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In reply to the discussion: Obama rattling the saber against Iran, [View all]cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)7. Saber rattling is diplomacy.
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Because Iran and it's friends are not likely to stand idly by well some country's bomb the shit
teddy51
Sep 2012
#5
But do they have the anti-aircraft capability to inflict serious damage on our forces?
Vattel
Sep 2012
#9
That I don't know, but as we do know Iran is not opposed to using suicide bombers
teddy51
Sep 2012
#10
Is there proof that IRAN is using suicide bombers? I mean we've seen them in Iraq and Afghanistan,
Erose999
Sep 2012
#84
well if iran is nowhere close to getting a nuclear weapon, then we're not close to war.
spanone
Sep 2012
#3
Do you support a war with Iran and if so, why? Have they threatened the US? As far
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#74
Why would Iran having nukes be any worse than Israel having them? I haven't heard
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#75
Romney supporters are getting desperate as he sinks even lower in the polls.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#22
The worse it gets for Rmoney, expect the "Obama Sucks Too" crowd to try & divert!
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#31
At least they're dependable. If the president has a good news day, you know what's coming next.
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#40
Let's face it, we have our very own version of the teabaggers on the left. There I said it.
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#71
How indeed? I realize that DU is now a business. Sometimes business conflicts with....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#65
If I had been an adult at the time with a good knowledge of foreign affairs, no
Lydia Leftcoast
Sep 2012
#89
I was alive and aware during the missle crisis and you don't know what you're talking about.
Waiting For Everyman
Sep 2012
#93
And suppose that leads to a nuclear exchange between, say Russia and the US? Then what?
teddy51
Sep 2012
#36
MadHound: You and I are on the same page. My problem is, I am not prepared to bad mouth the
teddy51
Sep 2012
#57
I'm always astonished when somebody draws that misguided, wrongheaded conclusion
MadHound
Sep 2012
#60
Well said, and I am now convinced that the effort to silence people during election
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#76
Minor semantics. I suspect Israel will attack Iran saying, "Iran did something."
Kennah
Sep 2012
#105
I trust President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton to handle this the right way.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2012
#61
An invasion of Iran is only about the oil. It's the last of the big five reserves
Fire Walk With Me
Sep 2012
#109