Opinion  Guy Bechor
Iran on verge of disaster
Guy Bechor
Published: 07.06.12, 17:13
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61. To: No. 52
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.08.12)
Snicker. I guess that's one way to avoid answering questions to which you do not have responses.
62. #57 Mahmood
Cynthia ,   USA   (06.08.12)
You're so afraid Sarah will ruin your Islamic domination fantasy. The truth is, you don't know what the military of Israel has in mind. All options on the table leaves much to the imagination and really not much to laugh about. The Islamic Regime fools no one. Bluffing their way through negotiations hasn't fixed their economy. It was on the verge of collapse when Ahmadinejad became president. Since then, oil prices have dropped and their business partners have diminished. Iran is also funding Assad, Hamas and Hezbollah while pouring money into this bottomless pit of a nuclear program.
63. Bob # 51
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (06.08.12)
The USS LIberty was a CIA spy ship that was helping the enemy by providing them with information. That's what sort of ally WE were! Israel had every right to attack that ship.
64. George #52 not a much as the US has
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (06.08.12)
Just look at all the US spying on Israel or perhaps the attacks on the HMAS Hobart, USS Boston, USS Edson, USCGC Point Dume WPB82325, USS PCF 12, USS PCF19 by the United States Air Force. You are right...."Puts a whole new meaning to the word "ally". It truly does.
65. # 48 Sara B,Richard Sorge,
J.K.Brooklyn USA ,   Brooklyn USA   (06.08.12)
2 points,R Sorge was stationed in Japan as a spy,not Germany,in 41 stalin kept 300,000 troops in Siberia,against a Japanese attack,sorge discovered a small detail,the Japanese are preparing summer clothing for the Army,which meant they intent to fight in a thropical climate,not in siberia,the throops were transfered to the defence of Moscow, and gave the Germans their first defeat in the war,number 2 why did stalin approach the British, and not the Americans directly with this important information ?.some historians believe that the soviets noticed the Japanese fleet on its way to attack pearl Harbor,and did not alert the US,for obvious reasons.
66. sanctions can't stop iranian progress
incognito   (06.08.12)
dreaming up, Hizbullah has given a spanking to "tsahal", and he will do it again, with the help of iran, syria hamas........ iran will level out tel aviv with hundreds of ballistic missiles. Israeli targets all over the world will be certainly a target. your economy will be paralyzed. and icing on the cake, you will not slow down the Iranian program, as dagan, Said and many others you'll simply ACCELER it, and Iran will finally realize what we all want: a nuclear test. history is written, iran will be nuclear inevitably, since even "US army can't stop iran from making bomb" BTW all the studies confirmed between 10 and 30% of Israeli ur pilots will be shot, I hope that your drivers do not have families!
67. To nr 1 George, San Francisco, USA
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (06.08.12)
I have a question for you: If 80% of Iran's revenues come from oil, and Iran is not allowed to sell oil to same degree as before, it means that the already fragile Iranian economy will become even more fragile, unemployment will rise, productivity will decline. How can Iran become the 15th largest economy in the world by 2015? Where will the money come from? How will the total GDP grow when 80% of the revenues is oil and Iran's oil exports are boycotted? What can Iran offer the world besides oil?
68. To: No. 65
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.08.12)
1. Richard Sorge. Sorry, I wasn't clear. Sorge had been in Berlin, and then was sent to Japan once the Axis was formed. Please do not trivialize his contribution, which is far more significant than you make it out to be. Do keep in mind that while the Soviet Union and the U.K. were actively involved in the war, the United States was officially neutral, despite lend-lease. There was no reason for Stalin to have approached the U.S. directly. Sorge made it abundantly plain to Stalin that the Japanese would attack the United States either in the Philippines or in Hawaii. Some of the information may have leaked to the U.S., because none of the U.S.'s carrier fleet was in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. By the way, Siberia was never a realistic target for the Japanese. The theory you suggest is no longer considered credible by most historians. Interestingly, the Japanese have revealed very little with respect to motives, targets or much of anything by way of their conduct during the war, and while the Nuremberg trials revealed oceans of information, the war crimes trials in Japan revealed next to nothing.
69. #66 Iranian progress?? Like what?
Cynthia ,   USA   (06.08.12)
The regime has taken Iran back to the 7th century. The nuclear program began under the Shah some 39 years ago. It's been a complete financial drain and a cause for Iran to become isolated and despised. History is written, the future is not. You have no studies. All you have is hot air.
70. Ecconomic warfare
Mikael ,   Gothenburg   (06.08.12)
Mahmud, do you really think Sahra is wrong! She is speaking with commitment. If she is wrong all the establishment of Israeli intelligence is right? But there are no question on the table that there is an economic warfare on Iran, that has not attacked a single nation in centuries. But I think it is the last bark that will end in a whimper, when the US empire is going down.
