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2004-09-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-09-14 1:59:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "I say the presence of Americans (in Iraq) is not a sign of strength," Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani told the Al-Jazeera television network last month. Bragging about Iranian influence, he said: "We are present from Quds (Jerusalem) to Kandahar (in Afghanistan). We are present in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq."

The prime challenges of the next US president
1) Defanging Iran's and NK of nuclear capabilities.
2)Regime change in both.

This is not me saying this, this is straight from the mounth of Ali Shamkhani himself. They are so sure of themselves that they dropped al pretense regarding their ambitions.

I hope President Bush is smart enough to have the army prepare the proper response now and not wait till reelection. This way he can unleash them on the Mullahs while there is enough time. If Bush fails I hope my own government will do something about them, otherwise this is going to be the beginning of the end for western civilization.

Posted by Elder of Zion 2004-09-14 5:04:21 AM|| 2004-09-14 5:04:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 good post EZ. However, considering the overall quagmire tone of the article above, I wonder if Iran is really that close?

Not saying they aren't - but this article is even attempting to make Sadr look like a major threat. This strikes me as wishful thinking by the latte left, that Iraq is spiralling out of control and the US is mired! Mired! in Iraq.

Posted by 2B 2004-09-14 7:38:25 AM|| 2004-09-14 7:38:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 When does that Shiite pilgrim season begin? Until a large part of the insurgency is crushed, the border should be secured and "pilgrims" not allowed to enter.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-14 10:49:26 AM|| 2004-09-14 10:49:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 B-a-R - Already happened for the current Islamic "year" - in January.

Posted by .com 2004-09-14 10:59:50 AM|| 2004-09-14 10:59:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Umrah will occur in mid October, heh.

There is no end to the ritual requirements of Islam. Keep 'em bizzy - and watching each othere (Stasi-style) - and they'll stay on the reservation.

Posted by .com 2004-09-14 11:04:27 AM|| 2004-09-14 11:04:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 2B,
It is immaterial if they are that close to a nuke
what matters is that in a little time they may possess enough stashed critical stuff that can be hidden away, and then they may at their leisure construct nukes as the need arises.
I definitely don't think Iraq is a quagmire - the opposite is true, considering the objective conditions the Americans have achieved a lot. The problem is that this kind of change will take years and requires patience and a long attention span (which I doubt common american voters possess).
Therefore it is extremely important that the de-fanging of Iran (and possibly of the Norks) is done NOW, while you can still gather public support and understanding for this.
Later, it may be almost impossible to locate and deal with already half formed nuke components, while right now the uranium purification plants and the reactor are sitting ducks.
So I say now is the time to do it and IMHO you dont even need nukes to accomplish this if you plan correctly.

Posted by Elder of Zion 2004-09-14 12:48:29 PM|| 2004-09-14 12:48:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't disagree. One think that Iran might be mindful of is that there are two months between November and January 4. Looking at our past militay actions - that's pleny o' time.

Between Israel, Russia and the US - things aren't looking good for Iran - despite all their customary bluster.

Posted by 2B 2004-09-14 12:53:43 PM|| 2004-09-14 12:53:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Methinks the Pentagon lights burn 24x7 - and plans are updated as often as the intel demands.

Tick... Tock... Mullahs can't tell time.

Posted by .com 2004-09-14 12:56:01 PM|| 2004-09-14 12:56:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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