Posted on 02/02/2010 6:00:43 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The United States has warned that Iran could use its proxies to spark a war in the Middle East as an increasingly restive Iranian population continues to challenge the regime.
U.S. National Securit Adviser James Jones said Iran could be ready to order such proxies as Hamas and Hizbullah to launch hostilities that would spark a regional war. Jones said Iran could use the two Islamic militias to target Israel from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. "History shows that when regimes are feeling pressure as Iran is internally and will externally in the near future, it often lashes out through its surrogates, including in Iran's case, Hizbullah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza," Jones said.
In a Jan. 29 address to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jones said Iran was under increasing pressure both from within and abroad. He said the Teheran regime was under threat of U.S. and other sanctions for failing to halt its uranium enrichment program.
"The stakes here are enormous," Jones said. "We simply cannot afford a nuclear arms race in the Middle East as a consequence of Iran developing nuclear weapons and delivering these nuclear weapons."
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The libs have been up to their stinking armpits in all this free Iran and Iran is bad BS. If Iran attacks Israel...watch them all suddenly change their attitude.....and sides.
Three Words: B-52 Arc Light.
That is what I have been thinking about the Obama Regime. What will they do as they become more desperate?
coulda woulda shoulda. Let’s see. Pakistan has nukes. Who else — ahhhh !! Israel has nukes. Let’s start there!!! Iran doen’t even have them yet!!! Why start there? Maybe these sovereign countries have rights to do what ever they want unless they attack THIS country. Then they get turned to glass.
On a recent NPR program two experts, one from NSA, one ex-CIA, claimed that Hizbullah has forces in Venezuela and in northern Mexico working with the drug cartels there. Drugs are a major income source for Hizbullah.
We already know that Hizbullah is trained by the Iran’s Republican Guard and is armed by Iran. So, imagine if Iran gets nukes and gives the to Hizbullah. Remember, Iran calls the U.S. “The Great Satan”, not Israel. So... you want to wait until a nuclear weapon goes off in LA or San Diego before acting, do you? That’s why Iran and not Israel or Pakistan. Neither of those countries threaten to wipe anyone else off the map on a daily basis.
Try not to listen to NPR . They are one worlders.
Be concerned with sovereignty not far fetched hypotheticals without a shred of viable truth.
Sorry, they are not farfetched and it was an interview program so the sources were not NPR. Ex-Bush administration in once case.
Bury your head in the sand all you want. Iran is a threat to the U.S., to Israel, to the entire free world.
REYTURNER, YOU ARE A STUPID FREAK!!!!!!
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