Iran: America Too Depleted to Attack Even if We Make the Bomb!
The analysis weighs in on the financial trouble in America:: “It appears that subsequent to several wars, the United States finds itself depleted and desperate. Their total debt exceeds $14.5 trillion which is equal to America’s GDP. Seemingly this year’s $900 billion will not stretch to cover the defense and military budget of the years to come. The United States will retreat from the world of Islam and the Arab world so that it can refocus its energy on China, which, in the American view, is its global rival.”
Recently, Iranian officials have increased their call for the U.S. forces to leave the region. This is while they continue to help Shiite militias in Iraq and Taliban fighters and al-Qaeda elements in Afghanistan to attack our forces.
The Iranians are also exerting pressure on the U.S. and its allies in the region by helping to incite unrest in Yemen, Bahrain, and elsewhere while calling for the unification of Muslims against Israel and America.
The strategy of the radicals ruling Iran is to keep the U.S. fixed in these theaters knowing full well the cost of the wars. They know that in order to achieve their goal of seeing the demise of America, they need to create circumstances where the U.S. can no longer afford the financial burden of protecting its interests in the region and therefore will be forced to withdraw its forces, allowing Iran to expand and exert power.
To that effect, the Iranian officials have boasted that this is the century of the Islamic awakening and that Islamic nations will soon be able to control the world’s economy through the control of oil and the world’s strategic passages.
The Iranian leaders also believe that as long as the U.S. is financially weak, as long as oil prices remain high, and as long as it is involved on too many fronts it will not dare confront Iran. That is why they have made a decision to continue on with their nuclear program in spite of four sets of UN sanctions. They’ve even gone so far as to mock the U.S. for the ineffectiveness of those sanctions.
One thing is for sure: the jihadists in Tehran feel invincible because, despite the continuous killing of our soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan and despite their pursuit of the nuclear bomb, America and the West have shown little stomach for confronting the Islamic regime in Iran.
Weakness is being observed. The belief in Islam is for one to deceive the enemy until they are strong enough to take them out. Radicals ruling Iran think that is only a matter of time!
We should load one of our ballistic subs with a dud missile and have them fire it in to a deserted area just outside Tehran. Fire it in a low trajectory so a LOT of people, Iranians, see it flying overhead. So everyone will know it’s there. Let it impact but no explosion. Fill the thing with pamphlets, written in Persian, English, Kurdish and a variety of other languages spoken in Iran with a very simple message.
“We don’t NEED to send in troops to kill you. We just need one little submarine sitting under the ocean near your shores. You are building nuclear missiles. We have thousands of them.”
‘Nuff Said.
IF you were dealing with a nation that has rational people leading it, that might work. Iran is not such a nation at the moment.
Neither does Israel or the USA.
I agree regarding Sock Puppet Barry. Other than that, fu<k you, (untface.
This is true Iran believes that a apocalyptic war would bring the coming of there version of the messiah, who they believe would save them and defeat all infidels(U.S IZRAEL and most of the west.
Thank you for posting that.
We all of us should remember that the “withdrawal” of our massed ground forces with their required massive logistics support-miracles performed daily via globe circling routes over dangerous terrain will free up (IMVVHO) huge resources for the offshore positioning of stinging tactical reminders that the distinct possibility of strategic destruction will follow upon provocation.
The Cold War tactics which contained the Soviets can (should, IMVVHO) be applied by America to this endless, overpopulated, resource absorbing landmass stretching from Cairo/Damascus to Pyongyang/Hainan Island.
But, all the while letting the Iranians/Taliban/alQaeda and their ilk continue to think whatever they want.
PS….
……wasn’t it around 1957 or so that President Eisenhower warned us, cautioned us, about getting involved in land war in Asia? I can’t say for sure, obviously, but it’s my hindsight hunch, that after witnessing the Chinese hordes crossing over into North Korea that that became an almost inescapable conclusion.
Those in Washington directly involved at that time may justify the Tonkin affaire, but a close look in our rear view mirrors about our past involvements “on the ground” in Asia proper since Tonkin should tell us to adopt an “arm’s length” approach our use of our Infantry on Asian soil.
