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Gregorian

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8. Gotta keep that military machine moving.

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:31 PM

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Hagel: Window closing on Iran and diplomacy [View all] bananas Jan 2013 OP

Iran is using Hamas to fight a proxy war against Israel Kolesar Jan 2013 #1

This isn't actually true Report1212 Jan 2013 #3

k, so help us out a bit here with Lebanon & Israel, about 10 years' worth, please & thanks very much patrice Jan 2013 #4

I spent a lot of time looking for that story Kolesar Jan 2013 #6

Must be a freakingly large window if it takes decades to close... nt Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #2

Because Hagel hasn't spent the last 10 years or so blustering at Iran, when he TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #5

He's saber rattling at the very first chance to do so. Last round, he voted to attack Iraq, this Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #9

Nope, he's not a saber rattler. Never has been. Just stating the facts--and also reiterating TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #11

It is a threat of military action, prior to his so much as being confirmed. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #15

Guy...Hagel is famous for NOT being a saber rattler. That's one of the reasons why Repubs and TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #17

Add Biden to that great team n/t Inuca Jan 2013 #7

Gotta keep that military machine moving. Gregorian Jan 2013 #8

I believe Iran is more keen to listen to North Korea than Chuck Hagel. Selatius Jan 2013 #10

Logic fail - the Korean War ended in 1953, but they got their first nuke a few years ago. bananas Jan 2013 #12

Well, to be fair, I was talking about the last three years. nt Selatius Jan 2013 #13

NK is supposedly about to test an enriched Uranium nuke. Socal31 Jan 2013 #14

Note that Barrigans were not a State making war and that the statement says this: Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #16

Translation.... Xolodno Jan 2013 #18

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