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Lieberman: War with Iran a global nightmare
Boaz Arad
Published: 18.03.12, 15:31
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1. Israel is afraid to "defend itself, by itself"
Steven Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (03.18.12)
...and is trying to get the world to fight its enemies for them, again.
2. Keep your chin up.
Ehai ,   London. UK   (03.18.12)
Keep your priorities to trade relations and cultural exchanges. The Chinese are not stupid. They know how they want to join in in the game of swords that is the Middle-East. China's power in the UN Security Council is sought most highly. Entertain our Chinese friends with cordiality and respect for their power but not their moral influence. Commnist China is a ruthless society. For them world domination is not about moral strategy (as is the case for Islam) but is about their desire to stay in power. They will do anything to stay in power. Today that means trade and industry must grow in China. Let's get to grips with that. Chin up and keep smiling through.
3. Iran
Liz ,   Israel   (03.18.12)
Israel is not frightened to defend itself but is a peace loving country and fully understands the global threat posed by a nuclear Iran. Most people in the world, with the exception of the totally ignorant, also understand the situation.
4. to#1 What would YOU do ? (End)
Nora Tel Aviv   (03.18.12)
5. not afraid
jonathan ,   NY USA   (03.18.12)
Israel is acting a responsible country of the world. Israel can not live with a mortal enemy having Nukes. israel is pressuring the the world to stop Iran instead of having to use its last choice option. This is not fear but an act of courage and responsibility
6. I would respect Lieberman...
Gunnar ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (03.18.12)
...so much more if didn't try to mobilize support for action against the dictators and murderers in Tehran, by sucking up so much to the dictators and murderers in Beijing and Moscow. Mobilize your friends from democratic countries instead, Avigdor.
7. If you cannot live with nuclear threat by your boarders
Muhammad ,   Cairo   (03.18.12)
Easy just pack and leave to wherever you came from
8. to #1 Steve..
Rafi ,   Montreal, Canada   (03.18.12)
What a childish reaction and attitude...I am not wondering who you really are...much better fitted with an Arabic name... We are not going to be challenged by you and cause mass casualties, mister....No one has ever done our more than successful fighting and winnings...on the contrary, our friends always stopped us from going further...in every conflict and war we fought...if not for them, we would have been in Cairo, Damascus and Aman..relax...the world knows the truth and so do you...stop acting stupid...even if you are ignorant..make an effort..
9. War with Iran
George ,   USA   (03.18.12)
So, what if Israeli leader shut their mouths about attacking Iran and stop lying about the non-existent Iranian nuclear weapons?
10. The sleeping giant should wake up now..
Stephen ,   UK   (03.18.12)
@1 : there were numpties like you speaking like you do prior to the USA joining the Allies in WW2. Then you got your a*# utterly kicked at Pearl Harbour! You see - Israel's enemy today is your enemy tomorrow. Dont forget it pal. History always repeats itself - get ready ...( ps did you learn nothing from 911 ? )
11. iran
howard banks ,   boca raton,usa   (03.18.12)
while iran keeps stonewalling,the doomsday clock is rapidly ticking away.
12. I expected better from Lieberman.
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.18.12)
Lieberman can't be serious in stating international resolve will convince the genocidal Mad Mullahs to stop building nukes! I expected more honesty from him. It is crystal clear that nothing will convince the Mad Mullahs to stop building nukes since they have so much to gain and are so close to having operational nukes. Destroy Iran's nukes NOW!
13. #6 what drugs are you on?
Eli ,   Jerusalem   (03.18.12)
And we would respect YOU so much more if you paid a little more attention to current events. Do you not know that Nethanyahu has been traversing the Western democratic globe for three years trying to get backing against Iran to almost no avail. Go try to talk to that maniac Obama or the muslim loving British or the two faced Germans yourself. Lieberman is trying to get support from the Chinese because they matter!
14. #10 So will the British be joining the attack on Iran?
esnuffnstl ,   USA   (03.18.12)
Since you seem content on sneering out advice and talking of lessons learned, surely we should expect the UK in the vanguard of the attack on Iran. Right Stephen?
15. Lieberman is a cowards and should shut up his big mouth
David   (03.18.12)
16. everybody show weakness vis-a-vis Iran. SHAME !
(03.18.12)
The mullah can laugh....