Wasn’t it Stalin’s strategy to draw the Nazi’s as deep into Russia as possible, over burned out (“scorched earth”)wheatfields, then let the legendary Russian Winter do its “thing”?
Wasn’t Napoleon drawn in earlier by roughly that same tempting flat land…..and then a frozen retreat?
Now, in our own familiar parts of fighting Asia, we’re in the shadow of awesome mountain ranges and staggering distances.
The Paki’s don’t like our Drones……that tells me we’ve got a nice big viper in our pants.
I don’t think the leadership of Iran cares – as long as they get to wipe out Israel, whatever happens afterwards just helps them on their path to martyrdom.
They are very dangerous, diplomacy won’t work. They only things that might are an internal revolution or a first strike by Israel.
Israel cannot be defeated. we have witnessed it time and time again, Israel has been out numbered and out powered many times and has never collapsed they are Gods chosen nation. you can look it up for yourself, Israel has always and always will have a higher power behind them. for america, I think it all depends on how long we take up for israel. god also has the back of every man that gives there heart to christ.
Iranian leadership is not COMPLETELY irrational. In fact, at crunch time faced with force, Rand think tank who recently warned the DOD to start planning for war with Iran and a nuclear Iran, suggests Iranian leadership will steer towards the rational.
I think another test is in order, but I think we won’t do this because it tips our hand. Demonstrate to the world an EPW (earth penetrating weapon) that consists of a metal rod of a few thousand pounds accelerated towards earth from high altitude by a booster. We have a similar smaller concept planned for the F-35 to carry, but I’m talking Mach 20 with larger mass. It would be like a small nuke without the fallout directing most of the energy downward. I think the crater will convince the Iranians they have no defense…….
unfortunately the Chines and Russians will reach the same conclusion as will NK.
I can only hope our leadership is bright enough to see this is a necessary weapon to have. Falling straight down, it will not appear to Russia or China as a ballistic missile setting off a catastrophic reaction.
All well and good except that a “boomer” cannot operate in close to Iran, water’s to shallow and don’t think that there aren’t several ‘quiet’ diesel-electric subs of various non friendlies already in the area.
Anonymous:
As the saying goes, it ain’t the meat, it’s the motion. This administration neither has the political will nor even the intention to do what you suggest. That’s why Iran will have a bomb before January 20th, 2013 and if it does will probably use it; either on us or Israel.
I hope the Israelis have something planned because we sure as hell do not, or at least it’s completely off the table with King Putt.
The O adm., seems to want and welcome the destruction of America..by any means..and will not stand in anyone’s way’
With the present adm., I am fearful for my children.
The Revolutionary Guards are correct. If they get the bomb done before Obama leaves office, they’re golden. Unless the Israelis finally re-grow a pair and do the dirty work of making the world safer for us, and I see no sign of that happening (due, at least in part, to pressure not to do something coming from Obama). It’s for sure this feckless administration will do not one blessed thing to stop Iran.
While the Mullahs and their hangers-on are indeed correct about our current financial circumstance, they should take a lesson from Admiral Yamamoto.
The feckless, apologetic, limp wristed regime that currently is in power in Washington is acting like Carter redux – and will suffer the same fate as Carter. I hope that Obama has the grace to accept his coming refutiation and resolves to keep his yap shut until his time on Earth has come to a close.
As was the case in 1981, as soon as a leader occupies the White House that has a backbone and is looking out for America interests, and that of her allies, things will change indelibly for the Iranians.
A JFK-like line in the sand that plainly states that Iran has been waging a shadow, proxy war against the United States and that it shall stop at once. The consequences of not stopping shall be obliteration. And they know, as we know, obliteration is something that we can accomplish without a single soldier setting foot on Iranian soil. Joining the nuclear club has its consequences – one becomes a legitimate target of the very weapon that one seeks to obtain.
