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2007-02-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran defies West's threat to impose more sanctions

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sanctions are meaningless. Whatever they can't get from Turkey, the Russians and Chinese will deliver. By default, a military solution is our only choice. The status quo is unthinkable.

Posted by Sneaze 2007-02-26 05:21|| 2007-02-26 05:21|| Front Page Top

#2 "we do not see the U.S. in a position to impose another crisis on its tax payers inside America by starting another war in the region."

Whayh, that's right neighborly of them Iranians! Worryin' 'bout our taxes. 'Cept I doan think they unnerstan' the size of our economy. Twoudn't be nuttin' to send 'em back a coupla hunnert years; nuttin' at all.

Posted by Bobby 2007-02-26 06:17|| 2007-02-26 06:17|| Front Page Top

#3 We have abandoned the reverse gear and the brakes of the train."

"Cassandra Crossing".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-26 10:13|| 2007-02-26 10:13|| Front Page Top

#4 ...a "train with no brakes,"

Yeah, that usually works out well...

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-26 10:16|| 2007-02-26 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 So, after that train with no brakes flies off the track, can we then call it the Gulf of Rumsfeld? Or, does that official renaming still have to go through some U.N. approval process?

Posted by BA 2007-02-26 10:30|| 2007-02-26 10:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Sanctions don't work. Unless sanctions bring about internal unrest and overthrow of the those in power, they don't work. We learned that from Saddam and Iraq. Saddam continued to get rich with the help of the U.N. in the oil for food program. Unless there is more unrest in Iran than I think, let's get on with taking out their nuclear facilities.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-02-26 12:16|| 2007-02-26 12:16|| Front Page Top

#7 No Brakes + No Reverse > as said times ago, IRAN > ALL BUT OFFICIALLY DEMANDING TO BE ATTACKED AND INVADED. Can't have anti-US, asymmetric "People's War" warfare, NOR AMER HIROSHIMAS, iff Dubya doesn't unilater invade. Can't have Demmies taking credit for GOP-Right/Conservative achievements while also making sure Dems survive new 9-11's agz Washington DC in order to rule the new Amerika, the mighty world-ruling USSA = weak, anti-sovereign Global SSR/USR. D ***ng it, Russia-China can stay Russia andor China, but only America = Amerika must become the United Socialist Republics!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-26 21:24|| 2007-02-26 21:24|| Front Page Top

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