Posted on 12/10/2005 6:48:44 PM PST by rhainw
"3) the people of Iran will rise up and overthrow the tyranny of the mullahs (my personal favorite choice) "
My favorite choice to, but it won't happen unless the US moves out of its famous "ostrich" defense posture and provides these people with some weapons and military leadership in the form of a small number of the appropriate special forces.
"im wiling to bet US forces would be used in a passive role in such a strike, air cover, jamming, refueling, surveilance."
not willing to bet, but I agree it is a real possibility. sure hope so.
Despite the Iranian President's evil insane rhetoric to the contrary, it is hard for me to imagine that they would be so insane as to actually launch a nuclear attack against Israel. To do so would mean near instant national extinction. Unless we believe that it's religious extremism would take them so far, it seems an irrational act to me.
Giving the weapons to a terrorist is more possible, I suppose. But if a bomb goes off in Israel, it won't take much deduction to narrow it down to two suspects - Al Qaeda or Iran. So Iran wouldn't be safe even then.
It'll be WWIII, I doubt have any doubt in my mind.
this one is being held close to the vest ...IMO
and I do not know whether or not anything is up.
Well, lets just hope Sharon doesn't show his hand, and that he has all aces.
Does it really take that long to build one nuclear weapon?
Many years ago my Father had always said that someday a "Kook" would start a Nuclear War, and imo if it ever does happen, the Terrorist Iranian President is the "Kook".
"It'll be WWIII, I doubt have any doubt in my mind."
Woahh! How is that going to happen? You think Russia and or China will jump in on Iran's side? What are you talking about?
Let the games begin.
" Does it really take that long to build one nuclear weapon?"
The first one could take that long if you don't know how to do it.
Exactly so.
The idea that the west would leave it's dirty laundry to Israel, is disgusting to say the least.
Well Jimmy Carter, almost thirty years later and your magic is still bearing fruit, you disgusting POS.
what gave him away...is when he mentioned wiping Israel from the face of the earth.....those word certainly caused
Israel's attention to perk / peak.
Is Sharon's nom de plume Uzi Mahnaimi or Sarah Baxter?
I hope this is true. I also hope the U.S., not Israel, will take the lead in any attack. And I hope it includes the decapitation of the Iranian dictatorship.
Hopefully it doesn't turn out to be rocket science.
The Sunday Times, the working Israeli earphone of truth. /sarc
We're already fighting WWIV.
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