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US officials believe Iran sanctions will fail, making military action likely (October Surprise)
UK Guardian ^
| February 17, 2012
| Chris McGreal
Posted on 02/18/2012 5:39:03 AM PST by C19fan
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posted on
02/18/2012 5:39:06 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Democrat Game Plan:
Iran foolishly commits act of war against U.S. in the Gulf.
U.S. declares war with Iran during an election year.
The American people rally around their President during war time and reelect him.
Democrats riding in on Obama’s coat tails take control of both Houses of Congress.
The Iranian people joyously achieve Martyrdom and enter Paradise.
Iran becomes radioactive and uninhabitable for a half life of ten thousand years.
Obama is able to appoint two Supreme Court Justices during his second term.
Obama is declared President for Life.
The American people live happily ever after in total bankruptcy.
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posted on
02/18/2012 5:55:43 AM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: C19fan
Democrat Game Plan:
Iran foolishly commits act of war against U.S. in the Gulf.
U.S. declares war with Iran during an election year.
The American people rally around their President during war time and reelect him.
Democrats riding in on Obama’s coat tails take control of both Houses of Congress.
The Iranian people joyously achieve Martyrdom and enter Paradise.
Iran becomes radioactive and uninhabitable for a half life of ten thousand years.
Obama is able to appoint two Supreme Court Justices during his second term.
Obama is declared President for Life.
The American people live happily ever after in total bankruptcy.
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posted on
02/18/2012 5:55:43 AM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: C19fan
Unexpected action in mid-east comes as October surprise?
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posted on
02/18/2012 5:56:16 AM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: C19fan
So Obama’s policies insisting on sanctions are a failure. So fire him.
To: DJ Taylor
Or, Americans see Obama as Carter: failing with Iranian whack jobs, and fire his ass in a landslide.
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks C19fan.
...the US will be left with no option but to launch an attack on Iran or watch Israel do so.
This is a new development, a mere three years old.
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posted on
02/18/2012 6:14:10 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(FReep this FReepathon!)
To: DJ Taylor
For that to work, Obama will have to convince NATO to start the war, cause he doesn’t have the nads to take responsibility for such action himself...Nope, if this type of action occurred the reaction would be like Carter and the hostage crisis, ending in a repub landslide.
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posted on
02/18/2012 6:17:18 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(Terrorism is a disease, precise application of superior firepower is the cure)
To: C19fan
Pre-election September Surprise coming up.
Get ready for $15 gasoline, $5,000 gold, $5 pork & beans and four more years of Obama-nomics.
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posted on
02/18/2012 6:38:16 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight he'll just kill you." John Steinbeck)
To: DJ Taylor
You forgot one thing:
* "0bama regime stalls and delays action long enough for Iran to lob a nuke at Israel, which would effectively be a second Holocaust, then says 'oh that's so terrible' and takes out a few token Iranian targets to the cheers of leftists and anti-Semites everywhere, and stupid effin Jewish 'Rats in the U.S. STILL vote for the Kenyan Usurper."
No charge for that minor addition to your list.
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posted on
02/18/2012 6:48:19 AM PST
by
mkjessup
(Let's do to Mitt what his Irish Setter did to him while tied to the roof rack of his station wagon!)
To: Magnum44
Looks like USA has drones flying over Syria now....supposedly gathering evidence for the International community and denying any other purposes.
We all know Syria is the arm of Iran. This is going to heat up even further....
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posted on
02/18/2012 6:49:06 AM PST
by
caww
To: C19fan
Time to rent the video “Wag the Dog” again. Obama needs a war to distract the voters from the terrible economy, insane government spending and malaise the USA is in due to his 4 years of mis rule.
He could draw us into a very bad conflict that spins out of control. Iran is no Serbia or Bosnia. Iran has lots of military ability due to years of buying hardware and expertise due to plenty of oil money. Iran has a huge population and a lot of friends, including Russia and China.
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posted on
02/18/2012 7:11:26 AM PST
by
RicocheT
(Eat the rich only if you're certain it's your last meal)
To: DJ Taylor
The last person on the planet I would want running a war id the Corpseman-in-Chief.
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posted on
02/18/2012 7:20:30 AM PST
by
Hoosier-Daddy
( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
To: C19fan
The incentives Iran has to produce a bomb(s) are staggering.
Just think of the franchise or licensing income stream. It'll be worth trillions.
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posted on
02/18/2012 7:30:24 AM PST
by
Glenn
(iamtheresistance.org)
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:15:55 AM PST
by
RedMDer
(Forward With Confidence!)
To: DJ Taylor
given the state of the economy, the price of gas and the vilification of Iraq & Afghanistan wars by the left/libs- any strategy like this will blow up in obama’s face...i hope he goes for it...
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:18:42 AM PST
by
God luvs America
(63.5million pay no federal income tax then vote demoKrat)
To: DJ Taylor
The American people rally around their President during war time and reelect him.
Democrats riding in on Obamas coat tails take control of both Houses of Congress.
I thought it might be Syria, but it looks like Obama wants a war with Iran to win the election. He gets bonus points for pretending to support Israel by attacking Iran for them.
And he's got plenty of people in both parties who want him to get us in another war.
To: Magnum44
For that to work, Obama will have to convince NATO to start the war, cause he doesnt have the nads to take responsibility for such action himself...
England, France, and some of the other European countries want Iran's nuclear program knocked out. He'll get the support he wants.
I can't say I blame England and France too much for wanting war to take out Iran's nuclear program, since they are within range of existing Iranian missiles, but England and France seem to be wanting a bunch of quick wars lately, and Iran will not be quick or easy.
We go to war with Iran, it won't be like Iraq in 2003.
To: af_vet_rr
There really hasn’t been any break that has generated goodwill for Obama that he hasn’t squandered quickly.
To: DJ Taylor
The American people rally around their President during war time and reelect him.You must be kidding. IMO- the people would rally around the zipperhead long enough to castrate him for involving us in another poorly thought out debacle.
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posted on
02/18/2012 9:01:37 AM PST
by
Sarajevo
(Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental)
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