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Kristol Sees Iran Confrontation Sooner, Not Later

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Posted on Aug 22, 2006
William Kristol
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William Kristol, a hawk among neocon hawks

Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol continues his drumbeat for war against Iran in this clip from Fox News.

  • This is how it all starts. Unconvinced? Take it from Sy Hersh, the country’s best investigative journalist: (chronological dispatches, from oldest to newest: here, here, here and here)

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    Partial transcript:

    KRISTOL: I think we could be in a military confrontation with Iran much sooner than people expect. I don?t think this is an issue that?s going to wait two and a half years until President Bush leaves the presidency. I think he will decide at some point next year ? in 2007 ? he?ll have to make some very tough decisions about what the U.S. and the world can tolerate in terms of this regime ? this apocalyptic, messianic regime ? which has made clear that it would use ? would feel free to use weapons if it had them, that has very deep ties with terrorist groups, what we could accept in terms of their nuclear program.

    QUESTION: What does that mean, what we can accept, does that mean going over and doing something about whatever they?ve got?

    KRISTOL: It could mean that…

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    By Andree, March 6, 2007 at 4:30 pm Link to this comment
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    Remember what happened after the west tried
    to appease Hitler when he annexed Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland? What does Israel has to do with this war except for being used as Iran’s revolutionary execuse for keeping these thugs in power. They are not islamist fundamentals, but mobsters.Does Ahmadinejad look like a believer to you?He looks like more a serial killer,a rapist or some common criminal.I think we are heading for a big,big,big confrontation here. It’ s sad that America is the only country having the guts to make such a move.

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    By NoNationalSuicideForIsrael, August 23, 2006 at 1:47 pm Link to this comment
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    The bottom line on Kristol’s projected remaking of the Middle East by the United Staes through an insanely massive application of violence is: there is never a moral obligation to do what can’t be done.

    What Kristol proposes is essentially that the United States of America commit a futile NATIONAL SUICIDE BOMBING FOR ISRAEL.

    I mean, shit, he’s not even offering us 72 virgins to cavort with in the afterlife!

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    By Hilding Lindquist, August 23, 2006 at 11:10 am Link to this comment
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    I agree with:

    Comment #19570 by kevin99999 on 8/22 at 3:00 pm
    Comment #19581 by harald hardrada on 8/22 at 4:46 pm
    Comment #19616 by Ben Franklin on 8/22 at 8:40 pm
    Comment #19621 by Jon B on 8/22 at 9:37 pm

    and especially:

    Comment #19676 by kevin99999 on 8/23 at 8:21 am

    In addition, I would simply ask the questions:

    Why does Iran have to abide by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and we (USA) and Israel don’t?

    And:

    Why is pursuing peace when we are strong enough to do so, seen as a weakness by us? Is it because our goal is NOT peace, but dominance?

    And:

    What does it say about us when the world considers us hypocrites? Should we reflect on our image, or simply crank up the rhetoric demanding our way or the highway?

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    By LoathingKristolMoreEveryDay, August 23, 2006 at 10:36 am Link to this comment
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    Wake up, America.

    When are we going to stand up and say we’ve had ENOUGH of fighting suicidal wars for Israel’s strategic goals and squarely against our own interests and values?

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    By kevin99999, August 23, 2006 at 8:21 am Link to this comment
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    Iran has every right to acquire nuclear weapons. We have them, and a lot of them. Israel has them, a lot of them. Why shouldnt Iran? We have never agreed to give up our weapons; on the contrary, we continue to modernize them. And, the U.S. has refused even to say it will not be the first to use nuclear weapons. We also reserve the right to launch a pre-emptive war.  Iranians would be stupid not to want nuclear weapons. Without the nuclear, they will be foreever subject to blackmail from the U.S. and Israel.

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    By Jon B, August 22, 2006 at 9:37 pm Link to this comment
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    This man has a lot of blood on his hands. This is all I can say.

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    By Ben Franklin, August 22, 2006 at 8:40 pm Link to this comment
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    This guy Kristol, man! Doesn’t he have a wife to tell him to quit with the big empire scam, to smack him silly in the night? Can’t you just cut all his wires and put him out in the pasture to play monopoly with the big Mr. Cheney. Let them move their little toy oil derricks around an whoop and holler and cuss if they want, and reminisce about their baby, the PNAC. But get their hands off the tiller of the ship of state for God sakes. They’re gonna crash it. He’s not predicting, he’s egging, he’s urging, trying to set the stage. Don’t buy it. Cut the wires. Put him out to pasture. The other guy too.

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    By Joe, August 22, 2006 at 7:40 pm Link to this comment
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    It is clear that Iran is buying CRITICAL time. The funny thing though, is that the world keeps on falling to the same pattern: we focus on Iran’s nuclear program - “something” happens in the world that diverts attention - we slowly start refocusing on Iran - they come out with statements about their ‘readiness to negotiate’ - it takes a long time to digest and realize that these declarations are just ‘time buyers’ - we threaten them with sanctions - “something happens in the world that diverts attention - we slowly start refocusing on Iran - they come out with statements about their ‘readiness to negotiate’ - it takes a long time to digest and realize that these declarations are just ‘time buyers’ - we threaten them with sanctions - etc.
    You get the picture…
    My hope is that sooner or later the world will wake up!
    But the longer it takes…the more lives will be lost.
    Also, it would be interesting to predict when Iran will use their ‘secret weapon’. Check it out at http://www.technonllc.com/blog

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    By Terror-Free Oil, August 22, 2006 at 5:11 pm Link to this comment
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    The West Does Not Have the Balls to Take on Iran or other Islamic Fascists, FNC video, 8/22/6 [url=http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/videos/MW082206.php]http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/videos/MW082206.php[/url]

    Iran Will Use Nukes When It Gets Them, FNC video, 8/22/6
    [url=http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/videos/MR082206.php]http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/videos/MR082206.php[/url]

    Iran Attacks and Seizes Romanian Oil Rig, FNC video, 8/22/6
    [url=http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/videos/MR082206.php]http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/videos/MR082206.php[/url]

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    By harald hardrada, August 22, 2006 at 4:46 pm Link to this comment
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    america is a failed state just like its role model israel—it no longer matters what the clowns in washington do—both parties will go along with kristol’s vision because america’s politicians lack the cojones to think & act for america

    american voters are to blame—they overwhelmingly backed bush when he sent other americans’ kids into iraq—they’ve always overwhelmingly backed israel’s savage treatment of palestinians—they overwhelmingly sided with israel in its slaughter of innocent lebanese—now they’ll overwhelmingly back bush when he attacks iran, even if he goes nookular

    america’s a lost cause

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    By kevin99999, August 22, 2006 at 3:00 pm Link to this comment
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    Neocon idiots like Kristol who have never served in any combat sit in their air-conditioned offices and plan take over of the world using somebody’s blood so that their benefactors can make profits. These people ought to be in jail as the biggest criminals rather than being given mega phones by the corporate media. The corporate media represents the same economic interests that stands to benefit from wars.

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