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Iran 'tells US that toppling Assad would endanger Israel'
Associated Press
Published: 11.10.14, 21:12
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1. Best idea is to topple Iran and the crazy mullahs
Jerome@creativeconsu ,   Basalt, Colorado   (10.12.14)
2. Israel, Please Help the Kurds
Texana ,   Austin, Texas   (10.12.14)
The world is standing by while the Kurds are fighting for their lives. Israel is one of the only countries with the moral courage to help---Israel, please help now. The Kurds always stand with Israel.
3. yes, and surely Israel's welfare is Iran's greatest concern.
Rafi ,   US   (10.11.14)
4. shia terror regime=exploding bridge wires
CJK   (10.11.14)
the shia terror regime deludes itself into thinking that it can dictate the policies of sovereign nations. the shia terror regime's delusion is the result of decades of terror acts against the united states, the west in general and against Israel in particular. these acts of terror by the shia terror regime went unpunished and hence gave the impression, indeed understandable, that iran is a major power on the world scene and can do as it pleases. the obsequious pro-iran policies of obama have further emboldened this terror regime. indeed, obama made it clear that negotiations with iran on its nuclear weapons program do not include any demands that the shia terror regime cease its terror activities or proxy wars, including against israel or jews. however, iran must keep in mind that the jewish state will defend herself at all costs and remove iran's nuclear weapons program, one by one if need be. there is no doubt that israel has allies in this fight, known and unkown.
5. U.S. logic
adler   (10.11.14)
according to Paneta, besides the iraq and syrian border where isis captured territories, it could take to isis alias islamic state...at least 30 years to conquer Yemen, Sudan, Lybia, Somalia or Bahrein where 70% of bahrein citizens are shias governed by a suni minority... i believe everybody can understand Iran concern about isis...
6. I this case the Iranians are correct
zionist forever   (10.11.14)
Assad is the enemy we know and the only man who can bring stability in Syria long term. Once Assad falls the country will fall apart and the radicals will end up in control of and if the rebels Obama likes take power, they may fall or even worse we can be sure Obama WILL DEMAND Israel give up the Golan to strengthen the new regime so they stay in power
7. Hopefully ISIS will attack Iran !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (10.11.14)
Little Satan vs BIG one...
8. How touching!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.12.14)
Iran expressing concern for Israel's welfare. Truth is, Iran is taking a beating in Syria. As is its proxy, Hezbollah. They thought that the Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah terrorists could roll right over those arrayed against Assad in a week or so, and restore Assad to full and untrammeled power. Didn't happen, did it? And now Iran is experiencing its very own Vietnam. Except that in Vietnam, the United States could have ended it all rather quickly. They chose not to do that. Iran is trying, but it doesn't have what it takes to defeat even half-assed untrained irregulars. ISIS is not going to take on Israel; neither will the resistance elements in Syria. They'll be way too busy killing one another for rather a long while. Besides, ISIS is looking eastward and southward -- to Iran and to Saudi Arabia. That's really what gets their juices churning. Israel is not the United States, and the Syrian and Iraqi mess is not Vietnam. Israel would like to do something to help the Kurdish people -- no one else seems to care -- but if we have to destroy Syria and Iraq, we will. Iran, too, should the need arise. Israelis take Israel's survival very seriously. If we have to turn to using nonconventional weapons, we will.
9. THE BEST SCAPE GOAT OF MUSLIMS IS ISRAEL
IRANIAN JEW ,   LA USA   (10.12.14)
This is just too funny. The mullahs are so desperate now. that once again they are pulling the Israeli card. Assad killing Muslims had nothing to do with Israel. Let's see how HEZZIS and the Mullahs are going to deal with ISIS. They need to get punished for killing over 200,000 women and children in Syria. AM ISRAEL CHAI
10. ISIS CONTROL GOLAN NOW ANYWAY.
IRANIAN JEW ,   LA USA   (10.12.14)
So far they are busy moving towards Turkey and Iraq. Israel will deal with them if they decide to attack.
11. Who has the gumption, the desire and the will.
Jerusalem   (10.12.14)
President Assad was quoted as saying that he's ready for a new vision for Syria after he recently won a democratic election. We hope that this vision is one that relevant parties in Syria are open to discussing with the Syrian government. It does sound to be a much better alternative to the current state of warring that the countries finds itself in. How many people have died and how many people have been displaced? An insight to this new vision by Syria would be a welcome. Failure from other warring factions to respond to the Syrian government of this new vision proposal holds them in contempt. The loss of one more innocent life on the refusal of anyone to attempt discussions with the Syrian government to formulate a satisfactory result has blood on their hands and they are no martyrs, they are murderers and destined to hell fire, not paradise. Due to the fact that informal discussions can take weeks or even months for replies, set a time limit like 168 hours. Twenty-four of those hours can be for the day of rest. This makes 144 hours available to present your "demands"/ ideas. Then the Syrian government can respond with a counter-response. Hopefully then, it could be resolved. It sounds fair and simple enough. This un-civil war can not be of the religion of peace, Islam. Things in the Islamic world are on fire. You can blame a failure to communicate that has resulted in the deaths, maiming, and civil and human rights violations. People really need to learn to express themselves in words and civilized and stop resorting to armed conflict. We do still have hopes and prayers for world peace one day.
12. Israelis, Iranians, and all of humanity endanger ourselves
US citizen ,   Atlanta, US   (10.12.14)
by our irreverent disrespect and ignorance of the Almighty Sovereign of the universe. Be it known o humanity, it is not human "gods" that are to be worshippped nor is our service for temporal terrestrial gold. God alone holds what is truely valuable and of lasting duration.
13. toppling
Sjoerd van der Velde ,   Hoorn, Holland   (10.12.14)
The "islam", criminal regime in "islam" Tehran really has to mind it"s own business/affairs again. VIVA ISRAEL!
14. reply to Zionist & Sarah B
Adler   (10.13.14)
ladies and gentlemen: If anyone of us want to believe that U.S is not Israel, or Russia is not China, Iran is not Saudi Arabia, Turkey is not Germany etc, i have no problem with that, anyone is free to believe that his opinion is the most reasonable one. Western powers and foreign governments were incapable to encourage a coup against Assad when it was possible because Russia support to his government. But now every single politician around the world thinks it is not easy to fix the problem but anyhow everybody is joining the U.S. coalition against the so called "islamic state group" specially now that the Syrian war doesnt looks anymore a regime change just to topple Mr.Assad. Putin a supremely rational thinker when it comes to his own self interests, apparently , too busy or not with all the sanctions he received for invading Ukraine... as long that Syrian refugees fled to neighbore arab countries and not to Russia, ....a goverment that cooperated to built Iran's nuclear facilities. No doubt politics sucks!
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