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Iran commander says could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel
Reuters ^ | Sept 23, 2012

Posted on 09/23/2012 1:04:23 PM PDT by yank in the UK

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel if it was sure the Jewish state were preparing to attack it, a senior commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Sunday. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, made the comments to Iran's state-run Arabic language Al-Alam television, according to a report on the network's website.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; shtf
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This is about to kick off any minute.
1 posted on 09/23/2012 1:04:29 PM PDT by yank in the UK
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( Iran commander says could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel ) hey doofus Iranian commander ? Israel has been ready to attack Iran for years....


2 posted on 09/23/2012 1:08:24 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: yank in the UK
This is about to kick off any minute.

Yeah, in October. Surprise!

3 posted on 09/23/2012 1:12:06 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: yank in the UK

“Anybody not wearing 2 million sunblock is gonna have a real bad day, get it?”


4 posted on 09/23/2012 1:15:30 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Taranto: "The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.")
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The event that might halt an election?


5 posted on 09/23/2012 1:16:37 PM PDT by yank in the UK ( A liberal mocking Christianity. I asked "why don't you mock Islam?" he replied "Muslims are violent)
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To: yank in the UK

Statements like this are the precursors that lead to wars. Israel will strike Iran and it will come hard and fast and it will be devastating. Iran will be joining the 7th century very soon.


6 posted on 09/23/2012 1:18:17 PM PDT by MasterGunner01
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To: yank in the UK

Preparation of the political battlefield. Hitler did something similar just prior to invading Poland.


7 posted on 09/23/2012 1:22:41 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: MasterGunner01

Israel could destroy Iran in 10 minutes, it would be that simple. Iran is all talk, their revolutionary guard is a joke(I have a friend who fled Iran when the Hommani took over and she still has an uncle living in Iran) the Iranian Revolutionary Guard would surrender as fast as the French if they were approached. The main thing is getting rid of Iran’s nukes, that is the problem because they are so deep into the ground I dont know if anything Israel has can penetrate it


8 posted on 09/23/2012 1:24:56 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: NonValueAdded

Yeah. The weather forecast for Tehran will be: Expect a high temperature of 7000 Deg F with 500 MPH winds.


9 posted on 09/23/2012 1:25:02 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Israel could destroy Iran in 10 minutes, it would be that simple.

Here's the problem: Israel will also have to take out Syria's (and Saddam's) WMD and find a way to check-mate Pakistan from sending over a sympathy nuke. That Lebanon will be turned to glass goes without saying. There are no half measures.

10 posted on 09/23/2012 1:34:13 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Taranto: "The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.")
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Mean-while Obama is trying to ride the fence and not make a decision.


11 posted on 09/23/2012 1:36:04 PM PDT by ully2
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To: NonValueAdded

Another issue I forgot to mention is that if Israel strikes Iran all of Israel’s enemies will come to Iran’s defense, it would be World War III. I think Israel is fully aware that they will get zero support from the United States(Especially under Obama) so its up to them to defend themselves. If they think Romney will win they will hold back on attacking Iran, if they have info that Obama will win they will go ahead and do it


12 posted on 09/23/2012 1:39:12 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: yank in the UK

“The event that might halt an election?”

What would justify halting anything here in the U.S. just because there is yet another war in the middle east?

We didn’t halt elections because of any foreign war before so why now?

The dickhead does not have the power to do that, regardless of what anyone thinks.


13 posted on 09/23/2012 1:40:01 PM PDT by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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Mean-while Obama is trying to ride the fence and not make a decision.

he would go Golfing ,to take his mind off it


14 posted on 09/23/2012 1:40:20 PM PDT by molson209
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To: yank in the UK
Not that I'm an expert on such matters but it seems that Iran attacking is best for Israel,provided that they're prepared.That was Israel can light up the mullahs with impunity.
15 posted on 09/23/2012 1:42:07 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Ambassador Stevens Is Dead And The Chevy Volt Is Alive!)
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Would the Iranians try a pre-emtive attack on Israel on the Jewish high holy day of Yom Kippur ?


16 posted on 09/23/2012 1:43:17 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: NonValueAdded

17 posted on 09/23/2012 1:49:31 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (ua)
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To: yank in the UK

I hope Israel nukes their main command city and be done with it.


18 posted on 09/23/2012 1:52:04 PM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter"you min)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I agree that the IRG will not be as fanatic as they were in the Iraq-Iran war, but I don’t think they will collapse, and there won’t be a massive anti-mullah uprising either. Pres. Obama pretty much saw to that when he refused to support the anti-government demonstrations earlier in his term. Iran may take a licking but they’ll keep on ticking, I fear.


19 posted on 09/23/2012 1:55:13 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: yank in the UK
Seems to me, if I remember history correctly, that was tried in 1939 and 1941 to disastrous results retaliatory for nations that launched the preemptive strikes.

Just saying Iran, learn from history..., or suffer the repeat of it.

20 posted on 09/23/2012 1:55:57 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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