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King of nuclear bluff
A. Libin; D. Shapira
Published: 09.10.07, 22:02
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1. Iran and bluffs
JPS ,   Efrat   (10.09.07)
The Iranians should be very careful when dealing with nuclear bluffing. It killed Sadam Hussein and ruined Iraq. Not just the Americans and Israel, but many other countries will not care if Iran is bluffing or not - an Iran with nuclear weapons is a threat to the world. It doesn't matter if the world outside Iran is Islamic or not, the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons by Iran or its minions is intolerable. Nobody outside of Sunni Islam cares if Iran's attempts to make nuclear bombs is impressive. They care that the bombs will be used to kill millions of innocent people and threaten to poison large sections of our planet. By brazenly trying to acquire atomic bombs, Iran is walking down the path of self-destruction.,
2. very profressional
nelly g. ,   Israel   (10.10.07)
At last someone provided the readers whith a professional analisis.
3. Problem is when his blackmail starts to backfire !!
KMR ,   Middle East   (10.10.07)
4. THE END OF THE IRAN REGIMEN
ANA MARIA ,   LATIN AMERICA   (10.10.07)
THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT IS WORKING HARD NOT ONLY IN BUILDING NUCLEAR BOMBS, BUT ALSO IN RAISING ISLAMOPHOBIA ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
5. Ahmedinut is the only monkey that barks
Obama ,   Washington DC   (10.10.07)
Their air defense system is useless, Syrian air raid by Israel has proven that. Their nuke development is fake, well @ least not up to scratch. They may have the best missiles money can buy from Russia but their delivery system is 20 years behind. All they can do is rely on the monkey's rhetorical b/s to scare the Arabs to join them. but Egypt is joining NATO
6. call the bluff?
joell   (10.10.07)
if israel or the U'S. is so sure that's what it is. it takes only a small degree of uncertainity to make one have 2nd thoughts, because of the catastrophic consequences, if you're wrong. the louder and more frequent the threats become, the less seriously they're taken by iran. iran , like n. korea a few yrs ago, has reached the the point of nuclear deterrence. iran is or will be a nuclear country. get used to it and be prepared to deal with iran as a military equal.
7. The CIA paid him to do it?
Josh   (10.10.07)
With the military business booming, someone had to be the bad guy. After all why would billions of tax dollars be pried from the hands of the American people, if they were not afraid of some enemy. Nicey scripted? Who really knows?
8. Iran victory is danger for Israel
Bob ,   Bolton,Britain   (10.10.07)
One thing is for sure, Iran has paved the way for Sunni world on how o defy the west. It has shown that US threats are all hot air. Last week Iran FM told New York that US is thinking of ditching Israel. This is quite worrying prospect: http://ayatollah.blog.co.uk/
9. The Iranians are NOT bluffing on one thing according to
Rivkah   (10.10.07)
World Net Daily news on the Internet: Russia has given the Iranians and the Red Chinese nuclear warhead Sunburst missiles that fly below radar like cruise missiles and can blow a ship out of the sea. Israeli and American ships are in great danger fromt the Russians, the Red Chinese, and the Iranians because as far as I know and according to the article, there is no defense. An invisible shield from God can protect a ship or a city if TEN righteous men/women at in the city or on the ship. Put the Haredim on ships to protect the ships as their national service. Pray for the Lord to defend the ships against this horrific weapon and for a defense to be found. The Bible predicts a third of the ships in the world will be destroyed. That happened in World War II when 32,000 of the 100,000+ ships in the world were destroyed. I hope that was the final fulfillment of the prophecy; but with Sunburst missiles, history may repeat.
10. Nip Them In the Butt
Dave Levy ,   Burbank. CAUSA   (10.10.07)
To Joell: live with a nuclear Iran? You maybe, but not I., not for one second. No. Korea is different. The Big 5 (US, etc), are pushing for their ocmplete disclosure, as well as dismantling their nuke plants. Iran is different. They have no real adversaries. No one is pressuring them, except for meaningless sanctions. They will have nukes soon, and keep on producing them yearly. with which to extort the world, mainly the US, and it's allies. Iran must be taken out ASAP..and that is our only approach. If not, we will be living, hiding in caves..that is not for me. 50 B1s and 2s, and 100 F18s and 22s, should take all their plants out permanently. The West can control those 40,000 suicide bombers..and hit back hard (er) if attacked. Let us not be fooled by the defeatist's both in the US and elsewhere. We should have stopped the NAZI regime, nipped it in the bud so to speak in 1933. We didn't and 50m died.
11. THE MOST IMPORTANT & POSITIVE THING
Lebanese   (10.11.07)
is what Ahmadinejad told once that in case of bombing Iran wherever from bombs will come he will bomb TA
12. What the hell?
Gurmit ,   India   (10.13.07)
How the hell is Iran's hypothetical wealpon threat to world and thounsads on nukes with Big 5 not? How Paki nukes are safer. Did you even ask rest of the world whether they care if Iran has nuke or not?. At UN general assembaly it was clear that world community see more danger with USA and Isreal's (undeclared and unaccounted for) nukes than Iran's. People can not be fooled anymore. They also have learned all the tricks.
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