Cheney Says Iran Tops U.S. List, Warns Israel

Roland99

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:37 PM
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Cheney Says Iran Tops U.S. List, Warns Israel

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7385089&src=rss/politicsNews

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday that Iran was at the top of the administration's list of world trouble spots and expressed concern that Israel "might well decide to act first" to eliminate any nuclear threat from Tehran.
"You look around the world at potential trouble spots, Iran is right at the top of the list," Cheney said in an interview aired on MSNBC.

"Given the fact that Iran has a stated policy that their objective is the destruction of Israel, the Israelis might well decide to act first and let the rest of the world worry about cleaning up the diplomatic mess afterwards," he said.

"We don't want a war in the Middle East if we can avoid it. And certainly in the case of the Iranian situation, I think everybody would be best suited by or best treated and dealt with if we could deal with it diplomatically," Cheney added.

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

WTF was Iraq, then? It was completely avoidable.

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mslux

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:40 PM
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1. Cheney giving marching orders to Israel? LOL n/t

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aquart

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:44 PM
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3. That's what it sounds like to me.

But doing it in public? So that Israel's puppet status will be clear to everyone?

Bush and Cheney in competition for Most Arrogant Son of a Bitch: who wins?

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kwolf68

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:41 PM
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2. This is unbelievable

Just thump your bibles, support the troops, and smell the freedom.

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aquart

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:45 PM
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4. Bush says freedom and I see detention camps

on American soil for American citizens.

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Roland99

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:46 PM
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6. Keep distracting...

bin Laden can't be found, invade Iraq.

Iraq is a quagmire, invade Iran.

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hang a left

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:46 PM
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5. Please post this in LBN also.

Lots of folks staying away from GD today.

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Roland99

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:48 PM
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7. Done

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beam me up scottie

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Thu Jan-20-05 02:58 PM
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8. "We don't want a war in the Middle East if we can avoid it."

What the fuck do you call what we're doing over there now?
Let me guess, he's worried that some stupid government is going to destabilize the middle east, right?
too late asshole.

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