Restarting the Iran ping. On or off ping list.
Posted on 06/03/2007 11:55:18 AM PDT by freedom44
IRVING, Texas — Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, the actor considering a White House bid, said Friday he favors helping the Iranian people overthrow the government of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad if the chance arises.
Thompson accused Tehran of "playing a larger part in killing our soldiers" in neighboring Iraq.
Many Iranians don't like their government, "and I think we ought to capitalize on that," Thompson told The Associated Press. "There is a chance they may mobilize themselves, and we need to assist them if that happens."
Some public opinion polls show Thompson registering in the double digits even though he hasn't announced his political plans. On Friday, he deflected questions about a White House run.
"I have a general idea in my mind" about the timing of a decision, the former Tennessee senator said, "but I'm not discussing it right now."
Thompson and former Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., spoke to about 100 guests invited by Electronic Data Systems Corp. at the company's professional golf tournament.
Bradley, who ran for president in 2000, tweaked his former Senate colleague a couple times about the White House flirtation.
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The single best thing we could do in the middle East would be to covertly overthrow Ahmadinnerjacket
Iraq would stabilize, Iran would become a good ally (the students there love US I hear)
Are they pulling the same stuff as they did with RR? Using 'The Actor' moniker to imply an 'all-show-and-no-know' candidate?
Absolutely, and add Venezuela to the list. We are already be accused by both Countries, so lets give them what they ask. We should supply arms, technical capability, and all the moral support we can.
Thompson, the more I hear him talk, the more I like him!
WORKS FOR ME!!
And if THAT fails, we move on to the next steps.
NOTICE TO ALL FOREIGN CITIZENS and THEIR GOVERNMENTS!
(EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY)
1. As a sovereign nation, you have the same rights to govern your nation as we have. Whether freely elected or despotic tyranny, how you run your government and DOMESTIC affairs is between you and your leaders. If you people don’t like how your government is behaving, we suggest you read some American history for the period between, say, 1774 and 1789. The world is awash in various sorts of small arms and other weapons. Getting enough to turn out your tyrant-du-jour ought not be a problem. Yes, many people will die (just as they did HERE in the late 1700s). It’s the price of freedom. But — and this is important to us — our SOLDIERS will not be among them. But trust us when we tell you that the casualties of your revolution will pale compared to those you will suffer should we be forced to invoke Clause 3!
2. Please pay SPECIAL attention to the word “domestic” in number 1.
3. The MINUTE we become privy to firm, corroborated intelligence that you have plans to harm the United States or one of our recognized allies — or, worst case — DO, in fact carry out such an operation, the United States and any such allies who wish to assist will come to you and request that you cease and desist. If you refuse to do so, we will TURN MOST OF YOUR LAND INTO A SMOKING RUIN. (If you’ve never seen RUBBLE BOUNCE, it’s quite a sight. We saw a good bit of that on 9/11 – and will never forget it.) We include in this list of threats AIDING, ABETTING, HARBORING, TRAINING OR SUPPLYING THOSE WHO, ALTHOUGH NOT CITIZENS OF YOUR NATION, MAKE PLANS TO HARM US OR AN ALLY.
We wish to live and trade in peace with all peoples — BUT harm us or injure/kill American/allied citizens AND YOUR WORLD AS YOU HAVE KNOWN IT WILL SIMPLY GO AWAY — FOREVER.
(If you have never seen it, slide on down to Blockbuster and rent “The Day the Earth Stood Still” with Arabic/Farsi subtitles, of course. REREAD 3 AND THINK “GORT.”)
4. Once those smoking ruins have sufficiently cooled – and the radiation levels have fallen — we will put boots on the ground, clear any remaining resistance and seize your former property for the benefit of those who participated in the neutralization of the threat you posed. Casualties among our troops should be very limited because, as we think you have seen, the weapons possessed by the United States will leave very few to resist. REREAD 4 AND THINK 51st STATE!
QUESTIONS????
Thank you for your support in this vital matter.
The SANE People of the United States of America
Until this becomes our policy, we continue to honor those who have paid the ultimate price for the freedoms so many of us now take for granted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDrbbtaO0E
A photo was recently posted on the web showing a white board in a Marine barracks in Iraq on which one trooper had written the following:
“America is NOT at war. The United States Marine Corps is at war. America is at the MALL!”
Indeed!
Running on platforms like this is really not going to sit well with the MSM. If you think they don’t like GWB “you aint seen nothing yet”. Fred will make their heads come off and spin in circles.
Its going to be a fun campaign season.
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“..Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, the actor...
Are they pulling the same stuff as they did with RR? Using ‘The Actor’ moniker to imply an ‘all-show-and-no-know’ candidate?”
“The reporter of this story, a former high school attendee” reports that.............
“Many Iranians don’t like their government, “and I think we ought to capitalize on that,” Thompson told The Associated Press. “There is a chance they may mobilize themselves, and we need to assist them if that happens.”
He’s no different from any other politician. Long on promises and short on specifics. They are all playing the same game. Seeing how we’ve screwed up so badly in the Middle East so far, do you really think the US can bring about regime change in Iran? What would replace it? Just more of the same.
70% of Iranians are under 30 and pro-Western. I do not think a new regime would be anywhere close to ‘more of the same’
No, I meant Fred Thompson is just more of the same. He’s a politician who says things to get elected and has neither the desire nor the ability to see them through. Exactly how is old Fred going to accomplish this regime change? We were promised that in Iraq, too, remember? It didn’t exactly turn out the way they said.
He needs to be candid about whether he would commit US Forces v the IRGC.
I would be.
This should have been the policy since the Carter adminstration. We should not allow nuts to rule.
What are your suggestions?
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