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Israel Could Strike Iran in Spring
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:21:38
I doubt China will ever go to war with the U.S. unless there is just something out there so ridiculous that each side can't ignore it. Sure China backs Iran verbally but I really doubt they'd really be willing to risk all the money they make in trade with the U.S. Besides that, many of our gadgets are manufactured in China... What will happen to all the apple!!!! The US and China have too much vested in the success of the other to go to war. The only way this happens IMO is if one of the two nations seriously begins to fall as a world power and attempts to use military action against the other to reestablish its place on the world stage. think that's why NK settled the *** down, China told them to chill out. as for the other discussion: too late, we can't go change it now but we could learn from it as well as remember the past and realize how fascism is flawed. That and the fact that power just changed hands. They're still establishing Un as the new diety. China likes NK there as a buffer and will support them to keep that buffer there.
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By Bahamut.Jetackuu 2012-02-03 10:22:27
I think many of you fail to look at the big picture. I'm really surprised to see all the isolationists on the boards here. try as much as you'd like but you can't close your eyes hard enough so that when you open them world conflict will be gone. Our global presence is there for a reason. Also, it's not just us out there mucking about globally. one of the two reasons I can't back Ron Paul.
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By Caitsith.Sai 2012-02-03 10:22:32
not to mention if airport security was doing their jobs at the time it would have been prevented...
This will never happen. TSA employs too many people for there not to be a portion who are lazy and or just dont care. Will always be holes.
I'm talking about the people before the TSA, the TSA was never needed to be formed as far as I'm concerned.
edit: that's why there's such a thing as supervision, the persons who allowed it to happen should have been on trial, and the airports been sued for damages since it was their lack of attention that allowed it to happen.
yes I do realize the amount of damage done,
Thats unrealistic IMO.
Human nature says that no one is going to be 100% alert 100% of the time.
Also, who do you think would be willing to be in a supervisors position at any airport if it were possible to file charges against them if they fail?
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2012-02-03 10:23:03
If Iran wanted to hurt the US all they'd have to do is interrupt the flow of oil to the West which is what I fear would happen if Israel pre-emptively attacked the nuclear sites. Such an attack would be far more potent than any direct terrorist attack in the US and have global repercussions.
Call me anti-Israel but this squabble over sacred ground has done nothing but feed the ground blood for the last half century. Had they simply created the Jewish state somewhere in Canada we'd all be better off... or would we? The Christian doomsayers must eat up all this turmoil in the Middle East as it fulfills prophecy.
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By Bahamut.Jetackuu 2012-02-03 10:23:22
I doubt China will ever go to war with the U.S. unless there is just something out there so ridiculous that each side can't ignore it. Sure China backs Iran verbally but I really doubt they'd really be willing to risk all the money they make in trade with the U.S. Besides that, many of our gadgets are manufactured in China... What will happen to all the apple!!!! The US and China have too much vested in the success of the other to go to war. The only way this happens IMO is if one of the two nations seriously begins to fall as a world power and attempts to use military action against the other to reestablish its place on the world stage. think that's why NK settled the *** down, China told them to chill out. as for the other discussion: too late, we can't go change it now but we could learn from it as well as remember the past and realize how fascism is flawed. That and the fact that power just changed hands. They're still establishing Un as the new diety. China likes NK there as a buffer and will support them to keep that buffer there.
I meant a few months back when he was starting ***, either that or his health dipped.
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By Caitsith.Mahayaya 2012-02-03 10:24:06
You know what I will give my thoughts a bit on this...
My whole problems with this situation is the fact that Israel is so aggressive in their campaign against everyone. Granted, Iran cannot build nuclear weapons, it would result in catostrophic results that will effect every corner of the world BUT Israel has been the agreesor in this from the beginning.
• Ahmadinejad is a complete psycho and should have never said he would "wipe Israel off the map." This caused heavy frantic amongst the Israelis, and caused them to get on the defensive, which is expected.
• Israel has their own nuclear weapons pointed at Iran for quite some time, somehow instigating this entire process with Iran.
• Israel, while only being a Jewish Nation since 1947, has prematurely jumped to the conculsion that everyone is out to get them. While this might be true to some nations, I have never heard of a country (besides the US) that will jump the gun and attack another country because they might be building weapons.
I understand this post makes me sound very Anti-Israel and Pro-Iran, but this is far from the case. You are going into a scenario in which people's faith is getting pushed into the equation. Sadly people are going to die because of the simple rivalries going through the countries and it seems to me that Israel is going to be the one who pushes the envelope to war long before Iran does.
-Ahmadinejad exists because we overthrew a democratically elected government in Iran and installed a puppet in his place
--Iran also suffered hugely by our installation of Saddam Hussein in Iraq whose only purpose was to fight the Iranians after they overthrew the Shah. This resulted in millions of dead.
This. Just one thing to add about Iran. Many, many Iranians were upset about the election of Ahmadinejad and started mass protests.
Who does the economic sanctions primarily affect? The people of Iran, even ones who are against their current leadership.
We're pushing and making ourselves the greater enemy than their own government, forcing them to choose the "lesser of two evils"(easily conceivable since we do this every election year). Who to hate more: A nationalist corrupt government or two trigger happy countries intent on killing your civilians and spying on you from abroad.
Regardless of what American citizens want or know, US officials have practically decided that this is going to happen, so it's just a matter of time.
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By Bahamut.Jetackuu 2012-02-03 10:25:04
not to mention if airport security was doing their jobs at the time it would have been prevented...