Iran used to be called Persia. They do not speak Arabic they speak Farsi. |They are disliked even feared by a great many Arabs / Arab Governments. Not only that but the majority of Iranian citizens belong to the Shia form of Islam as opposed to many Arabs States where the majority are Sunni. The antipathy between these opposing groups / religious ideologies goes back centuries. The Revolutionary Guards are dangerous because their perception of the wider world is greatly distorted. They truly believe that the growth of Islam across the planet must inevitably lead to its triumph. Perception shapes belief and ultimately action. They view the West with contempt. They look at our colossal debts – here I include the UK and the EU – at our current hopefully temporary inept political “leadership” and they – to put it bluntly – fancy their chances. Wars occur as a result. Hitler made the same mistake. I cannot foretell the future no-one can. But – if they light the fire to consume the West and all Christian / Judaic Cultures – they themselves will be consumed. Weary we may be. Defenceless we are not.
Jez @ Chichester. UK.
It’s about time we use Iranian tactics against them. Iran has made it an art form to destabilize countries that are friendly to the United States, or even countries that leaning towards the United States. Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Bahrain are only a few examples. So, why don’t we do the same thing to Iran? Why don’t we flood Iran with CIA operatives and use them to encourage and supply every political group inside of Iran to rebel against the Iranian regime? Give these groups money, weapons, and training and let them lead the charge against the mullahs that run that vile and disgraceful country. At the very least, the Kurds would be happy to cause problems for the Iranians and there are numerous other groups inside of Iran that would love to sabotage Iran’s oil exports, the financial heart of the country.
We lost a golden opportunity to do this after the rigged Iranian “elections” in 2009 when there were massive riots in the streets in Iran. Obama was stupid to not support these rioters with weapons and money. As a result of NOT supporting the rioters, the mullahs were able to crush the rebellion through brute force and murder. Just swell, Mr. President. Here we had a chance to overthrow a country for next to nothing in terms of cost, and you blew it.
And the best part of this strategy? IT IS CHEAP. Certainly a lot cheaper than fighting a war and invading a country and “winning hearts and minds” during an endless occupation. Nope, let the Iranian people do the dirty work for once. And, after all, ANYTHING would be better than the mullahs, so it really doesn’t matter who replaces them. And any major political upheavel in Iran would at least slow down, if not stop, their nuclear weapons program. We still have time to adopt this strategy. But I doubt Obama has the stones to do it.
$40/barrel oil for about 3 years straight would bankrupt “Iran.” Sorry guys, without oil, your export market is limited to pistachios and caviar.
Dr. Shalit
Dr Shalit seems to be living in a dream world.
If he’s wrong, prove it.
Iran is imploding. Their population will add another 11.3 million people by 2050 and reach 85.3 million. But the median age will rise rapidly from 27.1 to 47.2 (2.5 years older than the oldest country on the planet — Japan in 2010). The percentage of the population aged 65 and older will skyrocket — from 5.2% to 23.5%. This is all because of their birthrate collapsing over the last 40 years — from 6.9 to 1.6.
The mullahs know that Iran is in the midst of a Slow-Motion Train Wreck. They are collapsing under their own weight. And there is nothing that the mad mullahs can do to stop it. There is no way for Iran to solve their demographic problems. It is impossible.
Rather than letting Iran grow old, and slowly fade away (like Japan)… and eventually be conquered by hostile invading tribes (Pakistan? Afghanistan? India? China? …) the mad mullahs are going to make one last desperate attempt at regional dominance. Iran is dying. If they don’t take some wild risks, they will grow old, become irrelevant, and eventually be conquered. This is Iran’s last chance to make some noise. Central Asia is a tinderbox (akin to the Balkans in 1914) waiting to explode…explode it will, it’s just a matter of time…
Most wars have an economic basis. Iran’s internal problems could possibly be relieved by a war of aggression in the ME sand box, both for acquisition and control of oil.
The only line in the sand Obama will draw is in a sand trap on the golf course.
This view presented above is a bit absurd.
First Israel is sitting on top of some of the largest reserves of oil and gas discovered in the last decade and has completed a Maritime agreement to legalize finds (there are large ones in Israel proper) with Cyprus which assumes head of the EU in 2012. No wonder Turkey is panicking. There are also large deposits in Aegean waters awaiting auction and some final agreements with Turkey who contests the demarcations. In short, huge energy deposits which will undoubtedly bring NATO, the US and even the Russians to the Levant for the foreseeable future. Noble fro Texas is combing the Egyptian sands for oil as well.
