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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 08:31 AM
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Iran warns U.S. of "quagmire"
Source: Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran warned the United States on Wednesday it would find itself in a "quagmire deeper than Iraq" if it attacked the Islamic state, and Russia stepped up efforts for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's nuclear row with the West.

The warning by the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, a target of new U.S. sanctions announced last week, added to angry rhetoric between the two old foes that has prompted speculation of possible U.S. military action.

U.S. President George W. Bush this month suggested a nuclear-armed Iran could lead to World War Three but the White House said on Tuesday it remained determined to resolve the stand-off peacefully.

"If the enemies show inexperience and want to invade Islamic Iran, they will receive a strong slap from Iran," Jafari said in comments carried by the semi-official Fars News Agency.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL3013165820071031?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
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thunder35 Donating Member (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 08:44 AM
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1. bush is acting like a cowboy
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 09:19 AM
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5. a very psychotic one.
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Dancing_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 01:04 PM
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13. A good cowboy doesn't stampede his cattle
Right off a cliff! ;-)
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zabet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 08:48 AM
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2. Sorry, I could not resist....
Are they talking about this Quagmire?



:rofl:
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 08:49 AM
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3. LOL! I was just going to say "Giggity giggity".
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zabet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 08:51 AM
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4. Be careful there buddy...
who knows what kind of code
that is and what "Giggity giggity"
actually means!!11!
Series!!111!

:rofl::rofl:
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Magleetis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 09:34 AM
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6. Nah
The ultra powerful United States death star will render the Iranian military useless in a matter of seconds. The US military machine is precisely honed to fight against the antiquated Soviet era equipment that Iran posses. It will be a cakewalk and result in complete victory just like Iraq.

:sarcasm:
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 09:37 AM
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7. Iraq is a quagmire. Iran would be a glowing abyss. nt
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 09:40 AM
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8. Wrong threat
How about this one: "If you attack us, we will flood the world market with crude oil and drive the price back down to under $30 a barrel."

The finest doctors in the world couldn't resuscitate Cheney after he heard that one.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 10:23 AM
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9. That just might be the answer, but could Iran alone do that, could they supply
...that nuch oil?
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 10:31 AM
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10. Doesn't matter
Stop dead-eye Dick cold, and reduce Dubya to a blubbering idiot....well, more so than he already is. I'd like to see it! :popcorn:
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kineneb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 01:41 PM
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14. Iran and friends
remember Pres. Unspellable of Iran has been visiting Hugo in Venezuela, and also with the Russians. They may have made some "agreements."
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woundedkarma Donating Member (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 10:51 AM
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11. don't think we should attack iran but...
LOL ... if we did, we would at least blow the heck out of it.

The Iranians are only barking because they think we have some control over our psychotic president and that he wouldn't dare attack another country.

In other words... they're very stupid and confused.
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rAVES Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 02:06 PM
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15. Wow! we have a military planner here guys!!!
Edited on Wed Oct-31-07 02:06 PM by rAVES
"blow the heck out of it"

sounds like top notch advise for President Cheney!
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Megahurtz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 02:15 PM
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17. Yeah And Like
Americans are really fucking smart.:eyes: :crazy::sarcasm:
Especially to even think of "blowing the heck out of Iran".:wtf:
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 11:01 AM
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12. Bush asks if quagmire is character on "The Family Guy" and what's the big deal.
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maxsolomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 02:12 PM
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16. you think we'll invade with ground troops?
how naive.

we're just going to bomb the fuck out of any suspected nuclear sites, innocent bystanders be damned.
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