Oh really?
Posted on 06/03/2006 11:03:37 AM PDT by bnelson44
WASHINGTON, June 3 — On a Tuesday afternoon two months ago, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sat down to a small lunch in President Bush's private dining room behind the Oval Office and delivered grim news to her boss: Their coalition against Iran was at risk of falling apart.
That question touched off a closely held two-month effort to reach a drastically different strategy, one articulated in a single sentence that Ms. Rice wrote in a private memo to the president. It broached the idea that the United States end its nearly three-decade-long policy against negotiating directly with Iran.
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As the "proposal" will once again be rejected out of hand by the mad mullahs, what will be the next appeasement, or will someone in D.C. grow a spine?
What does that word "superpower" mean, again?
Just relax both of you. If Iran does not stop in six months or so building their nuclear weapon program, they will be bombed by us back to the seventh century where they like to be. Iran will not have the nuclear bomb as long as GW Bush is President.
They already have a 7th century mentality, so taking their infrastructure back there won't be too bad for them...
Actually only the mullahs have the 7th century mindset. Your average Persian does not.
The Prez has done a lot of things in the last six months to confuse and alienate his base, but I belive he will not drop the ball on this one, quite frankly the most important issue of his second term.
What 'coalition'? It will be us and the Brits and Aussies. No one else has the ability to project air power over Iran. For political reasons the Israelis won't be allowed to take an active role, but will be involved behind the scenes.
I have 50 cents that says that won't happen.
I certainly do not underestimate that resolve, but I am also taking into account the political capital he has expended upon Iraq. I am completely behind that decision but the bulk of the country is wishy-washy thanks the to medias non stop negativity.
Don't get me wrong, I want to see the right thing done, but I do not believe it will happen due to the medias undue influence over our citizens.
Why?
Because the international community would not be behind it and we would be at too much risk of loosing what few friends we have in the mid-East.
ALL the mid-East countries want to see Iran get the bomb, because it will be an excuse for them to get one as well. It is a way for them to participate as equals in the world community, something the Arabs have been wanting since 500 AD.
Well, then, the average Persian needs to a) purchase weapons, and b)learn to organize outside of Iran into divisions and inside of Iran in cells, and c) get to work toppling the mullahs. That's because the average Persians have allowed the mullahs to take over their country and threaten the extinction of others.
I really don't want war with the "average Persian". I don't want U.S. troops to have to always be in harms way, doing the dirty work of the world. I don't want U.S. taxpayers to have to foot the bill for other people's freedom. And besides, Persian women are incredibly hot and sultry.
But if the "average Persian" doesn't want war, it's past time for them to roll up their sleves and establish a (more) secular governance of Iran, by any means possible.
I would think that they would actually be thankful!
Oh really?
Iran will not have a nuclear bomb even if we alienate the whole Middle East. Trust me on this one, most arabs hate Iran and vice versa and they will be glad to see Iran being destroyed. The hatred between Arabs and Persians is immense.
I doubt it.
Here's why:
I agree with you 100%
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