71. # 59 Chinese Power against Tibet
Rolf Raess ,   Switzerland   (06.09.12)
Sofar only Tibet and political oponents now about the power of China against the small and poor. The chaineese leeders need some accupuncture.
72. TO# 66
incognito   (06.09.12)
if it makes you happy think it. continue. iran currently does not expend the same amount that Iraq or Pakistan. the potential for acceleration of this program is enormous. iran excel in many field scientiflc, Iran is the country whose scientific capacity is spreading the fastest in the world google it. and read Western sites, for more credit and you'll be amazed. The Iranian regime is assumed on the verge of collapsing since 2007 already for Western, just take the example of north korea, to get an idea of the stupidity of these predictions. Iranians will simply find a means of addressing the problem, they are the masters in this area
73. To: No. 72
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.09.12)
Must I remind you that Iran barely managed to eke out a humiliating draw against a vastly inferior Iraq? In that eight-year Keystone Kops episode, Iran lost one million troops and achieved absolutely nothing. Their grand final battle plan consisted of hurling twelve year old boys under the treads of Iraqi tanks. And you think that Iran is a match for Israel? Does the phrase "shooting fish in a barrel" mean anything to you? Your problem is that you seriously overestimate Iran's capabilities, and you grievously underestimate Israel's. That's a fatal mistake. By the way, you are Iranian, aren't you? I'm guessing that is why you post "incognito." Can't say I blame you for that. Have you ever questioned why you might be afraid to reveal your true identity? Life in the Islamic Republic isn't exactly fun, is it?
74. TO# 72 yes lol like ur stuxnet
incognito   (06.09.12)
you do not need to remind me what happened there over thirty years now. I prefer to turn to the future, and the future of ME belongs to Iran (nuclear power) 30 years ago iran had the third of its current population. and do not even manufactured shells. they are now in 15 th place worldwide for nanotechnology and sends satellite into space, makes the more resistant in the concrete world, and electronic studys are among the best in the world. sarah in January 2010 you have claimed that Stuxnet had definitely stopped the Iranian program, do you want not revise your judgment lol ? "Centrifuges have turned crazy" according to you . BTW sarah stuxnet is not very effective again missil lol. do you remember what i meant lol.? the reality is obvious: Iran is a nuclear power threshold (iran does not ready one) and there is nothing Israel can do
75. Iran with or without its oil revenue will always be a danger
Al   (06.10.12)
to Israel. This is what you clear thinkers dont get. To them, its all about destroying the Jew. Hitler invaded Russia all in attempt to get the Jew. It was not about getting to the oil in the Crimea. Iran will continue to sponsor Hezbollah and Hamas. It will continue to sow the seeds of western destruction by supporting muslim immigration to Europe and America. Only a fool would believe that the price of oil will stop them. Like the anti-semites of old, Iran will continue in its quest to destroy the Jew, come hell or high water.
76. # 68 Sarah B. R Sorge
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (06.10.12)
No No,I am not trivializing R Sorge,i am just saying,R Sorge's report to stalin about the small detail of the Japanese Army summer dress,which meant that Japan plans to fight in a warm climate, enabled stalin to transfer troops to the Moscow front,which was the real turning point in the war,Moscow was the nerve center of the government and the Army,had the Germans captured the city,Russia would have lost the war,because Japan would have joined Germany in the war against Russia,stalin did not alert the US about the Japanese plans,because stalin wanted a war between Japan and the US.R Sorge was among the greatest spies in ww 2 alongside, the than Palestinian Jew Leib Domb, the leader of the red orchestra,another member of the red orchestra was a young beautiful woman from Hashomer Hatsair,that domb recruited in than Palestine, her name was poznanski (i forgot her first name) Poznanski killed herself after she was caught by the Germans transmitting radio messages inBelgium,Leib Domb was sentenced by stalin to 7 years ,for complaining that his messages about Germany's plan to atack Russia were ignored,another important spy was,"Garbo"The German spy who double crossed them,by telling the Germans the allies are planing to invade the continent pas De Calais,and the landing at Normandy will be only a divertion.
77. Iran and the bomb
henryschachter ,   bournemouth   (06.11.12)
Just as the west allowed germany to rearm and invade it's neighbours for fear of getting into a war, so have the Ayatollahs been playing with the western powers. They have been procrastinating for years while all the time working towards nuclear weapon capability. And to what purpose? Was anyone threatening them? Did Israel swear to wipe them off the map? No, it is to bring about a new Caliphate under Iran no matter how many millions die in the process. Wake up America, Britain and the rest of the world it will only cost you more by delay.
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