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Time to invade Iran. (Original Post)
Saving Hawaii
Jan 2012
OP
"Any bets on when the next conflict starts?" 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of Iraq? /nt
Saving Hawaii
Jan 2012
#10
valerief
(53,235 posts)1. That's what it sounds like. nt
TheWraith
(24,331 posts)8. No, it's not. Only if you're paranoid does it sound like that. nt
valerief
(53,235 posts)11. Well, I guess all Americans have been paranoid the past ten years. nt
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)2. I heard that too
montanacowboy
(6,081 posts)3. No options off the table
n/t
annabanana
(52,791 posts)4. I heard that. It is EXACTLY the same thing that Bush said
about Iraq. This even in the face of the following:
http://consortiumnews.com/2012/01/24/usisrael-iran-not-building-nukes/
Recent comments by U.S and Israeli military leaders indicate that the intelligence services of the two countries agree that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear bomb, a crack in the Western narrative that the U.S. press corps wont accept, as ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern explains.
By Ray McGovern
Has Iran decided to build a nuclear bomb? That would seem to be the central question in the current bellicose debate over whether the world should simply cripple Irans economy and inflict severe pain on its civilian population or launch a preemptive war to destroy its nuclear capability while possibly achieving regime change.
And if youve been reading the New York Times or following the rest of the Fawning Corporate Media, youd likely assume that everyone who matters agrees that the answer to the question is yes, although the FCM adds the caveat that Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. The line is included with an almost perceptible wink and an oh, yeah.
However, a consensus seems to be emerging among the intelligence and military agencies of the United States and Israel that Iran has NOT made a decision to build a nuclear weapon. In recent days, that judgment has been expressed by high-profile figures in the defense establishments of the two countries U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Israels Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
By Ray McGovern
Has Iran decided to build a nuclear bomb? That would seem to be the central question in the current bellicose debate over whether the world should simply cripple Irans economy and inflict severe pain on its civilian population or launch a preemptive war to destroy its nuclear capability while possibly achieving regime change.
And if youve been reading the New York Times or following the rest of the Fawning Corporate Media, youd likely assume that everyone who matters agrees that the answer to the question is yes, although the FCM adds the caveat that Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. The line is included with an almost perceptible wink and an oh, yeah.
However, a consensus seems to be emerging among the intelligence and military agencies of the United States and Israel that Iran has NOT made a decision to build a nuclear weapon. In recent days, that judgment has been expressed by high-profile figures in the defense establishments of the two countries U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Israels Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
i don't know what to think of Obama anymore. he seems more to the right - although with a bit of a populist tone - than ever. ugh.
Autumn
(45,042 posts)5. That got the whole fucking chamber off their asses to cheer and clap
That was sickening.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)7. Wut?
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)9. We'll do whatever it takes.
Of course, we'll try diplomacy first.
I also noted how in almost the next breath he pledged continued support of Israel.
Any bets on when the next conflict starts?
Saving Hawaii
(441 posts)10. "Any bets on when the next conflict starts?" 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of Iraq? /nt