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Pentagon Eyeing Military Option Aganst IranPosted on Apr 25, 2008
On Friday, a day after an American cargo ship fired warning shots at two small boats off the coast of Iran, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen said the Pentagon is considering various options, including military action, to deal with what he characterized as the Iranian government’s “increasingly lethal and malign influence” in Iraq.
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By Ashish, April 27 at 1:39 pm # Why is there so much heat on Iran1. West wants control over Iranian Oil and that they won’t get until the current regime rules. Since, none of the above reasons are appealing(to the public) for a military coflict, the tact is to start portraying Iran as Evil. The tragic thing is most of the Americans are going to buy this propoganda, because they will be scared to death by portrayal of a doomsday scenario.
By Lazarus62, April 27 at 8:37 am # And what evidence does the establishment offer for this increased Iranian activity? There is none. We’re going down the same road we did during the run up to the invasion of Iraq. There is no smoking gun, there is no connection that the Iranian government is supplementing militia forces with weapons. Where is the Congress to provide oversight and authorization, where are the military officers who need to speak truth to power, where is the media asking the tough questions, where is the executive exercising constitutional responsibility? Where is the informed and outraged citizenry?
By Jonathon, April 27 at 7:52 am # war is imminentMullen - “I have no expectations that we’re going to get into a conflict with Iran in the immediate future,” he said. Key Word —“immediate” What that means is maybe not this spring or this summer.
By Allen Wood, April 27 at 6:19 am # Nuclear Winter-The Next Ice Age is comingWhen The US or Israel decide to push the Nuclear Button on Iran we in the US will not have to worry about global warming any more. Its going to get very cold in North America when Nuclear Winter takes hold.We will finally find out what it means to die by the sword. I hope all of the war mongers will finally be satisfied.
By tyler, April 27 at 1:21 pm # Re: Iranian Navy on manuevers in the Gulfyou would think that after iran, the saudis would be next, but the saudis and the bushes have been in bed together for a LONG time. there’s no way the US would go after saudi arabia. The saudi royal family lies to their people just as bad if not worse than the bush administration lies to the american people.
By Potassium, April 27 at 10:12 am # Re: Iranian Liner Shot by US Navysometimes in the late eighties i believe
By Mats, April 27 at 12:24 am # The US and UK are desperately and furiously attempting to conjure up anything, anything at all to use as the justification for moving forward with a military attack against Iran.
By concerned iranian-american, April 26 at 1:26 pm # I am an Iranian-American who grew up in NY. I cannot believe that this administration is actually going to invade Iran. I’m not go into specifics about the role of the oil-rich Arab countries and of course Israel in US policy (since anyone with half a brain can see that the US has been commandeered by Israel). What I do want to express is how stupid Americans are to think that Iran is a threat to them. No doubt Iran is run by a bunch of hypocrites who use religion to steal from their own people. Also, no doubt that they hate Israel. But to think that they are dumb enough to act in a manner to provoke a US strike or any type of military confrontation is just plain wrong. What I have come to realize (as I’m sure many of you have as well) is that the search for truth has become much more difficult with the advent of the Internet and cable news. I do not claim to know everything, but what I am sure about is: that Iran is not a threat to the US. In Iraq, there is a free-for-all. Take a step back and notice that this administration has tried to turn a weakness (the war in Iraq) into a strength (that Iran is now the enemy we should be afraid of and that they are supporting the insurgents). What they forget to mention is the millions of dollars that the Arab countries have given Sunni insurgents to fight Shia. And what about Israel? Who knows what Mossad is up to in Iraq. I know I babbled somewhat but my point is that we do not really know what is going on in the Middle East. The only thing I’m sure about is that any type of strike on Iran would be disastrous for everyone. And when I hear Clinton saying “obliterate Iran”, how different is this from saying that “Israel should be wiped off the map”? I’m really concerned that we dumb-ass Americans are going to be suckered into supporting another war against a phantom enemy.
By Warrior, April 28 at 10:30 am # Re:Phantom enemies don’t have to be real. They only become real when someone makes them real.
By concerned iranian-american, April 27 at 1:03 pm # Re:You sound like one of Bush’s speak writers. Remember the “smoking gun will be a mushroom cloud” catch-phrase? I wonder what new lines the neo-cons will invent as they try their best to come up with anything to justify killing more people, this time in Iran. Sadly, the neo-cons have a huge advantage: our uninformed population who like their news to resemble with the national inquirer. Just one semi-carefully crafted lie backed up with some “source” will do. And I’m sure Israel will be more than happy to oblige with their Mossad agents in Iran.
By Potassium, April 26 at 4:49 pm # Re: phantom enemy.phantom enemy soon becomes REAL.
By kevin99999, April 26 at 1:13 pm # Is this now our foreign policy to attack any country that has a “maligned” influence on our interests?....And we called Soviet Union the evil empire?...hmmmm
By DennisD, April 26 at 8:01 am # Dr. Strangelove rides againCan anyone say “Gulf of Tonkin”, Part II. “It would be a mistake to think that we are out of combat capability,” - Mullen Is he fu*king serious. We’re out of money, personnel and equipment so unless he plans to fight via video game I can’t imagine what the hell he’s thinking. Nurse Ratchet, please come and get your patient, it’s medication time.
By Jonathon, April 27 at 8:27 am # Re: Wait a minute!You’re right TDoff! You know i tricked myself after I read first sentence of that article once and then reread it I tricked myself into believeing it said Iran ships fired on us! Let me see...US fire shots at them first...then US complain about the Iranian’s “lethal and malign” influence afterwards. That’s even dumber than the Gulf of Tonkin. Not one thing about this whole incident makes any sense. This administration better get some better scripters than then before they try and con us into another war.
By Jim Yell, April 26 at 4:48 am # Important: this just in 1865The American government is training terroists in Mexico to pull down the Empire of Mexico. France threatens to invade the American nation if it continues to try and disrupt the civil peace of Mexico. It is well known the American government is funding and encouraging terroism in Mexico, as they reach for control of Mexico. The legal government of Mexico the Emperor has stated that his troops can control the country, although his troops are largely the French troops hoping to go home alive. Napoleon, III announced that inspite of bogus news stories the French Nation and the Empire of Mexico have things well under control, even though they will have to be there for 100 years. Go figure? Add Your Comment |
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