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Iran vows to hit Israel's atomic sites if attacked
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Published: 25.07.09, 11:39
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1. what utter nonsense
Danny   (07.25.09)
Iran regularly boasts about it's military "capabilities", it is just they always turn out to be lies.
2. By the time Iran can retaliate, there will be nobody left...
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (07.25.09)
...to give the order and carry it out. Come to think of it, there will be no need for a preemptive strike once Ahmedinejad and his robed, illiterate Moon God priests are gone. And they will be gone. Soon enough.
3. Obama is a fool
(07.25.09)
4. how about keeping an airliner flying...?
Charles   (07.25.09)
5. Ooooops!
Moshe ,   Israel   (07.25.09)
We can hide our nuclear facilities in Egypt!
6. PUMP UP THE VOLUME
steve ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (07.25.09)
Judging by Iran and Syria’s reactions, these loss leaders obviously fear the prospect of a preemptive Israeli attack, or at least the effect this talk is having on their people. Israeli warnings are clearly making them nervous and adding to their populations’ discontent. Step up the rhetoric!
7. Egypt has its own stuff to take care of
A.R ,   73   (07.25.09)
8. The Fanatics vs the world
Brod ,   USA   (07.25.09)
It is time the world understands that the fanatics in Iran are a threat to the region and the world. Once they get their nukes, they would be a thousand times more dangerous to the region and the world. The only solution is the use of prevention or preemption to defang the fanatics and lead to a more peaceful and democratic regime. Other moves are useless to fanatics who devoid of rationality and are hellbent on the pathway of destruction. Time is ticking. The fanatics are feverishly working on their nukes 24/7.
9. Iranian retaliation of that kind = Last orders given.
(07.25.09)
A strike of any kind against Iran will only consummate the war it has declared against Israel through its endless threats and actual provocations through Hamas and Hizbollah. But even a moron would know that if Iran was to launch ANYTHING in return - it would be the last thing its regime's leaders did - other than run for the bunkers themselves. Iranian retaliation is EXACTLY what Israel is wanting in order to lay waste that country's capabilities to do anything. Iran has every intention of causing Israel harm at every opportunity and so far has not had to pay for the consequences of its behavior brought to its own soil. Iran has plagued , tormented and inflicted war by proxy - they are begging for an attack on their nuclear facilities. Once Iran has the ability they will use nuclear weapons or transfer the technology to proxies. Now..THAT is destabilising.
10. AN OBVIOUS COURSE OF ACTION
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (07.25.09)
Will be implemented by Iran.Why should the readers doubt that? Don't expect the Iranians to watch incoming missiles from the wilderness of Indian Ocean and do nothing.My forecast is that no place in Israel would remain safe and by now,Iran will have made proper arrangement to retaliate as the need arises.Steve,The Doc and Brod,don't be mislead at all.
11. More Iranian threats
DT ,   TA Israel   (07.25.09)
Message to Israeli government :No more talking. Hit Iran's nukes and preferably when Mitchell, Gates and Mullen are visiting here. The US may get the message that "we are not for pushing "
12. Shaking in your boots, Iran? Stealing elections Monkey Pres?
Genuine Tosefta ,   Tveria   (07.25.09)
13. The Islamic entity's regime is crumbling from within
usa   (07.25.09)
---with no help from the West, I might add,---so Mr. Jafari should stop trying to change the subject by falling back on tired, old and laughably puffed-up rhetoric.
14. We ain't worried. Let them do their worst!
Armchair Talkbacker ,   Not in Israel   (07.25.09)
15. To all
Peter ,   Vienna-Austria   (07.25.09)
Is this why you always fear their missiles and nuclear capabilities?Get real..The whole world knows if you attack them all hell will be set loose on you and all jews around the globe
16. from begining to end i had to endure bullies
last day of school ,   for me 1967   (07.25.09)
even some of the teachers were.you'd think that eventually they would grow up but it appears young bullies just turn into old bullies if their parents didn't take the time to teach them to behave themselves in public. 1 of my old bosses at work was forced to retire when he turned 65 and he was still throwing school yard tantrums at that age.. shortly after he was dismissed he had a stroke and couldn't speak anymore so that put an end to his insults until he died speechless a couple of years later.. he died not being wanted and not missed very much.
17. I would like to see the great iran hit one sub packed with
Nukes   (07.25.09)
But hey God is in control. He is the one reeling stupid little iran in on a baited hook. Poor little fishes, you may win the battle but you ain't ever going to win the war. Israel won't have to defend themselves always, someday God will come and fight for them and he won't use one bomb, bullet or nuke. Just His awe inspiring power that he has already clearly shown to us who believe. Oh look! I see his rod bending he is already got them all on his line.
