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Published: 17.01.13, 08:35
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1. It will be interesting to see how it plays out
Psalms 83 ,   Selah   (01.17.13)
expect the Book of books to be right on the mark
2. NOBODY needs the advice of Fallon the
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (01.17.13)
COWARD ! Go and join the boy scouts...you WIMP !
3. it took the allies five years to defeat the nazis
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (01.17.13)
admiral fallon should learn from churchill: "you were given the choice between war and dishonor. you chose dishonor and you will have war."
4. Admiral Fallon:"US strike against Iran would take weeks"
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (01.17.13)
admiral fallon should realise that a nuclear armed iran would be permanent.
5. Obama's second term starting early!
(01.17.13)
The Obama administration is preparing the groundwork for NO military action on Iran. They will sign a mickey mouse agreement with Iran, that will allow Iran time to quietly build the A-Bomb. Unfortunately for our generation, we are being 'run' by Amateurs with an Agenda.
6. Iran
Moshe ,   Mombasa kenya   (01.17.13)
for the past 10 years or so we have hearing about Irans Nuclear Issue, but surprisingly they i.e Iran has not used them upto date. Do they really have the Nuclear Weapons or is it another ploy? what is the real problem. Remove all the sanctions and let everyone leave in peace as they want and not as we want! That is true democracy
7. Talk about stating the obvious. Is this guy
DT ,   TA Israel   (01.17.13)
backward ?
8. There will be NO WAR
Total ,   World   (01.17.13)
This is all just hype. There will never be a war between IRAN and USA. America fully understands the consequences of such a grave and dangerous mistake. Peace.
9. In 1981 and 2007 ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (01.17.13)
.... Israel used rather simple conventional weapons. Iran can expect a tougher approach. Make no mistake. Israel can blind their radar; Israel can knock out Iran's electrical grid; Israel can send extremely low frequency waves that can cause an earthquake in that highly earthquake prone region. And, of course, there are other options as well. But Iran will be stopped. I hope that everyone will remember that Israel attempted the most civilized ways first -- STUXNET, DUQU, TILDED, FLAME and GAUSS are just the tip of what is available to Israel in its large and rather imaginative arsenal. Iran crossed the line by threatening the existence of the State of Israel (since 1979, actually, they have promised to "wipe the 'Zionist entity' from the map"). The Iranians have sown the wind. Israel will make them reap the whirlwind. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
10. To #9 , Sarah B.
Paul Barnett ,   London , U.K   (01.17.13)
Dear Sarah, I loved your comment , may G-d hear your message and give the strength to Israel to wipe out its ennemies.
11. Israel will do as Netanyahu Pleases
Mark of Lewiston ,   USA   (01.17.13)
Israel will do as Netanyahu pleases. Then Netanyahu will sit back and criticize whatever the US does.
12. Strike,shmike.O has accepted the Iranian A bomb and Balistic
Alan ,   SA   (01.17.13)
13. IRAN.
SJOERD VAN DER VELDE ,   HOORN NH, HOLLAND   (01.17.13)
PLEASE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DICTATORSHIP OF ALI KHAMENEI, AHMADINEDJAD AND THE REST OF THE IRANIAN PEOPLE WHO WANT ANOTHER IRAN. DEATH TO THE ISLAMIC, IRANIAN DICTATORSHIP FOR THEIR CRIMES.
14. @9
sipahi ,   Istanbul   (01.17.13)
Sarah B. it seems that you are still stuck where you are months and even years ago. In addition to those what you promoted, Israel probably has a UFO-fleet ready for action if everything else fails. Interestingly, everything, every incident so far contradicted your comments. They managed to bring down an US drone, they managed to fly a drone in your airspace, they continue to surround you with more and more sophisticated missiles as seen in 2012. Not to mention that are progressing in thier nuclear program and probably nobody knows which stage they are really at.
15. #9 Even your people have denied...
Robert ,   Australia   (01.17.13)
....that Iran threatened to "wipe Israel off the map". This is an invention based on paranoia, an affliction that abounds in your ilk.
16. Sarah of #9
Cameron ,   USA   (01.17.13)
Oh please, babe, give it a rest. Less than impressed with the kind of 'whirlwind' you folks laid down on the wanker fanatics in Gaza when they were bombarding your towns & cities recently. Ultimately, the matter rests in US hands, and we'll decide on the course of action.
