[van_erwin]

Does Iran really think it's a good idea to sit there with their duct-taped weapons systems and threaten the United States? Have they seen how fast we can wipe out an army?

I'm ready to see Ahmadinejad looking like this:

You're next, buddy. We haven't forgotten your role as a hostage taker in 1979.

[fightinJAG]

It’s on. Godspeed, Israel.

One of the other headlines said Iran called the “war threat” (of retaliation) a “joke.”

Uh-huh.

[tatsinfla]

will be hard to hit back if precision strikes take out their missle systems on the first wave. i guess then they will resort to throwing rocks at us.

[econjack]

Anyone else getting a little deja vu on this one? Seems to me there was this pi$$ant about 20 years ago who drew a “line in the sand” and dared the US to cross it. A couple of days later he returned home only to find that it had disappeared. Seems to me that kinda stuffed a sock in his mouth thereafter. Of course, that was 20 years ago when the leaders of this country had some stones to back things up.

[Brian S. Fitzgerald]

"In televised comments, he said thousands of missiles were ready to be fired at "specific and pre-determined targets". "

First: Baghdad, Riyadh, UAE, Kuwait, oil facilities, etc., attacked with conventional warheads.

Second: Russia and China will threaten to protect Iran from any attacks, as Iran will become the only intact oil producer in the region.

Third: The United States, Britain and Europe thrown into chaos from oil shortages.

Fourth: Israel, not been directly attacked, will enter a period of hightened political indecision and chaos.

[ASA Vet]

[reagan_fanatic]

Just dreaming...

[stuartcr]

I can’t imagine any country NOT saying they would hit back if attacked.

[Joya]

http://joelrosenberg.blogspot.com/

[FFranco]

Now there is no question that we need War With Iran. Iran Must be Taken Out before they attack Israel. President Bush or President McCain have the moral courage to do what is necessary and declare war on Iran, Obama doesn’t.

[RightWhale]

Oil prices, which had slipped from record highs, rebounded about $2

I don't see this. I see NYMEX crude up 36 cents. Is somebody using sensationalism at Reuters or is the NYMEX tape delayed and the rest of the $2 will show up later?