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2007-02-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran will regret its nuke program, and here's how

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Posted by ryuge 2007-02-20 09:04|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I like the third option, but it will never happen since it offends western sensibilities. To dirty, not honorable, and you just murder people in cold blood!

I would modify option 1 and three. Work with resistance groups in Iran and between them and clandestine air strikes, take out refineries, oil loading ports, pipelines and headquarters for oil companies. Create havoc in the only money making area they have.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-20 09:58|| 2007-02-20 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 We have to go beyond this "step 1" thinking to "step 2".

That is, Iran is right that if we devastate their nuclear infrastructure, they can eventually rebuild it. That is, unless we take actions *with* the destruction to insure that they *can't* rebuild it.

And this is why I always add the partitioning of Iran to whatever battle scheme we use. Only by taking away their minority regions, and joining them to their adjacent national brothers, to be under their protection, will Iran be denied.

For such partitions to last, the Iranian military and IRG must be reduced, so they cannot take those lands back.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-20 10:42|| 2007-02-20 10:42|| Front Page Top

#3 The major problem of dealing with Iran is its location right over the main choke point of the world oil trade, the Persian Gulf. The economy of the world hinges on that trade continuing until mideast oil production gives out. Only a few nukes flying in that area will bring that day much earlier than otherwise.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-20 13:58|| 2007-02-20 13:58|| Front Page Top

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