IchorFigure Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Unfortunately of course Bush is having none of it. A very interesting article just popped up on AP. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_...EMPLATE=DEFAULT It sounds as though Bush outright rejected making a strike on Irans facilities and instead they're going to disrupt their electricity? I'm sure there's more to it than can be surmised from this report, but wow that's not very reassuring. Israel is understandably angered and frustrated as their heads are the first on the chopping block most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Last month, Obama suggested that a combination of economic incentives and tighter sanctions might work. Tehran rejected the proposal. Obama also has said he would pursue tough-minded diplomacy. Yes, that worked great for Iraq & Cuba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 I bet the Iranians are quaking in their boots at the thought of economic sanctions. As weak as this plan would be if followed, its more than would actually happen since France and Germany would trade with them anyway. Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran! (sung to the tune of Barbara Ann) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran! (sung to the tune of Barbara Ann) Here: Bomb Iran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Luckily I happen to have access to high speed and got to play that. Ah the memories of the Carter years. Of course we got the hostages back the very day Reagan was inaugurated (gee you think they might have been concerned about that?)... but thirty years later the Iranian theocracy is still there, Iran is not a parking lot and still does not glow in the dark. And now the theocrats threaten to make *us* glow in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randroid Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran! (sung to the tune of Barbara Ann) Funniest thing I read all day! Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas M. Miovas Jr. Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 There is a similar news story on Foxnews.com about how Bush is afraid that unilateral Israeli action will lead to instability in the region. "The Bush administration was "particularly alarmed," the Times says, by the Israeli request for access to Iraqi airspace." Oh, good God, let's not disturb the militant Muslims. Our enemies might get upset at us -- boo hoo.... I think it is disgusting. It's almost no wonder the Gazan's attacked Israel thinking nothing would happen to them. The whole world practically is telling Israel to back off, but fortunately they are not, though I think they give them too many breaks in cease fires. With an attitude like that from the United States, I wouldn't trust them to get the job done by sabotaging the facilities either. If the standard is don't upset the enemy, then what is the world coming to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IchorFigure Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 What I'm really curious about is if this means Israel has totally given up on even attempting to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, or if they may still have the same ambition stored away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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