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iamthebandfanman

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11. totally expected a threat

Reply to PufPuf23 (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 08:33 PM

Mar 2013

after all the butt kissing I heard earlier in Israel from our government.

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Iran threatens to destroy Tel Aviv, Haifa if Israel attacks [View all] PufPuf23 Mar 2013 OP

IF "attacked", it would certainly be within their rights to retaliate and defend themselves. eom Purveyor Mar 2013 #1

No shit and we need to stay OUT OF IT. Warpy Mar 2013 #4

"For a change"? leftynyc Mar 2013 #49

No - Iran is threatening to attack civilians - that's a serious crime against humanity. bananas Mar 2013 #5

Doesn't sound like a threat. Fuddnik Mar 2013 #14

Exactly my thought. Proletariatprincess Mar 2013 #31

So if a future US president threatened Mecca and Medina if another terror attack Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #73

The entire state of Israel is a military facility. sadbear Mar 2013 #15

Gosh, I'm scared. aquart Mar 2013 #44

What a stupid statement MrBig Mar 2013 #58

Human shields. sadbear Mar 2013 #59

I have no words...other than MrBig Mar 2013 #62

Tie goes to the Poster MrBig Mar 2013 #64

Depends on what they targeted. Xithras Mar 2013 #16

"the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground" bananas Mar 2013 #26

"All options are on the table." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #30

Sounds like a mirror image of our policies. Fuddnik Mar 2013 #32

Hillary Clinton threatened to "obliterate Iran" over an attack Iran has never threatened cpwm17 Mar 2013 #84

She was asked what she would do if the Islamic Republic nuked Israel. bananas Mar 2013 #94

Targeting Tel Aviv & Hayfa Steviehh Mar 2013 #27

Der furhur would agree with you. Xithras Mar 2013 #69

Since the IDF HQ is in central Tel Aviv, it's a moot point muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #17

Did the allies bomb Dresden? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #18

Ridiculous analogy. aquart Mar 2013 #43

I'll take it that to answer yes is too hard for you. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #45

You think this is a bear shitting in the woods event? aquart Mar 2013 #85

Not really. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #86

Your assertion demands an explanation. Threedifferentones Mar 2013 #52

Oh wee! Going the nuke'em 'sampson option' are we? Nuking Iran? Seriously...wonder what Russia Purveyor Mar 2013 #24

War is war daleo Mar 2013 #57

And an Israeli attack wouldn't harm civilians?? polly7 Mar 2013 #65

who exactly does Israel kill in the occupied territories most of the time? yurbud Mar 2013 #89

It is illegal to deliberately target civilians oberliner Mar 2013 #23

"deliberately", indeed. Ask the some 100K+ Iraqi civilian families of their dead what the Purveyor Mar 2013 #25

Israel has been targeting civilians since its inception cpwm17 Mar 2013 #90

It's amazing that people believe the things that you do oberliner Mar 2013 #91

It must have taken a lot of brainwashing for you to believe what you do cpwm17 Mar 2013 #92

You wrote something that was just factually incorrect and ill-informed. oberliner Mar 2013 #93

Interesting... MrBig Mar 2013 #61

If we don't let them have nuclear weapons, they're going to attack Israel bananas Mar 2013 #2

and what country was second the one that actually destroyed Osirak? azurnoir Mar 2013 #3

Thanks. I did not know that Iran bombed a France designed Iraq reactor during the Iraq-Iran War on PufPuf23 Mar 2013 #6

I missed the part where Iran is "going to attack Israel"? AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #7

Do you realize you're cheering on a War Crime, a Crime Against Humanity? bananas Mar 2013 #9

Are you willfully ignoring that Israel is also threatening Iran. That they must be stopped? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #19

Iran isn't seeking a deterrent against the US and Israel. bananas Mar 2013 #46

I don't recall cheering on anything. Who fucked with my keyboard while i was getting a snack? AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #34

Iraq started that war. They launched a full scale invasion against Iran and were backed by the US. Ash_F Mar 2013 #83

It is just grandstanding grandpamike1 Mar 2013 #8

Exactly. aquart Mar 2013 #42

Then Tehran will be vaporized. MicaelS Mar 2013 #10

The irony of that. Xithras Mar 2013 #12

Good point, never thought of that. n/t MicaelS Mar 2013 #13

Too bad more people don't understand your point. Old and In the Way Mar 2013 #28

This is true fujiyama Mar 2013 #36

Liberal and progressive? Really? Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #37

No need to go back that far leftynyc Mar 2013 #51

Work on that reading comprehension a bit. Xithras Mar 2013 #66

THE ISRAELIS ARE NOT NUKING IRAN. aquart Mar 2013 #41

So many are pissed leftynyc Mar 2013 #50

On he Beach. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #20

totally expected a threat iamthebandfanman Mar 2013 #11

I hadn't realized that the sound had stopped. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #21

Iran can couterpunch quaker bill Mar 2013 #22

What are they supposed to say? "Come and bomb us, we're cool with that." MrSlayer Mar 2013 #29

riiight... Exactly what Israel needs... more meat for feeding fascisthunter Mar 2013 #33

Batshit crazy Ayatollahs threatening to commit war crimes. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #35

I agree the regime is atrocious fujiyama Mar 2013 #38

I trust President Obama's judgment on that question. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #39

Batshit crazy Israeli and Iran governments threaten mutual distraction. Here, fixed it for you. idwiyo Mar 2013 #54

Duh. aquart Mar 2013 #40

Why can't Iran just... ReRe Mar 2013 #47

"If attacked". What else should they do if Israel decides to bomb them? idwiyo Mar 2013 #55

It just reminds me of what Sadam Husein extolled.... ReRe Mar 2013 #68

Looks like during the visit. Clearly intended as a warning to Obama that Iran is going to retaliate. idwiyo Mar 2013 #71

Instead of an island.... ReRe Mar 2013 #79

Damn, you are tougher then me. Sending people to tundra is really harsh. I do prefer no arms at all. idwiyo Mar 2013 #80

Israel will not attack Iran without U.S. approval and whatever else cali Mar 2013 #48

Absolutely. Totally agree. And thank you, Obama, for refusing to provide support. idwiyo Mar 2013 #77

apparently they have a secret wish to put Tehran under a mushroom cloud JCMach1 Mar 2013 #53

Israel has not so secret wish to bomb the shit out of them. Iran has the right to retaliate. idwiyo Mar 2013 #56

Spare me leftynyc Mar 2013 #60

Thank You MrBig Mar 2013 #63

Seriously enough people here believe that the only reason Israel didn't bomb the shit out of Iran idwiyo Mar 2013 #75

Israel made more than enough statements in press about military action against Iran. idwiyo Mar 2013 #72

Yawn leftynyc Mar 2013 #74

Well, there is nothing you can say to prove that Israel is not the one who is trying to provoke idwiyo Mar 2013 #76

Prove a negative? leftynyc Mar 2013 #78

Nice bullshit tactics. You should be ashamed of yourself, but that would require some integrity. idwiyo Mar 2013 #81

Take a look at the first comment leftynyc Mar 2013 #82

I wonder if Iran would then attack Israel's nuclear weapon sites? nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #67

Wrong place, moved to the right thread. idwiyo Mar 2013 #70

A bit over the top but understandable, all nations have a right to defend themselves against attack uselessobot Mar 2013 #87

Would we really be able to use Iran as a parking lot after this? tabasco Mar 2013 #88