Mon Apr 9, 2012, 06:07 PM

FarCenter (13,085 posts)

Russia Is Massing Troops On Iran's Northern Border And Waiting For A Western Attack title

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Source: Business Insider

The Russian military anticipates that an attack will occur on Iran by the summer and has developed an action plan to move Russian troops through neighboring Georgia to stage in Armenia, which borders on the Islamic republic, according to informed Russian sources.

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The Russian spearhead (from the Transcaucasia region) may be ordered to strike south to prevent the presumed deployment of U.S. bases in Transcaucasia, to link up with the troops in Armenia and take over the South Caucasus energy corridor along which Azeri, Turkmen and other Caspian natural gas and oil may reach European markets," Felgenhauer said.

"By one swift military strike, Russia may ensure control of all the Caucasus and the Caspian states that were its former realm, establishing a fiat accompli the West, too preoccupied with Iran, would not reverse," he said.

"At the same time, a small victorious war would unite the Russian nation behind the Kremlin, allowing it to crush the remnants of the prodemocracy movement 'for fair elections,' and as a final bonus, Russia's military action could perhaps finally destroy the Saakashvili regime."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-thinks-an-israeli-attack-on-iran-by-the-summer-is-almost-certain-2012-4

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Russia Is Massing Troops On Iran's Northern Border And Waiting For A Western Attack title (Original post)	FarCenter	Apr 2012	OP
Interesting. Nt	xchrom	Apr 2012	#1
Perhaps a bit of incentive to think again about the joys of bombing Iran. nt	bemildred	Apr 2012	#8
Just read a great article - forget where - how azerbijan	xchrom	Apr 2012	#13
Yes, those caucasians are an interesting bunch.	bemildred	Apr 2012	#15
Not something that builds confidence.	xchrom	Apr 2012	#16
I wonder if we have a pact with Russia to split the spoils of war.	bahrbearian	Apr 2012	#2
Oh shit. This can't be right.	loudsue	Apr 2012	#3
Still want us to bomb Iran, Ricky??	lastlib	Apr 2012	#4
Sounds like a right wing wet dream report to me	Still Sensible	Apr 2012	#5
If Obama publicly breaks with Israel, repudiates unlateral attack, RW doesn't win	lark	Apr 2012	#6
If Obama breaks with Israel, he loses the election MASSIVELY	Typical NYC Lib	Apr 2012	#7
Ever heard of total, disgusting bigotry?	aquart	Apr 2012	#11
Thanks.	bemildred	Apr 2012	#14
Publicly break with Israel? What the hell are you smoking?	Kurska	Apr 2012	#10
yeah, if there are troops it's more about the oil and pipeline stuff	JI7	Apr 2012	#12
This makes a whole lot more sense than an attack from Israel.	aquart	Apr 2012	#9
me think	shimonitanegi	Apr 2012	#17
Methinks if the "children" can't have everything. They'll smash it trying. /nt	TheMadMonk	Apr 2012	#19
According to Battlefield 3, this isn't supposed to happen until 2014	renegade000	Apr 2012	#18
Locking - not LBN	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2012	#20

Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 06:23 PM

xchrom (90,674 posts)

1. Interesting. Nt

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Response to xchrom (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:38 PM

bemildred (67,518 posts)

8. Perhaps a bit of incentive to think again about the joys of bombing Iran. nt

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Response to bemildred (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 08:00 PM

xchrom (90,674 posts)

13. Just read a great article - forget where - how azerbijan

Is becoming a hot bed of cold war style spies.

Everything old is new again.

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Response to xchrom (Reply #13)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 08:10 PM

bemildred (67,518 posts)

15. Yes, those caucasians are an interesting bunch.

But yeah, it doesn't get much coverage, but I've seen a couple of those this Winter. Very murky stuff though.

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Response to bemildred (Reply #15)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:00 PM

xchrom (90,674 posts)

16. Not something that builds confidence.

The cold war players and their off spring are still around - doing what ever it is they do.

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 06:28 PM

bahrbearian (11,113 posts)

2. I wonder if we have a pact with Russia to split the spoils of war.

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 06:28 PM

loudsue (12,383 posts)

3. Oh shit. This can't be right.

Gawd I hope not.

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 06:29 PM

lastlib (3,807 posts)

4. Still want us to bomb Iran, Ricky??

You're the commander-in-chief-wannabe--make this call...

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 06:49 PM

Still Sensible (2,312 posts)

5. Sounds like a right wing wet dream report to me

If it comes to pass, it doesn't matter what the administration does, it would create an ideal election year attack vehicle for them. The not so hidden right wing message to the hawks in Israel is simple--"if you attack Iran this summer, we believe you'll also help us topple Obama (which is what the hard liners in Tel Aviv would like to see)... at least that is what this looks like to me.

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Response to Still Sensible (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:14 PM

lark (2,106 posts)

6. If Obama publicly breaks with Israel, repudiates unlateral attack, RW doesn't win

Because Obama can point to all of them as the people that encouraged this travesty thru pushing America to support the invasion and in fact, want the US to do this. Obama only loses if he can't stop his mealey mouthed fear of making Repugs mad.

Let Israel fight the stupid ass unnecessary war on their own. No more uncle sugar. But, I know Obama is an appeaser, so doubt he'd do the right thing here.

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Response to lark (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:25 PM

Typical NYC Lib (182 posts)

7. If Obama breaks with Israel, he loses the election MASSIVELY

Ever heard of AIPAC?

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Response to Typical NYC Lib (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:53 PM

aquart (67,538 posts)

11. Ever heard of total, disgusting bigotry?

Because only an ignorant bigot would consider the Jews as being of one monolithic mind. And only an ignorant bigot would assume that only AIPAC speaks for the Jews. And only an ignorant bigot would consider support for Israel's existence to be worse than support for any other democratic nation.

And NO typical NYC lib that I know is an ignorant bigot.

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Response to aquart (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 08:00 PM

bemildred (67,518 posts)

14. Thanks.

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Response to lark (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:51 PM

Kurska (3,036 posts)

10. Publicly break with Israel? What the hell are you smoking?

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Say goodbye to the Jewish vote and more importantly Florida if you do that.

And for the record, I'm not saying the Jews are some monothlitic group that follow the whims of AIPAC. Israel is important to many jews, myself included. Publicly splitting from Israel would be a complete reversal of 60 years of foreign policy and a betryal of promises Obama made and is making during his campaign.

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Response to Still Sensible (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:56 PM

JI7 (40,109 posts)

12. yeah, if there are troops it's more about the oil and pipeline stuff

no intention to strike at America.

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:49 PM

aquart (67,538 posts)

9. This makes a whole lot more sense than an attack from Israel.

But I'm still against it. I oppose any move that will unite the people of Iran around current leadership.

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:19 PM

shimonitanegi (113 posts)

17. me think

it's beyond the Russian military's ability to fulfill such a gigantic task.

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Response to shimonitanegi (Reply #17)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:45 PM

TheMadMonk (5,786 posts)

19. Methinks if the "children" can't have everything. They'll smash it trying. /nt

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:24 PM

renegade000 (1,655 posts)

18. According to Battlefield 3, this isn't supposed to happen until 2014

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Response to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:56 PM

Ruby the Liberal (23,509 posts)

20. Locking - not LBN

This is a repackaged story from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin site (the companion conspiracy site to his main conspiracy site, World Net Daily).

You could try the Creative Speculation group with this one, but check with the hosts on the source (BI just repackaged it).

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