. That's the problem when one both abdicates a leadership positon while trying to appease Moscow and Beijing.

Posted by Pappy 2012-07-18 16:36|| 2012-07-18 16:36|| Front Page Top

#17 WORLD NEWS > WE WILL NOT ALLOW IRAN TO CLOSDE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: PANETTA.

* SAME > US, BRITAIN WARN IRAN ON HORMUZ CLOSURE.

versus

* SAME > NORTH KOREAN MISSLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME [LRBMS] WAY AHEAD OF SOUTH KOREA.

Nuke-wannabe Islamist Iran is not ready yet to navally oppose the US-Allies in the Gulf unless the Mullahs + IRGC are a glutton for sufferring casualties on their side, so any major MilPol countermoves Iran makes vee the US Gulf Buildup will be focused on LAND, NOT AT SEA. IRAN WILL DETER OR DEFEAT THE US CVNS + GATOR BOYZ BY DESTABILIZING OR OVERTHROWING THE VARIOUS REGIONAL MUSLIM GOVTS. WHICH SUPPORT THEM.

"Arab/Muslim Spring" protests on the Arabian Peninsula, support for Shia rights vee the KSA + GCC.

Again, until it does possess a minimal or "sufficient" NucWeap Arsenal Iran will prefer to stay on the Strategic Defensive for the time being.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > AHMADINEJAD: IRAN + [Nuke-armed] PAKISTAN ARE "NATURAL" ALLIES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-07-19 00:03|| 2012-07-19 00:03|| Front Page Top

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