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Sat Oct-20-07 01:19 PM
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| 23. ...and you can bet a good amount of them... |
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would send the Saudis oilfields up into flames.
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| -Iran to fire '11,000 rockets in minute' if attacked |
Richard D |
Oct-20-07 11:05 AM |
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Nice to know both sides are keeping cool heads. nt |
Rhythm and Blue |
Oct-20-07 11:08 AM |
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This would be why attacking Iran is *not* like attacking Iraq... |
IndyOp |
Oct-20-07 11:09 AM |
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And the millions of young, pro-Western Iranians will instantly become anti-US. |
tridim |
Oct-20-07 11:18 AM |
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Yup |
Richard D |
Oct-20-07 12:51 PM |
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It would only ensure Iran's destruction. |
JeanGrey |
Oct-20-07 02:23 PM |
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How many bombs would ensure Iran's destruction? How many would die? |
IndyOp |
Oct-20-07 02:38 PM |
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Iran does not have the power to wage much of a war. |
JeanGrey |
Oct-20-07 03:41 PM |
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"ensuring their own destruction in a matter of hours" |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 04:27 PM |
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Insurgent war vs massive strategic bombing.. |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 04:32 PM |
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What are you talking about? |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 04:51 PM |
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If I curse will it make me smarter?? |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 05:12 PM |
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Had a lot of people on that Iraq war plan, too |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 05:18 PM |
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Read cobra2, fiasco |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 05:27 PM |
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The OP regards Iran's response to their being attacked first |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 05:40 PM |
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None from me..(nt) |
Pavulon |
Oct-21-07 09:48 AM |
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The RG commander is talking about a response to a US first strike |
independentpiney |
Oct-20-07 05:35 PM |
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My posts cover defense response only |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 05:38 PM |
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Unfortunately the Chimp in Chief and Cheney don't serve the interests of the United States either |
independentpiney |
Oct-20-07 06:03 PM |
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Strategic? |
bmbmd |
Oct-21-07 08:25 AM |
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Isnt't that like Shock & Awe? |
NYC |
Oct-21-07 03:37 PM |
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Not as many as would drop in response to an attack |
Pavulon |
Oct-21-07 03:46 PM |
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Iran has a defense alliance with Syria....they have linked arms (pun intended).n/t |
Dover |
Oct-20-07 10:28 PM |
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You mean like Iraq wouldn;t fight for long? The Cakewalk? |
TOJ |
Oct-20-07 10:32 PM |
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"They wouldn't fight for long." --- LOL, just like Iraq and Afghanistan? |
Progressive Friend |
Oct-21-07 07:11 PM |
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bush's press agent doing the usual fea mongering? |
niyad |
Oct-20-07 11:09 AM |
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IraN said this. |
rodeodance |
Oct-20-07 12:02 PM |
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Actually I believe this to be true. They've had years to prepare after |
Purveyor |
Oct-20-07 11:10 AM |
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They have been preparing for it since the day after the revolution |
harun |
Oct-22-07 06:28 PM |
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Bye bye flat tops! |
tuckessee |
Oct-20-07 11:57 AM |
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Dude.. |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 12:18 PM |
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It's not just getting old, it's getting extremely dangerous. |
tuckessee |
Oct-20-07 12:56 PM |
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No. That is incorrect |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 01:13 PM |
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Did no one tell you who the President had as a houseguest last week? |
acmavm |
Oct-20-07 01:18 PM |
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No news of a signed treaty |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 01:22 PM |
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When did Iran threaten to attack the US? |
acmavm |
Oct-20-07 01:30 PM |
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When did the US threaten to attack Iran? |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 01:32 PM |
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Don't be disingenuous. Do you not recognize the exact same words |
acmavm |
Oct-20-07 01:48 PM |
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'shock and awful' was used against IraQ |
Amonester |
Oct-20-07 02:01 PM |
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This runs back to Beirut |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 02:44 PM |