Second, Assad will not survive in the long term and with the STL unfolding in Lebanon, Iran’s proxy and their hands in Syria will be clipped, thus furthering more isolation and economic distress for the Mullahs. KSA is not going to let Iran off the hook.
Third, Democrats know that any Grand Bargain and subsequent disorder in the ME including Iranian nukes will spell deep political trouble. Already with the last Shuttle, a rising China, growing debt, there is a mindset underfoot to “restore America’s greatness”. Whether the GOP can capitalize on this is another matter. In any case, to the American public, Iran’s getting the bomb will be a blow to US interests as well as destabilizing the region, so I don’t see the Democrats embracing this, nor claiming their economic stewardship has exhausted our military resources.
Last, as for China, let’s be serious. It is surrounded by countries that feel threatened. India will love China selling Pakistan nuclear subs. How is allowing China to enable Iran and Pakistan as well as others in MENA or ME a good containment policy for the US? So Webb has it a bit wrong to say the ME is a divergence from facing China. What does Webb want us to do, build more carriers or a new bomber fleet and threaten China? The best thing we can do is make sure our Far East allies are prepared and for us to deal with the largest constraint on our economy: energy. And that brings us back to the ME, doesn’t it in the short term? If the new frakking technology works out in Israel, Canada and the US have all the energy they need for now, with very promising alternatives in the wings. The greatest threat to Chinese leadership is freedom. There were more than 190,000 incidents of unrest involving more than 50 people in China last year. This is why the Arab Spring is so threatening on top of a growing scarcity of basic resources. Pollution is getting out of control as well.
As for Iran, all we need to do is to lift the self-imposed moratorium on advanced EPW and show the the IRI we can slice through Fordo like butter with a Mach 20 mass of tungsten accelerated by a 100g booster. As Iran becomes more isolated, I rather doubt China will violate the sanctions or that Iranian leadership will feel the international community will protect it from attack. Even if the Gang of Six wins out, 800 billion in defense reductions over ten years is probably close to the waste and fraud over at the DOD and MIC. With troops leaving Afghanistan and Iraq, we are positioned to better react. Any President at this point in history that will appease our greatest threats, will simply push us past the tipping point and prepare us for an Uber Reagan. So far, most of this history is playing out as expected. I wouldn’t be panicking…….
Israel needs refueling tankers.
They have a known fleet of around 8 KC-707s which they modified themselves. In 2007 Bush refused their request for additional tankers.
There are hints around that they have developed additional capacity but they are keeping a tight lid on details.
They have refueled over hostile territory before.
So maybe they have the capacity or could add ballistic missiles to the package to allow for fewer aircraft.
The other thing they need is more Arrow batteries to defend against the certain missile counterattack. They caertainly have 2 arrow-2 batteries currently and may have or be near to deploying 1 -2 more.
Then what happens if Hamas and Hezzies let loose. Iron dome could not possibly be enough but could help defend essential military assets. In any case there needs to be a plan to deal with that highly likely possibility.
Israel can probably handle their end. Obama is the weak link in the chain. They cant do this without a US green light.
spindok, good analysis, but expand it further.
The main player will be the Dolphin nuclear tipped subs. They are submerged for a reason and are equipped to blow the regime/nuke sites to their fated Mahdi. The question is -how much firepower will be loaded onto their tips?
You have to understand the following-NO Israeli leader will allow Israel to be exterminated.When they decide that the point of no return is about to be crossed, they WILL strike-Washington be damned.
Stuxnet was to buy time for the upcoming strike.Guaranteed.
Are you suggesting Israel will first strike Iranian facilities and the IRI with nuclear weapons? Certainly all the Dolphins you have won’t deliver a decisive blow using conventional weapons. And how much of that force must be held back for counter-strikes or attacks from elsewhere. I think it rather foolish to make such sloppy statements. Don’t you agree?
Spin, I rather doubt the Israelis are going to land an expedition force. I don’t know of anything in their arsenal besides nukes that can penetrate Fordo, do you? I believe Mr. Kahlili has been a featured guest at MJT where he advocated taking out the IRI, another thing beyond Israel’s capabilities.
