SO when is it really going to happen folks? (War with Iran)

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DeadHearts

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SO when is it really going to happen folks? (War with Iran)

#16841779 - 09/13/12 06:05 PM (14 years, 1 month ago)

Only a US operation bigger than the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan combined can stop Iran from its alleged pursuit of a nuclear bomb, a new military report said. Such action, however, risks igniting all-out war in the Middle East.

Amid escalating rhetoric from Israel and the US over military action against Iran, more than 30 former US diplomats, retired admirals and generals have assembled a report on the consequences of military action against Tehran. The study will be released on Thursday.

The AP received an advance copy of the document, set to be released on Thursday, and reported that the analysis assessed the risks of a possible invasion of Iran, but provided no overall conclusion or recommended course of action.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Frank Kearney, who endorsed the report, claimed that it was intended to “stimulate thinking in the US about the objectives of a military attack on Iran beyond the obvious goal of hitting key components of Iran's nuclear program.”

The report said that a US military attack would harm the current regime’s political standing and damage its ability to launch counterattacks, but Tehran would almost certainly retaliate, “directly and through surrogates, in ways that risked igniting all-out war in the Middle East.”

US strikes could destroy Iran's most important nuclear facilities and damage its military forces but would only delay – not fully stop – the Islamic republic's alleged pursuit of a nuclear weapon.

"Clearly there is some [US] ability to do destruction, which will cause some delay, but what occurs after that?" Kearney said. “You can't kill intellectual power."

In assessing the costs and benefits of a possible strike, the review said that Iran could be stopped only by a military invasion and occupation “more taxing than the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.”

"Given Iran's large size and population, and the strength of Iranian nationalism, we estimate that the occupation of Iran would require a commitment of resources and personnel greater than what the US has expended over the past 10 years in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined," the report said.

In the wake of recent anti-US protests across the Middle East, including violent clashes in Egypt and Yemen, the document also warned that such a strike “would add to a perception of the US as anti-Muslim – a perception linked to the US-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and hardened by Internet-based video excerpts of an anti-Muslim film that may have fueled Tuesday's deadly attack on a US diplomatic office in Libya.”

NOw I remember thinking years ago it was only a matter of time but we still have not engaged
them to this point. Tough talking has certainly been ramped up as of late especially with
Benjamin Netanyahu's most recent comments Netanyahu said the Obama administration has no “moral right” to keep Israel from attacking as long as the U.S. doesn’t set its own “red lines” for Iran. His remarks reflect differences over possible military action against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and a bid to pressure Obama less than two months before the U.S. election to give Israel more detailed guarantees.

The phone call with Obama came after Israeli media including the Haaretz daily said Netanyahu’s request to meet the president in the U.S. later this month was snubbed. The White House said no meeting was arranged only because of scheduling issues and that Netanyahu will confer instead with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. So when
is a realistic time frame for either Israel or the US to actually shut the fuck up or do
something? I heard a theory that the people who killed the US ambassador may be linked
to Iran somehow but that is just talk as of right now.

:strokebeard:

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