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2006-05-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Clomoter Omeash3516 2006-05-07 03:34|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Since Russia and China will never join with the US for a direct preemptive attack on Iran, this leaves the US with a good alternative.

To get the agreement ahead of time that if Iran attacks *first*, both Russia and China will stay neutral.

From that point on, the US needs to do two things: first, to stimulate Iran to attack first; and second, for that attack to be both obvious and ineffectual--a failure.

However, Iran is skilled at using proxies to attack its enemies. So they would want al-Qaeda to make the attack, giving Iran plausible deniability.

So there is some subtlety involved. The US trying to goad Iran into a conventional and fruitless attack; and Iran trying to hit a big enough target hard enough, but wanting to still pretend innocence.

While on the surface, using al-Qaeda seems to give Iran the advantage, remember that the US has SOCOM, an organization far deadlier and effective, at its disposal.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-07 09:52|| 2006-05-07 09:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Al-Q is already going to attack any time they can. Strike on Iran or not. So is Hezzbolah, and Hamas, and LLL and JI. The threat is already being implemented, it has for years. Do you really think they are waiting for us to bomb Iran before they attack us?

Posted by Thragum Angugum3698 2006-05-07 12:03|| 2006-05-07 12:03|| Front Page Top

#3 NO matter when or which terror groups does the attackin', Dubya and America will get the blame anyhoo, as the Failed Left needs justification as to why alleged authoritarian Male Brute Rightist Socialist FASCISM is insufficient and not strong enough or good enough to protect or govern the future American = Amerikan, Amerikan = anti-Amerikan OWG and world order - you know, the one where America and ONLY AMERIKA must unilater and unconditionally give up its Empire, national sovereignty, and national control of its Govt., Econ, and Endowments to a coalition of extra-national governing world states. America =Amerika needs Motherly, Secular, Totalitarian, Perfectionist = Against All Sides Commie LeftSOcialism to save our defective dishonest warmongering imperialist penile-centric rapist abuser molester anti-Girley men Arrogant Male Fascist souls. UTOPIA > ALL AMERIKANS NEEDS A LAWYER WHOM NEEDS A LAWYER WHOM NEEDS A LAWYER, ............................, GOVERNMENT, AND SWORN AFFIDAVIT(S) AND PASSPORTS JUST TO GET A GLASS OF WATER!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-07 22:17|| 2006-05-07 22:17|| Front Page Top

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