“The belief in Islam is for one to deceive the enemy until they are strong enough to take them out. ”
At the end of the day there will be a nuke launched or set off by Islam possibly through a second or third party jihadist group. My guess within the next 5 years.
We can talk all day about what we should do, but we aren’t going to do it as long as this administration is in power and when they are gone it will be too late.
When the attack comes we will be forced to retaliate whether Obama is in power or not or face more of the same. Obama or any presient WILL be painted into a corner he/she can’t get out of.
Israel will unload it’s arsenal of 150 est. nukes at strategic pre-determined sites throughout Iran or their proxies. The U.S. and the West will follow suit and have the fire power to turn Iran and their jihadists and innocents into a big pile of dust and poo. This is what fanatics understand and the only thing they understand. Many innocents on both sides will perish.
Iran without oil is a third world mullah led autocracy/dictatorship, as are virtually all of the mideast arab/islam states with or without oil.
The only question that I continue to ask is,,,,
Are the Iranian people willing to become cannon fodder for the mullahs in the name of allah or will they rise up to stop this madness?
If they don’t they are dead and Islam is once again set back a 1000 years which is exactly where they want to be. So maybe everybody wins. But one heckuva a body count on all sides. Truly a sad affair.
I hope we get our readily and not so readily energy supplies and economy in order before the reckoning and I don’t mean windmills. I also hope we don’t begin to unilaterally disarm as the socialist government currently in power so devoutly wishes to do.
Thanks
It is well know that Hiz’bollah has received literally thousands of Katyushas, Grads etc….and is itching to fire them at Isreal.
Logically such a barrage cannot be interdicted by IRON DOME and this would be an excellant distraction/window to hurl a nuke at Tel Aviv.
Designing a nuclear weapon small enough to fit a missle will probably take a decaade or so for the Iranians. That means a container or a stooge airliner….
The Isreali’s are already probably several moves ahead, thinking wise.
The Hiz’bollah barrage will be brief….ending in a bright flash.
Large aircraft approaching Isreali air-space will be intercepted, ordered off or shot down.
As far as OBOZO….when the SHTF, he will be an observer like during the OBL takedown…..
The adults took over despite his and Jarrett’s objections and countermands…they did let him stay in the room and watch…as long as he was quiet.
I don’t make the rules….
Tain’t right…tain’t wrong…just is…
“At the end of the day there will be a nuke launched or set off by Islam possibly through a second or third party jihadist group. My guess within the next 5 years.”
Given the fact Iran hasn’t even tested a nuke, that is a pretty bold assumption. The Israeli follow through is even bolder with few facts backing up either projection.
Short term, the biggest threat is unregistered radioactive material Iran and NK are producing that could be used in dirty bombs. Given the need for plausible deniability, Iran is not likely to loan a ballistic missile of their making to a proxy to fire off a nuke. More likely, they would transfer a small nuke (if they can build or buy one) and have a third party do their work for them. The WH should make clear that if Iran doesn’t allow inspection at Fordo, then the unregistered materials will be destroyed. Stixnet was so effective the iranians are trashing their old centrifuges. Iran is so nervous they claim a US drone was just shot down over Fordo.
The clock might be ticking, but there is some time left. The question is whether Israel will abide by their understanding with the US not to attack in exchange for significant US support over the last year. In the end, any real confrontation with Iran will likely involve weapon systems we are just beginning to put in place. As I see it, the real problem with US policy would be not making the EPW that will destroy Fordo and other secret facilities. The only thing wrong with pulling out some of our ground forces from the region is not to compensate with new weapons that can pick up the slack.
“More likely, they would transfer a small nuke (if they can build or buy one) and have a third party do their work for them.”
Other than the 5 year WAG I am not sure what you are saying above that I didn’t just say.
The Israeli’s from what I have read, since I don’t live there, but considering them quite astute and prepared, do have, from what I have read at least 150 nukes. I doubt they are sitting in a warehouse in crates. I don’t see any stretch of the imagination to conclude that they are prepared to use them long before they are overrun or bombed into hades by any mideast power. If I am wrong then I am wrong. This is all in motion and isn’t likely to conclude anytime soon.
