Posted on 11/20/2005 8:35:52 PM PST by Jacob Kell
WASHINGTON – The threat posed to the national security of the United States by Iran was likened only to the one posed by Nazi Germany in the 1930s, by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who suggested Tehran could be planning for a pre-emptive nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack on America that would turn a third or more of the country "back to a 19th century level of development."
Gingrich made the stunning statements, which echo warning of other congressional leaders and national security experts, in testimony before a subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last week.
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I say we should prime Russia for an invasion of Iran, and China to invade and occupy North Korea.
Just a hunch, but I'll bet one dollar this will happen. There is even evidence that the latter is being planned.
Interesting, because Iran was known as Persia until World War II. The reason? Because Iran is a translation of Aryan. They felt they were distant cousins of the Germans.
Where is the evidence?
Gingrich pointed out that such a sneak attack – especially if launched from a merchant ship at sea – could have the added benefit of deniability by Iran.We have to be clear about this to Iran: once something this catastrophic happens to us, we aren't going to be listening to anybody's denials.
If this IS a serious threat, I hope the gov't and mil are taking necessary steps to alleviate the problem. We might need a Y2K-like focus to harden our infrastructure against EMP weapons.
Who cares? Start the bombing in five minutes...
"We might need a Y2K-like focus to harden our infrastructure against EMP weapons"
IMHO, you can't do this...
In short, the Iranians would be utter fools to do something like this. IMO.
Actually, I believe that the word "Aryan" was used to refer to the peoples who settled the Northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan regions. They were most closely related to the Iranian peoples, if I'm not mistaken.
No question about it. Iran would love to put one in here. Newt is right about the rise of Islamo Fascism from Constantinople to Jakarta being a parallel to the rise of fascism in Europe prior to WW II.
This time though the USA will not isolate itself. Iran and Syria are next to get in l9ine with International law regarding the harboring of terrorists or we will go into Iran after them. Iran doesn't think we will , and is sending arms and explosives into Iraq. If they do not stop , the USA and its Alllies will roll them up and in the process destroy their nuclear program.
No question about it. Iran would love to put one in here. Newt is right about the rise of Islamo Fascism from Constantinople to Jakarta being a parallel to the rise of fascism in Europe prior to WW II.
This time though the USA will not isolate itself. Iran and Syria are next to get in line with International law regarding the harboring of terrorists or we will go into Iran after them. Iran doesn't think we will , and is sending arms and explosives into Iraq. If they do not stop , the USA and its Alllies will roll them up and in the process destroy their nuclear program.
Russia and China had war games over the summer. I didn't read much into it, but speculation was flying at the Belmont Club. What better country to occupy N.K. than China?
I guess I'd need a tin-foil hat to suggest Bush's visit to China this weekend means anything at all.... (It's fun to guess randomly!)
That was one the reasons why we went in Iraq.. Instead of ignoring and the problem like we did with Germany in the 1930's, we may have solved the problem a few losses of life imho..
That was one the reasons why we went in Iraq.. Instead of ignoring and the problem like we did with Germany in the 1930's, we may have solved the problem a few losses of life imho..
The problem is the world economies, including Iran, are so tightly connected together that such an attack would crash our economy on the first day and the rest of the world's economies the next day.
So even if by some miracle the U.S. does not countattack Iran, the rest of the world will.
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