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Saudi Columnist: Bomb Iran Now, Let Chips Fall Where They May
The Middle East Media Research Center ^ | August 15, 2008 | Saleh Al-Rashed

Posted on 08/16/2008 6:14:31 PM PDT by Islander7

----SNIP

A Nuclear Iran is Like a Nuclear Bin Laden

"'There's no avoiding what there's no avoiding' - this adage came to mind when I read the pronouncement by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Mohammad 'Ali Ja'fari, who said: 'My country is easily capable of closing the Straits of Hormuz, the main passageway for oil freighters, if the country is attacked due to its nuclear program.'

"In my estimation, confronting this country, which is trying to gain the time necessary to acquire nuclear weapons, is unavoidable. The possession of nuclear weapons by a state like Iran, which is ideological to the core, is more or less like Osama bin Laden having a nuclear bomb. They are two of a kind. Despite the difference in their turbans and in their religious beliefs, the end result is the same.

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"Confrontation is the solution, and there is no solution but confrontation. The game of the carrot and the stick played by the U.S. and E.U. will be to no avail.

"At present, we are suffering from two things: Iran's attempts [to gain] regional hegemony, and its attempts to impose its influence via its sectarian allies - the fifth column of Arab Shi'ite fundamentalists. Imagine what Iran's influence, hegemony, and fifth column would be like if Iran had a nuclear bomb.

"Perhaps it is a strange coincidence that, this time around, our strategic interests coincide with those of Israel. The regime of the mullahs in Iran is our enemy, and at the same time it is an enemy not just of Israel, but of world peace and security.

(Excerpt) Read more at memri.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bombiran; geopolitics; iran; iraniannukes; islam; israel; middleeast; mohammedanism; nuclear; oil; preemption; proliferation; war; wmd; wot
In his August 4, 2008 column in the liberal Arab e-journal Elaph, Saudi columnist Saleh Al-Rashed argued that the Gulf states should urge the West to attack Iran before it acquires nuclear weapons.
1 posted on 08/16/2008 6:14:32 PM PDT by Islander7
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To: Islander7

Maybe we should lease the equipment to the Saudis and let them do the job. It woulds sure save us a lot of trouble if they were flying the jets and pushing the buttons.


2 posted on 08/16/2008 6:16:55 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Voting Conservative isn't for the faint of heart.)
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To: Islander7

Why can’t the muzzies clean up their own messes, hmmmm?


3 posted on 08/16/2008 6:17:34 PM PDT by null and void (Barack zerObama - International Man of Mystery...)
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To: cripplecreek
Maybe we should lease the equipment to the Saudis and let them do the job.

My sentiments as well.

4 posted on 08/16/2008 6:19:40 PM PDT by LjubivojeRadosavljevic
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To: LjubivojeRadosavljevic

Nothing permanent. Just provide the planes and munitions for the missions. Then take our toys home when they’re done.


5 posted on 08/16/2008 6:22:01 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Voting Conservative isn't for the faint of heart.)
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To: LjubivojeRadosavljevic

Maybe we should lease the equipment to the Saudis and let them do the job.

My sentiments as well.

BINGO! Excellent Point!


6 posted on 08/16/2008 6:29:52 PM PDT by Islander7 ("Show me an honest politician and I will show you a case of mistaken identity.")
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To: cripplecreek
Maybe we should lease the equipment to the Saudis and let them do the job.

Unfortunately, Muslim wackos around the world would perceive that as Saudi Arabia doing Israel's bidding. The House of Saud would be in even deeper shit than it is already.

7 posted on 08/16/2008 6:47:27 PM PDT by rickmichaels (God Bless America, Land That I Love)
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To: cripplecreek

Maybe the Saudis could grant Israel landing rights. Or, just give them a base for about two weeks.


8 posted on 08/16/2008 6:49:44 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (I would spend more time on FR but I have to make sure my tires are inflated.)
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To: Islander7
The Saudi’s have F-15’s. Let them do the deed.
9 posted on 08/16/2008 6:57:47 PM PDT by ryan71
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Permission to fly over would suffice.


10 posted on 08/16/2008 6:58:36 PM PDT by null and void (Barack zerObama - International Man of Mystery...)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
Well, well - lookie here.
11 posted on 08/16/2008 6:59:22 PM PDT by Chgogal (Voting "Present" 130 times might be a sign of a smart politician. It is not a sign of a good leader.)
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To: cripplecreek; LjubivojeRadosavljevic; Islander7

How about JDAM’s for their F-15’s?

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN1517263320080115


12 posted on 08/16/2008 7:03:54 PM PDT by ryan71
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To: Chgogal

WOW!!!,,,Whooo’Da Thunk IT!!???...


13 posted on 08/16/2008 7:21:29 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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14 posted on 08/16/2008 9:56:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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