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Iranian General: US Pursuing Diplomacy Because They Cannot Defeat Us Militarily
Truth Revolt ^ | January 14, 2014

Posted on 01/14/2014 3:17:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

"Had the enemy been able to confront us militarily, it would have already taken action."

On Tuesday, Iranian news agency FARS reported the comments of Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi, who stated that the United States and Israel had no capacity to defeat Iran militarily. “Had the enemy been able to confront us militarily, it would have already taken action,” Salehi stated. He said that the talks proved that the West was unwilling to confront Iran: “Given their weakness in the military dimension, they have opted for the political arena and we will certainly succeed in this area too.”

FARS quoted remarks from Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Qassem Soleimani from December, in which he stated that “The Americans and Obama are lying when they assert that all options are on the table against Iran.” At that time, Soleimani, called talk of American sanctions’ effectiveness “nothing more than a lie,” adding, “it is the US which has collapsed in political, economic and military arenas which are considered as the main elements of power.”

Soleimani pointed to America’s supposed failures in Iraq and Afghanistan as evidence of that collapse. “The US has also failed in the military aspect in any country against which it has waged a war, including Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ataollahsalehi; iran; islam; israel; lebanon; nuclearweapons; obama; qassemsoleimani; russia; syria; waronterror
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1 posted on 01/14/2014 3:17:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m guessing that General FlapJackHat is laughing at “give peace a chance.”


2 posted on 01/14/2014 3:19:14 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can, but won’t as long as the fellow American-hating Muzzie occupies the WH.


3 posted on 01/14/2014 3:19:55 PM PST by Old Yeller
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To: Old Yeller

“Can, but won’t as long as the fellow American-hating Muzzie occupies the WH.”
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I fully agree.


4 posted on 01/14/2014 3:22:50 PM PST by mongo141 (Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This does seem to be a logical conclusion for most of us. A full-on act of admitting weakness and a readiness to submit to a more dominant force. You can stop waving that white flag now, Barack, we all got the message.


5 posted on 01/14/2014 3:24:20 PM PST by lee martell
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Had the enemy been able to confront us militarily, it would have already taken action."

General Halftrack there has mistaken unwillingness for inability. Bath-House Barry Benghazi hates America and desire the success of islamic nutjobs in all things great and small.

6 posted on 01/14/2014 3:25:31 PM PST by NorthMountain
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To: NorthMountain

“Had the enemy been able to confront us militarily, it would have already taken action.”

Sounds like plans to take action later.


7 posted on 01/14/2014 3:34:18 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: mountainlion

Fmr Kerry aide: Iran Should Not Be Required to Cease Terrorism Against US

http://freebeacon.com/fmr-kerry-aide-iran-should-not-be-required-to-cease-terrorism-against-u-s/?print=1

That is some “peace” deal.


8 posted on 01/14/2014 3:36:59 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: GeronL
Don't forget that kerry went to Paris during the Viet Nam was to negotiate with the viet Cong. Guess he is still not on our side.
9 posted on 01/14/2014 3:38:55 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That guy looks like a complete schlub. SGT Bilko looked more military. Some “general.”


10 posted on 01/14/2014 3:42:03 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
In your Fantasy's!!!
11 posted on 01/14/2014 3:46:43 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: lee martell
Our enemies are laughing at the little bitch we call a president. It's pathetic to watch these douchebags bend over and bow to turd world weasels. I can't believe how far we have fallen. Just look at the losers the people put in charge.
12 posted on 01/14/2014 3:52:40 PM PST by peeps36 (I'm Not A Racist, I Hate Douchebags of All Colors)
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To: mountainlion

Bingo!


13 posted on 01/14/2014 3:57:16 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Maybe General Sally doesn't remember the 8 year war they had with Iraq, that they couldn't win.

What he and his clowns couldn't do in 8 years we did in less than 8 weeks.

Maybe Sally should be given a math lesson. They are still working on trying to develop ONE NUKE. We have enough for every city in their wasteland they call a country.

One Minuteman with 3 warheads, would satisfactorily remove Tehran from the face of the earth.

14 posted on 01/14/2014 3:58:24 PM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: peeps36
Our enemies are laughing at the little bitch we call a president.


15 posted on 01/14/2014 4:01:46 PM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When I got back from Vietnam, I went to a pilot training base in Del Rio, TX. At that time, we had many foreign student pilots, including Iranians. They were a king size joke to the USAF instructor pilots. They said that the Iranians could not fly airplanes to save their a$$es. The USAF instructors jokingly told the Iranians, in a pinch, always break left. They figured they would eventually face them in combat anyway, so they would always know what the Iranians would do. Unless the Iranian Air Force has improved 1,000 %, they would be no match for US pilots. That might not sit well with the Obungler, because he is on the Iranian side.


16 posted on 01/14/2014 4:05:02 PM PST by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Veteran, 70-71a)
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To: NorthMountain

“Had the enemy been able to confront us militarily, it would have already taken action.”

Actually he is telling us that had they been able,
they would have already attacked us.


17 posted on 01/14/2014 4:05:53 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Mark17

Aren’t they still flying F-4s, F-14s, F-20s and miscellaneous other trash with no spare parts or proper weaponry?


18 posted on 01/14/2014 4:10:11 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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To: mountn man
"We have enough for every city in their wasteland they call a country."

Actually, just one missile from one of our submarines could destroy every city of note in that country.

19 posted on 01/14/2014 4:12:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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To: colorado tanker

Now I understand why the US Army didn’t want us growing beards, besides that tired old “your gas mask won’t seal properly” excuse.


20 posted on 01/14/2014 4:14:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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