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Iran fought a 10-year war with an army which was backed by the US |
PaulaFarrell |
Oct-21-07 03:07 AM |
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What a load of horse-crap |
TheLastMohican |
Oct-21-07 03:20 AM |
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Quite simply |
Pavulon |
Oct-21-07 11:39 AM |
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I guess you missed the whole point of this thread |
TheLastMohican |
Oct-22-07 05:04 AM |
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our troops in IRaQ bases would be sitting ducks |
rodeodance |
Oct-20-07 12:01 PM |
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like darth cheney and co from the pnac asylum care... |
Amonester |
Oct-20-07 12:26 PM |
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I can hear Jim Morrison singing that in the background... |
Buns_of_Fire |
Oct-21-07 06:41 AM |
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Seriously??? |
allisonthegreat |
Oct-21-07 11:55 AM |
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And they will be targeting the Gulf oil production, the Achilles Heel |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 12:30 PM |
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We import from |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 12:34 PM |
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Didn't even read what I posted, did you. |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 12:45 PM |
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That would be a very bad thing |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 01:06 PM |
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1) "Iran is attacked in such a way as to threaten the continuity of the regime" |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 02:11 PM |
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A careful study of history |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 02:58 PM |
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"I do not support the war" |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 04:20 PM |
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Nothing new under the sun... |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 04:37 PM |
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"Addressing me rather than the content of the post" |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 04:58 PM |
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I was with you until this post, loindelrio |
Psephos |
Oct-21-07 09:52 PM |
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This is one of the most intelligent sub-threads I have seen in a long while at DU... |
arendt |
Oct-20-07 06:21 PM |
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Bravo! |
Palladin |
Oct-21-07 10:40 AM |
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Less spectacularly, |
fshrink |
Oct-21-07 02:49 PM |
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This is why Seymour Hirsch's latest article was worrisome |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 12:39 PM |
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But we're broke. |
Gregorian |
Oct-20-07 12:48 PM |
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how does one fight a war without money? |
frylock |
Oct-20-07 01:11 PM |
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Yes, but... |
Gregorian |
Oct-20-07 01:35 PM |
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Not necessarily |
hawkowl88 |
Oct-22-07 02:33 PM |
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That is the biggest fallacy of WWII |
happyslug |
Oct-22-07 08:18 PM |
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I respectfully disagree |
hawkowl88 |
Oct-23-07 02:26 AM |
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That's a lot of rockets. |
Lautremont |
Oct-20-07 12:50 PM |
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...and you can bet a good amount of them... |
roamer65 |
Oct-20-07 01:19 PM |
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With luck, their missiles were made in China, and will explode shortly after being launched. |
HypnoToad |
Oct-20-07 01:46 PM |
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US won't attack Iran unless the chimp is insane... Oh wait! |
jimlup |
Oct-20-07 01:54 PM |
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*Yawn* Look at WWI. |
NutmegYankee |
Oct-20-07 02:01 PM |
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Or GW1 |
Pavulon |
Oct-20-07 02:47 PM |
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Rockets are unguided. |
NutmegYankee |
Oct-20-07 07:15 PM |
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attack iran 3rd world power |
yava |
Oct-21-07 02:31 AM |
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Or perhaps an asymetric response... |
yowzayowzayowza |
Oct-20-07 02:41 PM |
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This guy is smart and he warns if Iran goes so does lots of |
lovuian |
Oct-20-07 05:16 PM |
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But . . but . . |
loindelrio |
Oct-20-07 05:30 PM |
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Attacking Iran means also having to attack Syria.....they have a defense agreement. |
Dover |
Oct-20-07 10:30 PM |
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good for them...keep strong iran!!!! |
scarface2004 |
Oct-21-07 10:25 AM |
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WTF? |
NutmegYankee |
Oct-21-07 05:40 PM |
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Excuse me? |
hogwyld |
Oct-22-07 05:17 PM |
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I'm willing to bet we don't have a defense for that! |
Xenotime |
Oct-21-07 05:27 PM |
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Block the straits of Hormuz |
hawkowl88 |
Oct-22-07 02:35 PM |
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