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idwiyo

(5,113 posts)
81. Nice bullshit tactics. You should be ashamed of yourself, but that would require some integrity.
Fri Mar 22, 2013, 02:25 PM
Mar 2013

Have a nice day, and you are welcome to have a last word. Just try not to misinterpret what I am actually saying the way you did twice already. It's unbecoming and makes everything one says suspect.

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
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