Fascinating that Benj & the other apologists can’t get one major point through their thick heads: If a major nuclear conflict starts, it’s going to be the Blue States that will suffer the most. With a few exceptions like Orange County, built-up urban areas have high concentrations of Democratic voter blocs – blacks, hispanics, Jews, gays, secular professionals, government employees, union men. When that innocent-looking shipping container arrives from Iran it will be most convenient and effective to unleash it on the destination port city (NY? Philadelphia?) An attack on dispersed infrastructure targets in the “Red States” won’t produce the desired death toll. The indulgence that Blue Staters display towards those who’d destroy them would be comical if it weren’t so frightening.

Whiskey said: “Benj approves of [Ayers & Dohrn]”

Whiskey lies. (Dutch Courage?)

You think the mullah’s would let him have control of the Persian version of the football? America has a system where at least two authorized people have to be present and participating to fire off a nuke. I’d be stunned and amazed if Ahmadinnerjacket could fire off whatever passes for their nuclear toy all by his little lonesome.

“Iraq Takes Aim at U.S.-Tied Sunni Groups’ Leaders
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
BAGHDAD — The Shiite-dominated government in Iraq is driving out many leaders of Sunni citizen patrols, the groups of former insurgents who joined the American payroll and have been a major pillar in the decline in violence around the nation.

In restive Diyala Province, United States and Iraqi military officials say there were orders to arrest hundreds of members of what is known as the Awakening movement as part of large security operations by the Iraqi military. At least five senior members have been arrested there in recent weeks, leaders of the groups say. ”

(Since URLs get moderated, readers can look it up themselves)

The Shiite thug-government has been raiding voting centers in advance of regional elections, all in order to intimidate the opposition:

“Iraqi elections official fears fair vote in jeopardy
Updated 8/15/2008 1:31

By Charles Levinson and Ali A. Nabhan, USA TODAY
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces loyal to the Shiite-led government are raiding voter registration centers and taking other steps to discourage participation in upcoming elections, says the head of Iraq’s voting regulatory agency.”

And alert Belmont readers must know that Iraqi PM Maliki spent 3 days in June conversing with his good friend, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei before Maliki came out for Obama’s withdrawal plan.

Why should we support, or arm such dubious allies? Why do you Wretchard, believe that the pro-Hezbollah Shiite thug-government is a “liberal” ally?

That Benj approves of them speaks for itself.

That Obama chose to begin his political career with Ayers also speaks for itself — Obama does not love America. He hates it.

WRT Iraq, can they do anything meaningful Wretchard to Iran?

No. Iran’s nukes (I’m sure they already have them) means that regime is frozen in place, like North Korea’s. It can last a few centuries more. Iran effectively can get away with anything, and everything, with nukes. It has them, it’s enemies do not. No one can retaliate against them either. Iran could pull off another 9/11 and the US could do nothing, because of the nukes. Any more than it could retaliate against Pakistan.

Of course those nukes make them a big fat target for retaliation, eventually, when US cities die in a nuclear terrorist attack, but they don’t think so, gambling on inherent US weakness due to PC. After all, after 9/11 did not Bush visit a Mosque in what was viewed in Iran as surrender? Has not Britain surrendered to Sharia after terrorism?

Iraq’s next step is nuclear weapons (along with everyone else). Only then will they be on a level playing field with Iran. I’m sure they’ll start a program soon.