17. #14
Stephen ,   UK   (03.18.12)
@ 14 : firstly I wasn't "sneering" - merely pointing out to #1 that his comments were ill advised as Israel is at the sharp end of politics that affect us all. Sad events in Hawaii and NYNY should not be repeated - i am pro USA by the way but hate Hussein Obama and both his two faces. Now to your question - I am not in government so I don't know - but I hope that the UK sends hell on earth to Iran and vaporises its nuke ambitions. Happy esnuff?? ( no sneering reply please ) . Ps Sadly our UK government lacks kahunas viz a viz standing up for Israel and it panders to the Arabs rather like your bowing president - so who knows....
18. Ever nation needs to shut down their nuclear reactors.
Rich ,   Toronto, Canada   (03.18.12)
Once you understand how nuclear reactors work, only an insane person would want to use this as an energy source. Solar, wind and geothermal energy is cleaner and safer. With nuclear energy, there is no safe place to store the radioactive waste, and the taxpayers will be paying forever to keep the radioactive fuel rods cool. It is so dangerous. If an asteroid the size of Manhattan New York slams into our planet, every nuclear reactor here will be on meltdown within hours, and wiping out life as we know it. The Middle East has already been contaminated with Depleted and Enriched uranium. If Israel bombs the nuclear reactors in Iran, this will release more radioactive particles into the atmosphere and put Israeli lives at risk. It's total suicide, and the Israeli government is acting irresponsibly in it's call for such an attack.
19. # 7
Birdi ,   Israel   (03.18.12)
Moron, if Iran nukes Israel, Egypt being a neighbour will also be nuked. Think before you post here.
20. Israel is afraid, but not for the reasons we hear
LS ,   Bristol, UK   (03.18.12)
It all boils down to Israel fearing Iran to rise to a very influential tier among the ME nations after acquiring nukes. For Iran it would be just plain suicidal to use them, but they do come with a lot of influence, hence Israel's smokescreen fear of annihilation.
21. Nr 6. You err !!!.
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (03.18.12)
The democratic Coumtrys can not stop or influense iran. It is only China who can and Russia will follow Chinas dictates but, not even China can stop Iran because Shia islam does not stop for anything less than Death. Arn.Sweden
22. #20. Must be the Bristol air?
Tim ,   Brighton   (03.18.12)
The issue has got nothing to do with regional status and has got everything to do with a real and palpable existential threat that the regime poses to Israel and the region Do you honestly think that the leaderships of Israel and the region should simply ignore and dismiss Ahmadinejads almost daily threats of annihilation of Israel and the Jewish people as mere rhetoric? His claim that the Holocaust never took place? His subterfuge and lies about his nuclear activities? His support of Hezbollah and Hamas also bent on Israels destruction? His belief in the superiority of Shia Islam? And read some of the speeches about Jews given by high ranking Imams in Teheran almost EVERY Friday Prayer Time..this is the most putrid evil and extreme form of gut wrenching racial incitement you will ever hear and for any sane thinking person will turn your stomach. Can Israel take the chance? Indeed can Bahrein and the Gulf States, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey....can the West, can Asia? And try imagining nuclear weapons in the hands of that vile unpredictable regime?
23. To Muhammed Cairo
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.18.12)
If we Jews would pack our bags and move to where we came from we would have to unpack our bags in Israel again because we have lived here in Israel for the past 4000 years. Jews have lived in Israel for 2600 years before a single Arab or Moslem even existed in Israel and the Middle East. There are dozens of ethnic groups and nationalities and civilizations in the Middle East that are not Arabs - Jews, Kurds, Turks, Armenians, Circassians, Berbers and Africans of today and Jews/Israelites, the real ancient Egyptians (not the present fake Arab "Egyptians"), Hittites, Edomites, Canaanites, Philisteenes, Phoenicians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans and so on in ancient times - thousands of years before there were any Arabs, Moslems, mosques or Mohammeds, so get off your high Arab imperialists racist genocidal horses, and stop pretending that Middle East is an Arab/Moslem region and that Jews are "foreigners". We Jews are even more native to the Middle East than any Arab would ever hope to be. I have another suggestion: please attack Israel and give us a perfect excuse and a pretext to wipe out Iran and the Arab states.
24. israeli homeland
marcar ,   malaysia   (03.20.12)
only moses know all about from where and how he saved the jews from the pharoah.its said already in the quraan.its true that the jews lost their land during the exodus.theirjews ancestoral land was this present day egypt.corect me please if this is not true.
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