17. To the delusional #9
Jarome ,   USA   (01.17.13)
Israel would prefer the US attack Iran,they will expect the US taxpayer to pay in blood and treasure for this war .Anyone with any knowledge of Iranians know they have fight in them ,and Israel knows that war with Iran will be neither quick or easy
18. Cameron # 16
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (01.17.13)
Actually it's in God's hands. If it were in U.S. hands we would be really screwed.
19. Sipahi # 14
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (01.17.13)
In addition to those what you promoted, Israel probably has a UFO-fleet ready for action if everything else fails. Well, what they don't have is Allah and that is why Israel will succeed and Iran will fail.
20. Robert # 15
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (01.17.13)
If one of you has an affliction I am betting that it is you. It's a sure thing.
21. Dear Admiral Fallon
(01.17.13)
Did You Know their Is NO EXPIRATION ON HATE! So because you say it is Difficult Has That EVER STOP THE U.S. MILITARY? I Say Haze Grey And Underway! Get The JP5 Ready!
22. Iran's nukes must be destroyed; no matter what it takes.
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.17.13)
It would be great if Israel was able to destroy Iran's nukes in one shot. However, Iran's nukes must be destroyed; no matter what it takes. We have a Holocaust to prevent.
23. # 9 NO iran will get the bomb
inconito   (01.17.13)
the bottome line, iran has the know how everything destroyd can be rebuild quickly, in secret. BTW stop selling your israeli"superpowers".. there is nothing of that... as Gaby ashkenazi said to mike mullen: israelis are " empty words " iran will get the bomb, and you can do NOTHING ABOUT THAT
24. #15 israel strile will be painless...
inconito   (01.17.13)
if ever, such capabilty exist ....to fly to iran and come back. israel has nothing that can arm fordow or other underground facilities. such painless attack will leave iran nukes intact, and only give iran the perfect timeliness to finish the job ! those who refuse a nuclear iran, i am sorry but it will happend anyway !
25. Two words TAC NUKES
Eric ,   Romania   (01.17.13)
And the Iranian factories are inoperable for the next 1000 years human loss less than Lebanon 2006 for the Iranians
26. The destroying wind that destroys Elam (Western Iran) may
Rivkah   (01.17.13)
not be Israeli or US nukes. It might be from the Earth passing through the tail of Planet X (Nibiru, Orchus to NASA) in March, September of 2013 and March of 2014. Read Marshall Master's book, "Crossing the Cusp: Surviving the Edgar Cayce Pole Shift". Or it could be war in the Middle East in 2014 to 2015 when there are four lunar eclipses and one solar eclipse (Moon turns to blood red and Sun darkens briefly) on Jewish Holy Days which signals war for Israel since that is what happened in 1948, 1963, and 1967 when war for Israel occurred.
27. WHILST SOBER AND INTELLIGENT....
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (01.17.13)
People excercise caution in dealing with the Iranians,Sarah of USA/Israel continues to fantasize non-existing possibilties at Israel's disposal to cripple Iran.Can someone go to her rescue?
28. #16
i   (01.17.13)
sarah might be even more disappointed that when Laffaire Stuxnet. she thought that Stuxnet was actually destroyed the Iranian program once for all lol. still sure of that sarah? as for you, it's in the Us hand to start or not the war... but at end of the day it's in iran hands , and iran hands alone to decide if they go nuclear or not, what fallon said today,... is just exactly what every single military high ranking of Us army say since 10 years now, and expertstoo, there no news here. air strike can delay it once, but after that, a nuclear iran is garantee, as said Robert Gates in october 2012 : " an attack could prove catastrophic, such an attack will make a nuclear iran inevitable" "they will just go more covert, and more deep " in other words NO MATTER WHAT ISRAEL DO AND EVEN THE US IRAN WILL BE NUCLEAR SOON IF NOT ALREADY
29. #22 it take 500 000 men
inconito   (01.17.13)
" iran's nukes must be destroyed; no matter what it takes " very simple it take 500 000 mens on iran coast ! and that's beyonde reach of any president.. whoever !
30. To all my crtics
Sarah B ,   U.S.A/Israel   (01.17.13)
Mock all you want,but I assure you that Israel do have all these capabilities and more. We are the chosen people and therefore intellectually superior to any other race on earth,these inferior Iranians will soon realise this
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