As to the rest of your post Maxture, I’m with you. There are many variables and I am certain we are on the same team.
Stuxnet, was an inspirational gift that just keeps on giving
Thanks for your thoughts.
Yes five years is the main objection but then I don’t think if Hizb’Allah somehow manages to nuke Israel territory, Israel will incinerate Lebanon, Syria, Iran and NK (who may very well have delivered the nuke to Iran in the first place). How do we know the connection isn’t Pakistan to AQ? The problem is the network is large enough that it is hard to target the culprits with certainty. This makes the unknown in NK and Fordo huge and worthy of stopping. I also suspect the US and Israel have some protocol should this happen. Fallout travels…..
Stuxnet, that is….
The Iranian Guards are all wet. Iran does not have the power to destroy America. They have pieces of nuclear technology, but have decades of progress ahead to even approach a glimmer of American capability. They may, in the coming years, achieve nuclear suicide, one nuclear explosion against Israel, or direct US interests. This must be a concern for both segments of our nations, people who are sane, and value life. The Persians simply must keep religious nuts from pushing the button; it would result in a prompt end of their nation and race. Iran is fractured far more than the US. The American struggle is how, and when to pull back from the middle east. This is not a hall mark of a conqueror.
It is true that we are addicted to their oil, but this is due to environmental stupidities in our governance. This could change with one election; America has centuries of native carbon prime fuels. The mullahs are making the exact same mistake that Hitler, and the Japanese high command made. Both thought Americans were softies.
On Guadalcanal, they learned, to their horror, that some force called a US Marine walked on this earth. It was both an epiphany, and the high point of their land conquest. A few months earlier, they had learned at Midway, that their invincible fleet could sink.
The Iranian Guards should read a book. And pray for peace. I do.
Does any one really care if those nut cases blow each other up, I know I don’t, they have all been a problem since the beginning of recorded time. If it wasn’t for oil we would ignore the atrocities there just as we do the Chinese atrocities in Tibet
Tibet? What about Chinese atrocities all over China?
We need to think outside the box. Russia just offered South Korea the PAK-FA (their newest fighter). That is very interesting if you think about. India and the US are moving together too and Russia is a main supplier to India with the US. Russia is not altogether pleased with China’s involvement with Pakistan, particularly with their assistance with the nuclear and submarine industry. See Information Dissemination’s latest post.
Mr. Hails, you didn’t address my particular concerns and I don’t think the equation is simply the Iranians being stupid enough to fire a nuke at US forces or Israel. Thirty years ago our Sprint missile launched a 150lb nuke at 100gs. We all know the NK is working with Iran and China has helped the Iranians create their own production industry. Who built the P-3 centrifuges?
As far as the Iranian people overthrowing their leadership, Iran has now elevated itself to the top per capita executions. There networks extends into Mexico prompted some to consider a South American NATO.
We’re not too depleted that we don’t have a few ICBMs or SLBMs to spare assuming we had a president with sufficient guts.
How many would it take to get good coverage, I wonder?
Think EMP. A little country can destroy a larger one like the U.S. A single warhead could destroy the electronic infrastructure of the U.S. or a large portion of it. It would take years to recover from it and in the meantime the U.S. would be effectively neutralized.
Asymetrical warfare. The new paradigm of the 21st century.
There is one problem with your post, it also works both ways and a smaller country like Iran who is dependent on Western technologies for it’s oil production will be on the same level as the US or much worse.
Starfish Prime was the program in the 60s that tested nukes in space. First we would see where the missile was fired from. Second there would be some signature from the fallout which is why enrichment must be observed by monitors or we have no forensics. The blast would have to be rather large as Starfish Prime used megaton hydrogen bombs. We do have to guard against this in the future, but a ballistic missile require to reach that far up, would be rather large. Who ever did this would be shitting. On the other hand, this event could more easily happen in the ME and Pakistan and India are quite prepared for such tactical use.
The greatest threat now is cyber attacks, attacks against industrial facilities releasing toxins, attacks on nuclear facilities and dirty bombs. The Clinton administration was very concerned about chemical and biological weapons.
