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Obama orders Gates to update plan for Iran strike
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 22.05.09, 23:02
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1. Tactical Maneuver
Jewish Refugee   (05.22.09)
This was said in order to show that Arabs in the region are not alone that United States is still backing them even though the administration is trying to appease Iran. It is not compatible at all. The other reason for this was to answer Iran’s missile launch couple of days ago. Scare tactics don’t work; its suicidal leadership of Iran you are dealing with. Only concrete and consistent actions would deter suicidal regimes like Iran. For more about Suicide Iran please visit: http://israelactnow.blogspot.com/2009/03/listen-to-what-they-say-carefully.html
2. BLA-BLA-BLA-IDIOTS !!!.
ORAO STRANKA. ,   TSARIGRAD U SRBIA.   (05.22.09)
Orao.
3. A comment
A comment   (05.23.09)
US has failed in Venezuela, they are losing to Hugo Chavez, and they think they can take out Iran, I don't think so. If they don't have the power to take out Chavez, who is a child compared to Iran, imagine if they will have enough to confront Iran. Iran is getting stronger every passing day.
4. It is not a tactical maneuver
publius ,   USofA   (05.23.09)
It is a stategic maneuver. The only tactical maneuver that has not been tried is the one that should be focused on the Iranian people, i.e. bringing the concerns of leading world powers directly to the forefront of Iran's collective conscious, at the water cooler so to speak. If you are saying well that is interferring in the domestic landscape of another nation, well what then is the potential having to not dust off those plans but actually employ them other than interferring. It is my belief that while, this debate in the international community focuses on diplomacy govt to govt, what is being ceeded is iranian govt. telling only half the picture of nuclear weapons to the iranian people. Time to bring the full scope of nukes, directly to the people. how to accomplish this is the question, how about packaging cell phone communication uplinks onto a drone, and dispere 100,000 cell into iran with free usage that has a farsi power on message spelling out true scope of iranian nukes, we don't trust your government not to add nukes to the terrorism equation.
5. American Majority
USABorn   (05.22.09)
The majority of U.S. citizens see an attack on Iran as justified. We know if he had the ability to nuke us, he would. Ahmadinjad's god allah is satan. There is no end to his desire to murder. What kind of god would insist on millions being murdered before he returns. Evil is as evil does.
6. #2 Thanks, Orao. That was soooo insightful.
NOT   (05.23.09)
7. TALKBACK NUMBER 6.
ORAO STRANKA. ,   TSARIGRAD U SRBIA.   (05.23.09)
YEAAAH !!!, SURE THING-!!!. BUT YOU MISSED, SNIPER, YOU MISSED. !!!. WHOM WOULD YOU CHOOSE FOR PRECIDENT, CHAMBELAIN OR CHURCHILL ???. YES I KNOW - BY JERK !!!. Orao.
8. TALKBACK NUMBER 5.
ORAO STRANKA. ,   TSARIGRAD U SRBIA.   (05.23.09)
HMMM - IRANS NUCES IS NOT FOR FIRST USE OR STRIKE, THAT WOULD BE A SUICID ATTACK INFLICTED ON IRAN BY IRAN ITSELF. THEY ARE FOR DETERENCE AND SECOND STRIKE, AGAINST SUCH A STRIKE AGAINST IRAN, BECAUSE OF IRANS INTENTION, TO INVADE ISRAEL IN CONVENTIONAL WAR, AND WHIPE IT FROM THE MAP, IN ORDER TO LIBERATE JERUSALEM THEIR SHIA-ISLAMIC FAITH, WOULD WANT TO SEE, THE SHIA-AL-MAHD, I(THEIR MESSIA), TO RULE IN JERUSALEM. THIS CAN NEVER TAKE PLACE WITH AN IRANIAN FIRST NUCLEAR ATTACK. THE IRANIAN MAY BE RELIGIOUS FANATIC EGOISTIC FOOLS, BUT THEY ARE NOT IDIOTS, NO EGOISM WANTS TO LOOSE, BUT TO WIN ON OTHERS BEHALF Orao.
9. Wont fight? You lose.
petra ,   u   (05.23.09)
W/O a fight, USA tells Iran ok No one controls Israel from the USA..
10. War crime in waiting
bilejones ,   NY NY   (05.23.09)
Another war of aggression being planned by the murderous thugs in Washington.
11. USA no to WAR
(05.23.09)
USA will not strike anything. we want out of the middle east. and to wash our hands of the jewish state too.
12. Do enlighten me, #10 and #11...
Tahl ,   Ashdod, Israel   (05.23.09)
If you are SO much against a military offensive against Iran, what is your alternative? How, do you suggest, could the world stop Iran from reaching the capability to produce nuclear weapons, so that it would not threaten Israel, the Middle East, Europe, and the entire world? I'm all ears for your brilliant ideas. Or... Is it simply that you don't care?
13. #3,#7,#8 - experts on Islamic eschatology
AY_Lamb ,   USA   (05.24.09)
are you? I don't think so - In Shi'i Islam the Mehdi heralds in the 1000 year heavenly reign and Jesus delivers justice to the wicked, they work in concert and, the Mehdi is here but hidden and Jesus returns or is resurrected or whatever. No difference between shi'i Islam and Xitianity it is really just gnostic christian syncretism.
14. OBAMA YOU DONT DO COMEDY VERY WELL
(05.24.09)
15. OBAMA GET RID OF THE RED NOSE YOUR NOT A COMIDIAN
zionist forever   (05.24.09)
You ruled out military action during your election campaign and since actually becoming president all you have done is look for ways to appease Iran. Unless its diplomatic Obama won't do anything about Iran. If needed he will make Israel pay the price for his diplomacy and hurt Israel politicly and militarily to do it. Oslo was the arab price of joining the US in the coalition to get Saddam out of Kuwait now Obama Bin Laden will do the same to Israel.
16. 12
zionist forever   (05.24.09)
Things would be alot simpler if the US didn't get involved in the Middle East let Israel and the arabs fight it out between themselves and then make peace between themselves. Thats how you achieve real peace not roadmaps and American deadlines so the president can garuntee that the treaties will all be signed on the White House lawn on his watch and he can have his legacy.
17. nukes
mike con ,   kings usa   (05.25.09)
If the U.S. attacks Iran we know who runs the country, Israel has its own army let it fight it's own wars
18. Let Israelis Fight Their Own Wars
World Citizen ,   the world   (05.25.09)
If Israel wants to bomb Iran, let them. The Americans will tell the Iranians the IAF is coming in order to protect their interests in Iraq. The Russians will arm the Iranians with the SA-300 air defence system. The Israelis will set the Iranian program back 4 or 5 years but lose 20 to 30 aircraft in the process. The Iranians will have 20-30 Israel pilots as hostages and to put on trial as war criminals. The end result will be (1) the Iranians radically unite around the Islamic fundamentalist mullahs and (2) hasten their development of nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
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