[FoxNews] U.S. Officials Begin Crafting Iran Bombing Plan

i'm just glad us, the american people, will have a say in this.... i'd hate to think that these cowards in their ivory towers would make these decisions w/o our say.

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We should just blow their reactors to smitherins. Nothing else. If the internation community won't get tough with Iran, then we should for sure.

But it's going to come at a price, and certainly won't do much to improve our standing - but then again, it can't be worse anyway. I think this is a ploy by us though to call the German's bluff, I doubt they want us to bomb Iran.

 

I have no problem with a bombing plan. It's after the bombing that they really need to plan for though. Hopefully someone's learned that lesson by now. If Iran attacks Israel in retaliation for our air strikes then everything could unravel. The US takes its eye off of Aghanistan, the Taliban crushes the government there and Al-Qaeda comes back over the border from Pakistan. The US takes its eye off of Iraq and Turkey invades northern Iraq to battle the Kurds. Iran takes on Israel and Saudi maybe does the same or maybe they just ramp up their proxy forces in Iraq even more to drive out the Iranian influence which in turn causes us more casualties and deaths. Lebanon again becomes a battlefield because Hezbollah isn't just going to sit on its ass if Iran gets attacked. Oh, by the way, what happens to the price of oil? Does Chavez take all his oil off the world market and start selling directly to China at the same time we're blockading and attacking Iran? What about North Korea, do they start getting nervous and do something crazy because we've now taken out 2 of the 3 axis of evil countries? This administration better understand the stakes this time because it could get a lot uglier than things are right now.

 

People, think about it! This is the same Bush administration that invaded Iraq over the objections of the world and look what happened. If Iran is bombed it will set the Middle East (and maybe the world) on fire. If you don't learn from history you are doomed to repeat it.

Another thought on this is years ago, my brother was involved in a huge negotiation between the G7 and a large group of debtor nations. I forget the exact circumstances. Anyway, behind the table, Germany and another European country asked the U.S. to take a hardline stance on a particular issue. They were afraid to broach the subject themselves. The U.S. did so and took 100% of the brunt and blame from the debtor countries, who had no clue the whole thing was Germany's idea. That's why I can almost believe the comment about Merkel. What I don't completely understand is that a bombing campaign in Iran would also negatively affect the German economy. I suppose the difference is Merket could criticize the bombing and blame the negative consequences on the U.S, even though she might privately support the action. Gutless!

Lastly, I don't really believe for one minute the Bush administration would do this. Color me verrrry skeptical of this article.

 

the military always develops "plans" on certain future situations or possible events. Seems to make sense.

 

well, we do know that China has a plan to beat the U.S. in a nasty war - and it's well publicized as well. Does that mean China is about to attack?

 

Does this have to do with iran wanting only euros and yen for their oil?

 

yeah, bombing a country that didnt attack us is a brilliant and totally moral idea!

iran has absolutely no capability to attack israel and even if they tried, israel has the ability to destroy iran w/in a matter of minutes. how many thousands of nukes do they have again? to think that iran is any kind of threat to israel is a joke.

 

Iran is of course no threat existentially to Israel. Israel can just nuke them all. Contrary to the subliminal message Iran and its leaders are not madmen who could care less about their own lives and survival.

However, Iran is somewhat a threat to the expansion of Israel into the occupied territories, as I take it they are somewhat supportive of Hezbollah, Hamas and the Palestinians that are resisting the permanent annexation of the desireable parts of the West Bank and/ or Gaza. The annexation of more land and the pacification of the Palestinians is, of course, the whole thrust of Israeli politics

You wonder what Iran has to gain by defying Bush and the neocons. I think that they take the lesson of Sadam, Iraq and possibly North Korea as meaning that they need nukes to avoid this type of attack. Just like Sadam was essentially given one choice, to renounce unconditionally, the neocons will stop at nothing in their demands on Iran if they believe an attack fits their ideology of starting wars to spread their ideology.

Iran also hopes that they can run out the clock and once Bush the warmonger is out that they won't be so much subject to continual threats of invasion or massive bombing.

$5-8 per gallon gas and a big drop in the market could occur if Bush carries out his plans. Of course those guys will make a big gain by timing the drop.

 

"thousands" of nukes???

i thought the most common estimate is that they have around 400

 

da nile is a river that runs in egypt but has been known to have a hefty flow in China

 

ive heard estimates in the thousands. it was estimated to be 400 10 years ago. how many do they have now? to quote rumsfeld, "who knows!". israel wont even admit that they have any and they refuse to allow inspectors in and they refuse to sign onto the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. and the united states just agreed to give 30 billion in military aid to israel - wonder what that is going to?

either way, israel could destroy iran. to think iran is any kind of threat to isreal is a joke.

the mullahs and ahmadinejad are about as popular in iran as bush is here. an american attack on iran would be the best thing that could happen for them.

 

you quoting rumsfeld...i didnt see that coming.

to ignore iran as and say they are not "any kind of threat" is a joke.

 

So if Iran is a threat like Iraq was a threat under saddam, why didn't we just bomb them into submission?
Let me guess......it's because saddam had wmd's, right?

So if Iran has wmd's or the ability to make wmd's are you for invading Iran as well?

The only joke is those that want to move on to Iran when we haven't fixed and/or stabilzed Iraq.

 

Isreal owns them all in Middle East, seriously. By far the most sufficient military force in the word.