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2004-02-21

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-02-21 4:49:27 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I mean to put this in the Iraq section.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-2-21 8:47:56 AM|| 2004-2-21 8:47:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Having pretty much zero faith at this point in the administration's strategic calculations, I just hope that they've wargamed a Shi'ite insurrection backed up with an Iranian military intervention.

Posted by Hiryu 2004-2-21 9:18:05 AM|| 2004-2-21 9:18:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hiryu - i wouldn't count out it yet. let the election process get over with then by the end of next we just might be in control of these iranian govt institutions. or at the very least the mullas collective asses will be burned.

Posted by Dan 2004-2-21 10:03:48 AM|| 2004-2-21 10:03:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I find these 2 timelines of extreme interest:

1) US General Election in November

2) Feverish efforts by Black Hats to acquire a nuke pkg they can tip one of their "upgraded" missiles with

Anyone taking bets on which occurs first?

I'm not as worried about the Mad Mullahs' attempt to mfg weapons-grade fissile material themselves (I don't think they can manage it in the available timeframe) as I am with the possibility that they'll find someone to sell them a finished product. In spite of the dearth of comments about it, I have a clear recollection of previous events:

1) Rafsanjani's multiple declarations that Iran would nuke Israel the minute they acquired a deliverable warhead

2) the Missile Parade - complete with "nose art" of their intentded use

I hope we are doing everything possible to make sure they don't get a finished warhead. I have little doubt that, if re-elected, Dubya will handle the home-brew threat. Unfortunately I have to assume we have some notion of their progress - though intel failures have been shown to be significant lately. Tenet has had a number of serious failures on his watch at CIA... We are talking about people who dream of nuking Israel out of existence and are insane enough to follow through, per Rafsanjani's statements.

Posted by .com 2004-2-21 3:02:24 PM|| 2004-2-21 3:02:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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