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In reply to the discussion: Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike [View all]McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)25. Won't work. Obama scores higher on foreign policy. If there is a war, Romney goes down in flames.
Surely the Israelis understand that only the U.S. economy can save Romney's dying campaign? Maybe they don't.
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trailmonkee
Sep 2012
OP
Remember when Cheney wanted that pipeline to go from Afghanistan to the Med. sea?
Booster
Sep 2012
#30
Reforger was an actual annual training exercise for 24 years, not a military operation like this.
braddy
Sep 2012
#27
I don't see it as being like Reforger, this seems like a serious, aggressive, deployment, on war
braddy
Sep 2012
#33
This doesn't sound good at all. On the positive side this is an election year
craigmatic
Sep 2012
#14
The right thing to do would be to shoot down the aggressor Israeli planes to protect the straights
on point
Sep 2012
#17
Agree. Al Qaeda is running amouk and Israel wants to attack Al Qaead's enemy, Iran.
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2012
#24
So Netanyahu wants to destroy Obama? wants Romney in power desperately, the timing would
robinlynne
Sep 2012
#18
Won't work. Obama scores higher on foreign policy. If there is a war, Romney goes down in flames.
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2012
#25
Israel is out of its mind. Unless they are doing it for the oil companies, to raise prices.
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2012
#22
Turns out 4 minesweepers and a logistics ship (plus one destroyer 'in the region')
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2012
#38
If we fire just one missile in the direction at Iran, I'm staying home on election day. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Sep 2012
#40