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shawa
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 Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:23 am Post subject: Nuclear Hourglass |
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Scary stuff. Looks to me like the Israeli's have a short window to strike Iran before President Bush leaves office.
Obama would never back Israel and I have my doubts about McCain.
| Quote: | Nuclear Hourglass
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:20 PM PT
WMD: Only last fall, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear "watchdog" said Iran would need three to eight years to acquire an atomic bomb. Now he says six months to a year. Is he dishonest or incompetent — or both?
The new estimate by Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), came in an interview with Al-Arabiya TV last week.
The interviewer followed up by asking the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner if he was asserting that "if Iran decides today to expel the IAEA from the country, it will need six months to produce weapons." To which ElBaradei replied: "It would need this period to produce a weapon, and to obtain highly enriched uranium in sufficient quantities for a single nuclear weapon."
Compare that with what ElBaradei told France's Le Monde newspaper last October: "Supposing that Iran does intend to acquire a nuclear bomb, it would need between another three and eight years to succeed."
And contrast it with what he said two years ago to the Monterey Institute of International Studies: "Our assessment is that there is no immediate threat . . . we still have lots of time to investigate."
How exactly, in so short of a time, did we get from a period of up to eight years — "lots of time to investigate" — to as little as six months? It has become quite obvious that the much-lauded Mr. ElBaradei cannot be taken seriously. He also cannot be trusted.
....Cont'd Investor's Business Daily |
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Me#1You#10
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| Interesting hypothesis but I'm more inclined to believe that Israel will act for its own protection and survival regardless of who occupies the oval office...or when. |
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shawa
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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I agree that Israel will act for its own protection and survival regardless, but when they attack, they will certainly be subject to U.N. condemnation, and the U.S. is the only Security Council member who would block it.
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TEWSPilot
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: Are you sure? |
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When Obama appoints Al Sharpton or Jeremiah Wright or Louie FaraKKKan as the U.S. of KKK ambassador to the U.N., do you really think he would block condemnation of Israel?  |
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shawa
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm!!
| Quote: | Monday, 07.07.08
Will Israel Attack Iran?
Excerpt:
But what if the Europeans don’t get the message? Or what if Iran continues its cat-and-mouse negotiating mixed with intransigence? Israel’s future in this regard is indeed bleak. For even if a moderate Republican realist like John McCain, or even worse, a liberal-left internationalist like Barrack Obama, is elected president, each is likely to subsume Israel to larger geopolitical considerations, rather than hold it up as an icon to be both supported and worshipped in the post-9/11 era, as George W. Bush has done.
Because an air attack on Iranian nuclear facilities will roil world financial markets and thus provide Obama with even more of an edge over the Republican party, Israel may be less inclined to attack Iran before the election. On the other hand, after the inauguration, Israel will be in the hands of a new American president who will show it much less sympathy than Bush. That’s why someone might bet on the period between the election and the inauguration -- say December -- as the perfect time for an Israeli attack.
There is a problem, though. Violating, say, Jordanian or Turkish airspace is not really the issue. The issue is that largely because of the on-going Iraq war, the U. S. controls the airspace over the entry points to Iran: in Iraq and in the Persian Gulf. Thus, an Israeli attack on Iran could probably only happen with U. S. connivance. And even if Israel could evade American sensors, few would believe that it honestly did so. As a sort of a last hurrah, one might speculate that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney would let Israel bomb Iran with a wink and a nod. But I do not believe that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates would do so. And because Gates has emerged as such a critical cabinet member, beloved by both the Pentagon staff and by the media, his word would be crucial....
Cont'd The Atlantic.com |
More Hmmm!!
Iran tests missiles amid tension with U.S., Israel
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Iran Seeks Seat On Security Council
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zinfella
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Voting has never been more important than it will be this November. We face a Jimmy Carter II presidency from Obama. JUST what the Iranians are hoping for!
Peace through strength, not hand wringing BS!
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TEWSPilot
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: We don't have a Reagan running against this Carter, though |
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No one disagrees that the Democrats are running another Jimmy Carter type, but the Republicans are NOT running a Reagan type. It's pretty disheartening when you're low on ammo, the troops are getting worn down, you hear the bugle from just over the ridge, and here come the reinforcements led by John McCain...dressed in Robin Hood Green bio-suits, riding Shetland Ponies and singing "Cum Ba Ya"....  |
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