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2007-08-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

President Bush Gives Ultimatum(?) To Iran

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-10 14:13|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ] Top

#1 Hell, I would argue anything in Iraq is fair game. Camps, blown.
Trucks with arms coming across border, blown.
Incursions into Iraq, blown.

They keep tugging at our tail,
Refineries in Iran, blown.
High value targets in Iran, killed.
Minorities in Iran, armed to the fucking teeth with US weapons.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-08-10 14:52|| 2007-08-10 14:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Until i see vodeo of JDAMS, cluster bombs or FAE over Tehran, GW is 'All rev, no torque' on this issue. he's just taking ombert pussy lessons.
prove me wrong, pul-lease....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-10 14:57|| 2007-08-10 14:57|| Front Page Top

#3 can i buy another vowel: how about an 'i' for that 'o' in the above......
Thank you.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-10 14:58|| 2007-08-10 14:58|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll believe it when I see Tehran glowing.

Posted by danking70 2007-08-10 15:19|| 2007-08-10 15:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Defense Secretary Robert Gates has stated publicly that "we think we can handle this inside the borders of Iraq."

That means we're using ballistic missiles.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-08-10 15:20|| 2007-08-10 15:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Partition is the low hanging fruit.

Posted by ed 2007-08-10 15:25|| 2007-08-10 15:25|| Front Page Top

#7 GW said: "My message to the Iranian people is, you can do better than this current government," he said.

George is talking tough to dinnerjacket and the mad mullahs. Hope he sticks with the line and gets tough when the time comes. There chain should have been jerked hard in 1979.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-08-10 15:52|| 2007-08-10 15:52|| Front Page Top

#8 ~~There~~ Their

Posted by JohnQC 2007-08-10 15:53|| 2007-08-10 15:53|| Front Page Top

#9 does it surprise anyone that the governments of afghanistan and iraq see no problem?

Posted by sinse 2007-08-10 16:12|| 2007-08-10 16:12|| Front Page Top

#10 President Bush charged Thursday that Iran continues to arm and train insurgents who are killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and he threatened action if that continues.

A strongly worded protest?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-08-10 16:30|| 2007-08-10 16:30|| Front Page Top

#11 The governments of Iraq and Afghanistan are still going to be next door to Iran is if the donks win the election and cut and run as is CW in DC.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-08-10 16:33|| 2007-08-10 16:33|| Front Page Top

#12 President Bush charged Thursday that Iran continues to arm and train insurgents who are killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and he threatened action if that continues.

A strongly worded protest?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-08-10 16:34|| 2007-08-10 16:34|| Front Page Top

#13 USN Ret. To describe Bush in an Aviator's terms He's all flaps and no thrust!

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-08-10 17:00|| 2007-08-10 17:00|| Front Page Top

#14 GBUSMC: agree, but right now I am in Terminal MotorHead Mode; devoted racerboy that I am.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-10 17:22|| 2007-08-10 17:22|| Front Page Top

#15 Ugh! This article is just dripping with patronizing elitist MSM-speak, BDS and terminal PC-itis.

drumbeat - warmonger imagery: check.

... U.S. military officers, administration officials and administration allies outside government and in the news media.
No one reliable, you see - just warmongers and administration stooges.

... if it continued its alleged support for anti-American forces in Iraq.
Not proven in a court of law, so only alleged.

The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to talk publicly about internal government deliberations.
So they felt free to bravely violate their oaths by speaking anonymously.

Bush's efforts to pressure Iran are complicated by the fact that the leaders of U.S.-supported governments in Iraq and Afghanistan have a more nuanced view of their neighbor.
Unlike the knuckle-dragging cowboy in the White House.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-08-10 17:52|| 2007-08-10 17:52|| Front Page Top

#16 After Maliki's "brokeback" moments this week with the Mahdi's poison dwarf, maybe it's time for GWB to arrange to have some fish wrapped in newspapers delivered to Amadinowhackjob - preferably starpped to na cruise missile of JDAM.

Or - turn the Iranian navy into artficial reef artifact - just to, you know, send a message to the Mullahs.

It appears that we are doing pretty well at draining the cesspool that is Iraq. The Arab interlopers are rapidly being attritted away to nothing. That leaves the Persian contingent.

The Persians are the biggest mole sticking its head out - begging for a "whack". The only thing left is to decide what our opening move will be. We should make ist clear that we have a 15-step plan in place, to reduce Persia to pristine, uninhabited wilderness. Play the first card - and make it something breathtaking, but targetted solely at military assets. That won't be enough. Then hit a significant government target. That won't be enough. Then take out a handful of significant economic targets. Destroy every port apparatus capable of unloading gasoline.

Alongbthe way, take out Maliki with a "false flag" attack blamed in Iran.

None of thsi will ever happen - but its fun to dream of it.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2007-08-10 20:37|| 2007-08-10 20:37|| Front Page Top

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