18. Good story, #16 re
Robert Haymond ,   Ashdod, Israel   (07.25.09)
schoolyard bullies. Can we apply that to the leaders of present day Iran? I think so. When their day has come, either through internal revolution or threat from beyond (Israel), they will be despised if not forgotten. In the meantime, their rhetoric (overdramatized and borrowed from the Arabs no doubt) suggests that they are not only concerned but fearful as well and as they should be. If Israel attacks, we can be certain that there will be no room left for a counterattack. And an attack from us might just stimulate a revolution from within.
19. THIS IS INSANITY. WAR WOULD DESTROY ISRAEL, G-D FORBID!
Arturo W. ,   Rio de Janeiro, RJ   (07.25.09)
Think before you act pre-emptively. War against Iran will only bring more war, more (unimaginable) horrors back. Work to destabilize the regime of evil instead. G-d forbid Israel itself creates another Holocaust/Shoah -- against itself. If you attack Iran, you are GUARANTEEING that millions of Israelis will be killed (again, G-d forbid). I am NOT peacenik, but this talk of war is INSANITY!!!!
20. Yes, Mahmood, I am are sure the
di   (07.25.09)
Ayatollah Regime will try everything to hit Israel but don't be so sure they will succeed that much or any much. Who says their much advertized capabilities will be functional after a huge blow they will have to take. Mahmood, with all your pro-Iranian reasoning and your infatuation of the Ayatollah Regime, Israel is going to conduct a war of survival whilst your corrupt and vile regime is only willing to destroy, destabilize, conquer and divide. Obviously, you have heard of the Romans, but these ayatollahs are far from being any of them. Still, they pretend they are. Wars of survival are being conducted fiercely and with all might.
21. fix your planes instead of building missles
shaking in my boots ,   tel aviv israel   (07.25.09)
What happened to the last countries that sent missles at israel?
22. I WISH....
Avner ,   jerusalem, israel   (07.25.09)
I WISH THEY HIT AL AQSA MOSQUE, SO THEY DONT HAVE ANY MORE EXCUSES THAT JERUSALEM IS HOLLY FOR THEM
23. Enough!
Roy ,   USA   (07.25.09)
The "time" for "Nuclear Ambiguity" has just ended. Bibi needs to state categorically that, should ANY state or terrorist group attack Israel's nuclear facilities, Israel will drop atomic bombs on whatever source, unless the attackers are Israeli Arabs, and then conventional bombs will be used to destroy the attacker's entire hometown, or else all of his relatives will get the death penalty for his/her misdeeds. Something drastic must be used to deter this stuff!
24. TO DI...........................................#20
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (07.25.09)
Reasoning from my side is not based on pro-Iranian stance at all.Whilst I don't approve of Zionism,by the same token know exactly how the Iranians were undermined in the begining till they have reached at a stage that either you accept them as regional power or be ready to face them.If Iranian retaliation was so undermined,are you telling me that Israel and the USA are deliberately allowing Iran to become more stronder?Definitely not.There exists reasoning and anxiety of Iranian retaliation in the minds of almost all the military strategists.
25. Paranoid schizophrenic Iran
Cynthia ,   USA   (07.25.09)
Crumbling from the inside is a perfect description of this Iranian prison state with its illegitimate President. Jafari looks like he hasn't slept in weeks. At least he recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
26. US capabilities
Richard   (07.25.09)
A security council resolution would be unavailable for a use of force against Iran. I seriously doubt the US has the ability to keep the Persian Gulf open or over run Iran the way it did Iraq. An oil price spike would quickly be fatal to the US economy making the conflict unsustainable.
27. and if Israel doesn't attack, they will stop planning to
Genuine Tosefta ,   Tveria   (07.25.09)
attack Israel? Israel has nothing to lose by attacking Iran except for public condemnation and behind the scenes congratulations, including from Russia, China and almost all Arb countries
28. Peter #8 and to All Antisemites, enough with your lies
Genuine Tosefta ,   Tveria   (07.25.09)
1981 - Iraqi nuclear reactor taken out and Israel was severely condemned. Fast forward 10 years 1st Gulf War, the entire world is grateful for what Israel did otherwise they would not be able to remove Iraq fro Kuwait. Sept. 2007, Syrian nuclear reactor is bombed by Israel and the world barely noticed. Fast forward again to December 2009, all of Iran's nuclear facilities will experience unexplained symptoms of sudden collapse, and the world will have a big sigh of relief. but don' allow any of this from stopping your dreams of the 4th Reich, not even when the Mossad is quickly closing in
29. Here's what Israel will do when it strike Iran.
Rueben ,   Israel   (07.26.09)
#1 Fist it's planes will take out their communication center. #2 Then it will take out it's electrical center #3 Then it will take out it's command center. #4 Then it will take out the planes on the ground. #5 And while all of this is going on, the nuke facilities will be bombed into the next century. Any questions??
30. Oh yeah?
Sarah B ,   New York City, USA   (07.26.09)
Really? How? Sorry -- ROFLMAO ... Iran. Launching a successful attack against Israel. TOO FUNNY FOR WORDS!!! A glowing cinder launching an attack!! ROFLMAO -- best joke I''ve heard in a long, long time!
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