Comments on: If There Was Any Doubt about Where the Pentagon Stands on Iran

By: Weston

Weston — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:16:49 +0000

Okay, but Iran is a ‘civilized’ country with some uncivilized elements (just like the US) and the deteriorating Russian nuclear system is way more of a threat than radical Islam. Of course, the two of them put together are more dangerous than either one individually.

By: Tim R.

Tim R. — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:50:05 +0000

I agree. Military action should be our very last resort. First, we ought to use intense diplomatic and economic pressure on them. It worked with Qadafi in Libya. (and by the way Libya is a great success of the Bush administration no one ever gives the President credit for that) Perhaps it can work with Iran too, its worth a try. (and the UN needs to get tough and hit them with some really hard sanctions that have real teeth) But if all else fails, I argue that the civilized world can NOT allow radical Muslims to obtain nuclear weapons. This has nothing to do with Israel. Even if Israel did not exist I would feel the exact same way. Iranians have shahab missiles that can already reach parts of Europe. One nuclear weapon in the hands of a radical Muslim who has a death wish is more dangerous than 10,000 nuclear weapons in the hands of the Russians who are rational actors and do not have suicidal and homocidal desires.

By: Weston

Weston — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:27:15 +0000

“War with Iran” or “Let them get the bomb” is a false dichotomy. War isn’t the only way to stop them, and if you weren’t already gunning for Muslims you’d see just how obvious that is.

By: Tim R.

Tim R. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:34:12 +0000

You are right, I forgot about that and I stand corrected: For now on I shall refer to them as Persian Muslim barbarians.

By: Lear K

Lear K — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:57:12 +0000

He knows Iranians not Arabs but it is more scary to use two scapegoats instead of one .They are ‘Ayrabs’ and ‘Moslems’ too.What’s more frightinng than that.

By: Lear K

Lear K — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:52:17 +0000

Which is the only country that used nuclear bombs against not one but two civilian populations centers with no military sigenficance!??Which the actual state in the middle east with nuclear weapons and will use them!??

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By: X

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:07:23 +0000

If you are so keen on promoting Greater Israel, Tim R., you are welcome to make your allyia (return to Israel), join the Tsahal (IDF), and fulfil your goriest dreams. Just don’t propagandise to send other people’s sons and daughters to commit crimes on your behalf.

By: X

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:02:22 +0000

Your using the expression “Islamo Terrorists” gives me licence to use the expression “Judeo Terrorists” with the same abandon. Now, regarding the progressive militarization of policing in NYC, it is unclear who are actually being protected. NYC has been transformed into a military-occupied area where M-16 totting police manning check-points constantly harass the citizens. For all practical purposes, the similarities between NYC and the West Bank are increasingly obvious.

By: Edalat

Edalat — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:50:08 +0000

Iranians aren’t Arabs Tim, and from where I sit, you’re the barbarian.

By: Tim R.

Tim R. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:52:44 +0000

So ok, no war with Iran. I get it. So then just what do you propose we do? Should the civilized world (ie Europe, the United States, Australia, Canada etc.) just sit back and allow the Arab Muslim barbarians to obtain nuclear weapons? We should just sit back and do nothing?

By: Tim R.

Tim R. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:50:50 +0000

John Kurius writes: “One of the strange things I am witnessing is the militarizing of NYC. They are now more police, sercurity personel, guards, and private militia on NYC streets that one cannot help getting the impression one is in a war zone”

Oh give me a break. I live in NYC and it is nothing like you describe. In fact, I wish there were MORE cops on the street. We put over 10,000 more cops on the street in the last 15 years in this town and what happend? Murder drops from over 2,000 per year in 1990 to less than 500 per year for the last few years. Thank God for the cops. We need more of them on the street to keep crime down AND to help guard this A-1 Prime target, NYC, against another attack by the Islamo Terrorists.