Tom Cotton: Bombing Iran Would Take “Several Days,” Be Nothing Like Iraq War

[n2doc]

Sen. Tom Cotton says bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities would take several days and be nothing like Iraq War.

The Arkansas Republican, who earlier this year upset Democrats and the White House by sending a letter warning the Iranian government to think twice about entering into a deal on its nuclear program with President Obama, said President Obama offered a “false choice” by saying it was his deal with Iran or war.

“This president has a bad habit of accusing other people of making false choices, but he presented the ultimate false choice last week when he said it’s either this deal or war,” the Arkansas Republican said on Family Research Council’s Washington Watch radio program Tuesday.

After six world powers and Iran agreed on a set of “parameters” for the negotiating of a final nuclear deal, President Obama said the United States would be blamed and the “path to conflict” would widen if Congress killed the Iran deal.

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[shraby]

1. What makes him think that Iran wouldn't fight back against bombing their country?

[roguevalley]

39. If he is strapped to the first bomb dropped, I might get behind it.

[yuiyoshida]

45. How about parachuting him in with

a revolver and a shovel to bury the bodies... bet he wouldn't want to go..and would shut the hell up.

[MisterP]

44. not once since 1953 have hawks even considered that there might be even resistance,

let alone blowback

I've read these fruitloops' papers: they never think more than 6 months ahead

on edit: also, Cotton is the reason why brothers aren't allowed to marry and have a baby

[misterhighwasted]

2. Repeating Bush Cheney Rummy Lie about IRAQ

Cotton - A big fat mouthed spokesmodel for MIC & the War Contractors

[malaise]

10. Thread winner

They never fucking learn

[central scrutinizer]

32. and the people would strew the streets with flowers

welcoming the liberating Americans

[libdem4life]

34. Beat me to this reply...plus, don't forget their hearts and minds. Glad to be of help. Not.

[Laurian]

3. I think I heard that same bullshit before.

Does he think we are that stupid? Jeez....

[guillaumeb]

4. and would the Iranians greet us with flowers?

Like the Iraqis and Afghanis did?

And the Vietnamese before them?

[WilliamPitt]

5. The tune never changes with these guys

Ugh.

[spanone]

6. tom cotton is full of shit. the son cheney never had.

[JHB]

17. Worse, Cotton is not a chickenhawk...

...he served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Not a Chickenhawk. A vulture.

[spanone]

18. you're right....all the more reason he should know better...i will edit my post.

[Maru Kitteh]

7. So, a cakewalk then? Awesome.

Cool. I'm sure the troops will be back in time to celebrate the 4th of July in a really touching and heartfelt "Mission Accomplished" victory parade.

The perfect war.

[ladjf]

8. Is Cotton aware of howmany possible nuclear sites Iran has?

[JHB]

19. Do you think he cares?

[ladjf]

23. Probably not. However, I have heard that they

have over 70 nuclear sites. It would take more than a "few days" to hit that many and some of them are hundreds of feet below ground.

Iran would be a much powerful foe than was Iraq.

What qualifies Cotton to suggest such a far reaching political and military move?

[JHB]

43. What qualifies him?

[earthside]

9. What would Iran do?

Pres. Obama will never willingly bomb Iran.

I suppose Bibi could provoke a conflict by unilaterally striking some Iranian facilities.

If Iran retaliated against Israel, then Obama might feel compelled to get involved.

If the U.S. bombed Iran, and I were Iran, I would consider invading Iraq, taking Baghdad and making it an Iranian protectorate -- what in the world could the U.S. do about that? What a huge blow to the U.S. that would be!

Cotton and anybody else talking about engaging Iran militarily is an idiot.

This really is World War III kind of stuff.

[n2doc]

11. The bigger issue that is ignored is China

China is an Iranian ally and is buying lots of their oil. I don't think they will sit idly by. Russia has also helped Iran and is no friend of the US or Israel. Both could give Iran a nuke if they so desired. And help militarily, especially if Israel and the US become Pariah nations with wars of aggression against Iran.

[earthside]

20. Unpredictable.

China wants to increase its imports of Iranian oil.

A military strike would have the exact opposite effect of its goal -- it would prove one and for all to all the Iranians (not just the hardliners) of the necessity to actually produce their own nuclear weapons.

A strike would collapse any rational for a sanctions regime and you would likely see most of the world's nations complete forego any adherence to sanctions.

And, of course, a military strike would immediately give Iran the right to self defense and the freedom to pursue whatever retaliatory measures it thought prudent.

By the way, I'll include Sen Schumer and any of the other Democrats who are bucking Pres. Obama on this deal -- they are all idiots if they think they can get a better deal through threats and bluster.

