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CGowen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-14-07 09:47 AM
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Iran will 'retaliate strongly' to US attack
Source: Reuters and AFP

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned that Iran would retaliate strongly to any possible attack by the United States over his country's controversial nuclear programme.

Speaking at a news conference in the United Arab Emirates, President Ahmadinejad said any action by the US would be a mistake and that they would be made to repent.

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President Ahmadinejad said Gulf countries should 'get rid of' foreign forces, which he blamed for regional insecurity.

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Iran says it only wants to generate power to allow more oil exports

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21728693-5001028,00.html



Iran says it only wants to generate power to allow more oil exports



big mistake
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Magleetis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-14-07 10:28 AM
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1. Phooey
We are the great and powerful America. We could easily defeat Iran with one aircraft carrier tied behind our back. It would be a cakewalk because Iran only has slingshots and catapults in its arsenal. No problem.

:sarcasm:
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iraqigirl2death Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-14-07 10:54 AM
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2. asking for war
its seems like Iran is asking for war...and i don't think Bush will refuse
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CGowen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-14-07 11:24 AM
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3. It's not like Bush wasn't trying

http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2051971,00.html

April 7th

The US offered to take military action on behalf of the 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran, including buzzing Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions with warplanes, the Guardian has learned.

In the first few days after the captives were seized and British diplomats were getting no news from Tehran on their whereabouts, Pentagon officials asked their British counterparts: what do you want us to do? They offered a series of military options, a list which remains top secret given the mounting risk of war between the US and Iran
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iraqigirl2death Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-14-07 12:00 PM
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5. what a crazy world
Bush is really fast...
War, soldiers, kill has been the solution for every thing
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Grandrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-14-07 11:46 AM
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4. Here we go again!
The Bush/Cheney cabal blood lust never ends!:grr:
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