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2007-03-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran withdraws offer to release kidnapped sailor
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Posted by Jackal 2007-03-29 20:36|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Oil must not be rising fast enough to suit them. I believe Iran is going to continue milking this until it no longer has an impact on the oil markets (becomes old news).

Posted by crosspatch 2007-03-29 20:52||   2007-03-29 20:52|| Front Page Top

#2 In other words ... "further tension" actually benefits them. Their budget is dependent on oil revenue. This cranks that revenue up. China will sell them cheap goods no matter what the UN does. Russia will block any strong action too. They can milk this practically forever.
Posted by crosspatch 2007-03-29 20:55||   2007-03-29 20:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I *really* wish the US wasn't such a crack whore when it came to oil. Our problems with Islam wouldn't go away - and Chavez would still be an a-hole. But somehow I'd feel better knowing I'm not contributing to some nutcase's nuke fund every time I fire up my car.

And it would keep Al Gore away. Bonus.
Posted by Geoffro 2007-03-29 21:23||   2007-03-29 21:23|| Front Page Top

#4 RUSSIA-CHINA have both premised their future economic and geopol success on AMER GETTING STEADILY WEAKER, NOT STRONGER. nor even the post-Cold War/USSR "status quo".
Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-29 22:32||   2007-03-29 22:32|| Front Page Top

#5 As mentioned earlier, Iranians lie, always have, always will. It's genetic. The answer is relatively simple. Revoke visas for all their UN delegates and toss them out of the this country ASAP. Not allowed back in the US ever.
24 hour notice NATO (attck on one is an attack on all) will destroy their gasoline refinery as a token gesture of seriousness unless the captives are released. Any harm to the captives it's blockade time and goodbye Mullahs. ( I kind of liked the trade for Jimmah Carter though, another Nobel Prize post mortem, would be acceptable)
Posted by Phineter Thraviger 2007-03-29 23:24||   2007-03-29 23:24|| Front Page Top

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