[City Lights]

12. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

[enough]

13. He must have been born yesterday. (nt)

[Takket]

14. we'll be greeted as uranium liberators!!!

[barbtries]

15. this dude is a menace to society. clearly.

IRAQ wasn't going to be like Iraq. get a clue you idiot. how do these people hold office?!

[Downtown Hound]

16. Funny, I seem to recall Republicans saying very similar things about Iraq back in '02-'03.

Iran has some pretty sophisticated air defense systems. All it would take is for them to shoot down one plane, capture the pilot, parade him on the evening news, and suddenly our very quick, easy campaign has escalated into something more serious. This is to say nothing about the incredible influence Iran has in Iraq right now, where we are currently trying to wipe out ISIS.

Oh, and if Iran got a lucky shot on an F-22 or one of our stealth planes (al la Serbia 1999), well, look to see that technology in Iranian, Chinese, and Russian planes in a few years.

Bottom line: Bombing Iran=VERY BAD IDEA!!!!!!!

[Jeff Murdoch]

42. They also have very good

anti-ship missiles.

[KamaAina]

21. More like several business hours

[JHB]

22. That sound you hear is Tom Cotten throwing nearly all of military history...

...right out the window.

[Sunlei]

24. They should have court marshaled Cotton in 2006 & we wouldn't have an insane person calling to

bomb nuclear sites!

[NuclearDem]

25. Plus, we'll be greeted as liberators!

[liberal N proud]

26. The GOP is full of sick bastards who are hell bent on war

But they don't want to fight it themselves, they will just send someone else's loved ones to do their bidding.

[DefenseLawyer]

27. I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed

But I do say, no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops! Depending on the breaks.

[DFW]

28. "Maybe six days, maybe six weeks, certainly not six months."

That's what Rumsfeld said when Cheney (dba Bush) invaded Iraq.

Republicans love starting armed conflicts with people they think won't shoot back. Iran would shoot back.

Plus, any armed attack on Iran would eliminate in one second the huge dissident movement inside Iran whose most cherished foreign policy goal is rapprochement with us.

For someone reputed to be intelligent, Tom Cotton isn't very smart.

[Panich52]

29. Rotton Cotton's ignorance is showing... ThinkProgress covered this as well:

"Tom Cotton Suggests War With Iran Would Be A Breeze"
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/04/08/3644391/tom-cotton-suggests-war-iran-breeze/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tptop3

[chemenger]

30. One would think that this dickhead would have learned his lesson

after his June, 2006 New York Times espionage letter scandal. He was given reprimands for his lack of discipline, lack of adherence to protocol, and refusing respect his chain of command. Doesn't seem to have any problem disrespecting President Obama (maybe because he is a Democrat/black )

[niyad]

31. now, WHERE have I heard this stupidity before. . . oh, yes.. kind of reminds me of those

who insisted that the war between the states in this country would last less than a week.

[Martin Eden]

33. Bombing another country is not WAR??!!!

I think the Iranians might not agree, and would aggresively pursue payback.

[get the red out]

35. The insanity!

The use of the same script!!!!

[PatrynXX]

36. the whole reasom we needed Iraq....

was so maybe we could get Iran. X_X that was the whole point. we'd be fucked if we just went there. that and that traitor would start World War IV (or III) if you don't count the still going anti terrorist war


because we would go it alone and many would bomb us back.

[SCVDem]

37. I suggest two bombers.

Loaded inside one are the 47 traitors who attempted to subvert American foreign policy.

In the second the war criminals from the Bush lies. That includes Judith Miller and Fox.

Bombs away over the Iranian desert Mr. Cotton!

YEEE HAWWW!!!!

[mahannah]

38. Cotton is correct. It would be nothing like the Iraq war. It would be worse.

[RandiFan1290]

40. What would war with Iraq cost?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/01/sproject.irq.war.cost/?

From Dana Bash
CNN Washington Bureau
Thursday, January 2, 2003 Posted: 9:08 AM EST (1408 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House is downplaying published reports of an estimated $50 billion to $60 billion price tag for a war with Iraq, saying it is "impossible" to estimate the cost at this time.

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday that such a conflict could cost $50 billion to $60 billion -- the price tag of the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

But Trent Duffy, an OMB spokesman, said Daniels did not intend to imply in the Times interview that $50 billion to $60 billion was a hard White House estimate.

"He said it could -- could -- be $60 billion," Duffy said. "It is impossible to know what any military campaign would ultimately cost. The only cost estimate we know of in this arena is the Persian Gulf War, and that was a $60 billion event."

[Vinca]

41. It would be nothing like Iraq . . . true . . . it could be much, much worse.

Countries with significant nukes tend to like Iran because that's where they get their oil. Bombing Iran could start WWIII.