If Iran backs up rhetoric and gets militarily involved, won't Israel just

zonkers

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Sun Jul-16-06 02:50 AM
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If Iran backs up rhetoric and gets militarily involved, won't Israel just

Edited on Sun Jul-16-06 02:54 AM by zonkers

destroy their oil wells (which could be offline for months and months) Economically, how could Iran risk that? (This post edited for clarity)

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Erika

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Sun Jul-16-06 02:53 AM
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1. Why would Iran get involved? n/t

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zonkers

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Sun Jul-16-06 02:57 AM
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2. "Iran Warns Israel Over Syria Attack"

Edited on Sun Jul-16-06 02:58 AM by zonkers

TEHRAN, July 14 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned his country will deal "a painful response" to Israel if it attacks Arab ally Syria.

"If the entity (Israel) which occupies Jerusalem commits a foolish act and carries out an aggression against Syria it will be tantamount to aggression against the Islamic world and will be confronted with a painful response," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the Iranian News Agency, IRNA.

The agency said Ahmadinejad conferred on the telephone with Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad "to review the latest developments in the aggressions of the Zionist entity against Lebanon and Gaza."

http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20060714-095524-4887r

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Erika

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:00 AM
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4. It's truly a mess

And W is running around like a chicken with his head cut off, while enjoying max comforts.

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Selatius

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Sun Jul-16-06 02:58 AM
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3. Israel would likely not do that. Why? Talk to Russia and China

Edited on Sun Jul-16-06 03:03 AM by Selatius

China and Russia have invested billions in those oil fields. They will simply not stand idly by as Israel destroys years of work, and Iran is also a client-state of Russia as far as second-hand military hardware goes. Israel would have to deal with both Russia and China.

Likewise, I don't think Iran will go so far, either.

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Erika

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:03 AM
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6. Wouldn't it be nice to have a U.S. president that would call the

shots and get things on even keel?

Instead of the ineffective idiot we have?

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Selatius

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:05 AM
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9. If we won't do it, Hu Jintao or Putin could force us to do it in the end

This is petro-politics we're dealing with now if we're going to entertain this notion. This is no longer about just Hezbollah. If people on both sides want to get really stupid, then a lot more is going to be at stake than just some conflict between Iran and Israel.

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zonkers

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:17 AM
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14. The administration seems to be floundering regarding these recent events.

A wait and see attitude does not cut it. I think the ineptitude of this Administration will never be more apparent than in the next month or so. I wonder if Kerry has released any statements on all this... or any other 08' contender for that matter, besides Feingold.

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Erika

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:06 AM
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10. Let them blame away

Edited on Sun Jul-16-06 03:10 AM by Erika

We certainly aren't able to take on another front. W squandered our power with Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Selatius

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:06 AM
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11. If Bush wants to molest Iran, he's free to try it, but if anybody...

has a dog in that fight, it's most definitely Russia and China. Would you be surprised if war breaks out and you see Russia and China selling Iran weapons to use against US forces?

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laheina

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Sun Jul-16-06 04:00 AM
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15. Yup.

And if * can get Israel to attack Syria, then the WH has gotten two birds with one stone.

And welcome to DU! :hi:

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zonkers

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:07 AM
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12. Not likely, you are right. But if Israel attacks Syria and Iran does

back up its rhetoric with a retalitory act, I believe Israel will strike back... just maybe not at petro production targets. This situation is way out of hand.

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LiberalPartisan

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:00 AM
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5. Iran is involved

Hezbollah is an Iranian proxy. And Iran provided the new, longer range rockets. Iran is invloved and hence Iran is a legitimate target for Israel should she choose to act against her.

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Erika

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:04 AM
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8. So why did W warn Syria? n/t

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Laotra

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Sun Jul-16-06 04:26 AM
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16. To paraphrase

"Israel is US proxy. US is involved and hence legimate target." So according to your logic any and all attacks against US by victims and enemies of Israel are justified, including 9/11.

In reality Hezbollah is not proxy but a domestic and fiercly independent mass movement of Shia with friendly ties to Iran.

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Sun Jul-16-06 03:13 AM
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13. israel doesn't have the capability to do that much really

and iran, unlike iraq, is VERY well-prepared for aerial assault. bush is desperately hoping for an excuse to strike iran to be sure, but they don't really comprehend the consequences.

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Sun Jul-16-06 07:42 AM
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17. Iran does have quite a bit of defensive armament

From Russia and China and quite modern. It won't be as easy to bomb unscathed as it was in Iraq where they had nothing at all. Plus they have the capability to completely halt all shipping in the area and cause severe damage to American interests.

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Sun Jul-16-06 07:47 AM
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18. been saying this for months

Israel bombs Iran, Iran responds and then we have to jump in to defend Israel

my partner doesn't think we will jump into the middle of this because our military is tied up in Iraq

my thoughts - since when does logic, common sense and competence apply to this mis-administration?

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