In all this excitement I forgot how many bullets I fired, so do you feel lucky today punk. Iran we have not even brought our big guns to bear yet!
It is not that America’s illegitimate President doesn’t have the guts! Barack Hussein Obama IS a Muslim and stands with Islam!! He will not strike against or truly defend us from his brotherhood. He is not in office for Americans, he is there to try and destroy us from the inside out. He is a liar and deceiver and must limited to one term!! I’m surprised he hasn’t torn down the Whitehouse and erected a Mosque in it’s place!
gees, now this is truly the Bourne Conspiracy…..
Maxture, the truth is never a conspiracy, obama is a straight up muslim!
I think we should be a bit more mature here and stick to facts. The gentleman who authors this blog is a serious fellow.
A nation goes to war for one reason and one reason only; it thinks it will win. With our man-child as commander-in-chief, why wouldn’t Iran think it will win?
One word for Iran… “B-2″
Next…
Our powder is dry. Our resolve unshakeable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIScMjray0U
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/22/oslo-bomb-suspicion-islamist-militants The larger issue is terror. To what degree is there an understanding between Iran and AQ, The Taliban and the ISI, Hizb’Allah and Hamas as well as hidden complicity of various regimes?
There is a dynamic greater than the Israeli/Palestinian issue shaping up. Gaddafi is a side show while Assad is a busted Iranian artery. We are beginning to see clear signs with Karai’s brother shot, the bombings in Iraq, the ambushes in Turkey, the blasts in Mumbai and now Norway. There must be a reaction from Europe, serious pressure brought to bare on Turkey and Egypt. We are no doing this alone, though now is not the time to be flinching and cutting our gun barrels.
The enemy will strike the more isolated they become. And this will be their undoing…..
“Iran: America Too Depleted to Attack Even if We Make the Bomb!”
Stupid Persians. America was in the middle of a Great Depression when it declared war on Japan, and shortly thereafter, Germany (actually, Germany declared first, but only to beat us to the punch).
Best thing that ever happened to the US economy.
Granted, we had no Obama back then to dispirit us, but that wouldn’t have mattered. We are Americans.
My advice to Ayatollan Iran: Hey, you’re doing great. Keep it up. America will put you down faster than you can say “Great Satan” — bank on it. But wait, what is that I see upon the horizon? … Yes, it is an Israeli air armada — yikes! look at the size of it — Damn! — they seem to really know what their mission is — and they are coming for straight for you, Iranian Revolutionary Guards — No no; they’re not coming for your weakest targets (your children, mothers, grand-parents …) — oh, no, they are coming for YOU, in all your martial might. They are coming to kill Iranian and Syrian fighters. These are the grand-children, and great-grand-children of the Holocaust. They know who their enemies are. And they are armed to the teeth with good ol’ US-made bunker-bustin’ munitions. Woo Hoo! They burrow deep, and, man, do they deliver a punch.
But go ahead, make our day, hidden-imamians. Just be clear: for every American you kill, we will kill 1,000 of you.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-nuclear-scientist-20110724,0,7237741.story
A select few would be a start….in that by reasonable definition, Iran is involved in terror and proliferation. As such, they can’t cry about the consequences….
http://debka.com/article/21146/
Read about a possible EMP scenario in light of China plans to create EMP weapons for use against US carriers.
Iran, EMP & The First US Dollar War
http://lewrockwell.com/holland/holland49.1.html
I think that the biggest mistake of the US is sticking its nose in a region that doesn’t belong to it and in matters that do not concern it.
I see no reason for the US to be part of the Middle East. I also see no reason for any further spending on military actions in the ME.
If the US is willing to exploit the natural resources of Iran as it did in Iraq, and it’s just searching for reason, it should indeed take in account, that one may know how a war starts, no one knows how it ends.
I think that the best strategy is pull back and let the region reset itself somehow within the next 10-15 years. By then, people of ME may have reduced their hate towards the US.
Additionally the US will then save its soldiers’ and peoples’ lives and be able to recover financially.
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I do agree with all of the ideas you’ve presented on your post. They’re really convincing and can certainly work. Still, the posts are too short for starters. May you please prolong them a bit from next time? Thank you for the post.
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