This will never happen. TSA employs too many people for there not to be a portion who are lazy and or just dont care. Will always be holes.
I'm talking about the people before the TSA, the TSA was never needed to be formed as far as I'm concerned.
edit: that's why there's such a thing as supervision, the persons who allowed it to happen should have been on trial, and the airports been sued for damages since it was their lack of attention that allowed it to happen.
yes I do realize the amount of damage done,
Thats unrealistic IMO.
Human nature says that no one is going to be 100% alert 100% of the time.
Also, who do you think would be willing to be in a supervisors position at any airport if it were possible to file charges against them if they fail?
It's called their job, and I was talking of the airport, not the individuals, however they should lose their jobs.
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »If Iran wanted to hurt the US all they'd have to do is interrupt the flow of oil to the West which is what I fear would happen if Israel pre-emptively attacked the nuclear sites. Such an attack would be far more potent than any direct terrorist attack in the US and have global repercussions.
Call me anti-Israel but this squabble over sacred ground has done nothing but feed the ground blood for the last half century. Had they simply created the Jewish state somewhere in Canada we'd all be better off... or would we? The Christian doomsayers must eat up all this turmoil in the Middle East as it fulfills prophecy.
should just nuke Israel and fix the issue, ground burst and not air burst.
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By Lakshmi.Rearden 2012-02-03 10:25:26
I doubt China will ever go to war with the U.S. unless there is just something out there so ridiculous that each side can't ignore it. Sure China backs Iran verbally but I really doubt they'd really be willing to risk all the money they make in trade with the U.S. Besides that, many of our gadgets are manufactured in China... What will happen to all the apple!!!!
China and Russia supply military tech and hardware to Iran already.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:26:25
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »If Iran wanted to hurt the US all they'd have to do is interrupt the flow of oil to the West which is what I fear would happen if Israel pre-emptively attacked the nuclear sites. Such an attack would be far more potent than any direct terrorist attack in the US and have global repercussions. Call me anti-Israel but this squabble over sacred ground has done nothing but feed the ground blood for the last half century. Had they simply created the Jewish state somewhere in Canada we'd all be better off... or would we? The Christian doomsayers must eat up all this turmoil in the Middle East as it fulfills prophecy. Iran isn't capable of interrupting the flow. If they did attempt it... not only would they be stopped but they would gain contempt from many other nations besides the U.S.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:28:41
I doubt China will ever go to war with the U.S. unless there is just something out there so ridiculous that each side can't ignore it. Sure China backs Iran verbally but I really doubt they'd really be willing to risk all the money they make in trade with the U.S. Besides that, many of our gadgets are manufactured in China... What will happen to all the apple!!!! China and Russia supply military tech and hardware to Iran already. And? We supply military tech to the enemies of China as well. We have also supplied miiltary tech to many of the enemies of Russia. Didn't bring us to war then won't now.
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By Lakshmi.Rearden 2012-02-03 10:31:42
I think many of you fail to look at the big picture. I'm really surprised to see all the isolationists on the boards here. try as much as you'd like but you can't close your eyes hard enough so that when you open them world conflict will be gone. Our global presence is there for a reason. Also, it's not just us out there mucking about globally.
Not meddling in the affairs of other sovereign nations is not isolationism it's non-interventionism. If the US hadn't messed around in Iran, then Iraq, then Afghanistan, then Saudi Arabia, then Iraq, then Afghanistan, then Iraq, then it's a pretty easy conclusion to draw by saying we wouldn't be in the situation we are today.
Our global presence is easily enforced by our navy and our special operations forces. There are at any given time a certain number of operators and 1500 Rangers ready to deploy and strike anywhere in the world in less than 18 hours and everyone who is anyone knows this.
Until you've been at the tip of the spear, leave the foreign policy to the geniuses who are already in charge of ruining our relations with the world.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2012-02-03 10:32:04
Iran isn't capable of interrupting the flow. If they did attempt it... not only would they be stopped but they would gain contempt from many other nations besides the U.S.
They've already got contempt through sanctions.
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By Lakshmi.Rearden 2012-02-03 10:32:42
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »If Iran wanted to hurt the US all they'd have to do is interrupt the flow of oil to the West which is what I fear would happen if Israel pre-emptively attacked the nuclear sites. Such an attack would be far more potent than any direct terrorist attack in the US and have global repercussions.
Iran is far more dangerous than the world gives them credit for, and the IRGC-QF is an extremely competent CIA/SOF type unit.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:33:07
Caitsith.Mahayaya said: »You know what I will give my thoughts a bit on this... My whole problems with this situation is the fact that Israel is so aggressive in their campaign against everyone. Granted, Iran cannot build nuclear weapons, it would result in catostrophic results that will effect every corner of the world BUT Israel has been the agreesor in this from the beginning. • Ahmadinejad is a complete psycho and should have never said he would "wipe Israel off the map." This caused heavy frantic amongst the Israelis, and caused them to get on the defensive, which is expected. • Israel has their own nuclear weapons pointed at Iran for quite some time, somehow instigating this entire process with Iran. • Israel, while only being a Jewish Nation since 1947, has prematurely jumped to the conculsion that everyone is out to get them. While this might be true to some nations, I have never heard of a country (besides the US) that will jump the gun and attack another country because they might be building weapons. I understand this post makes me sound very Anti-Israel and Pro-Iran, but this is far from the case. You are going into a scenario in which people's faith is getting pushed into the equation. Sadly people are going to die because of the simple rivalries going through the countries and it seems to me that Israel is going to be the one who pushes the envelope to war long before Iran does. -Ahmadinejad exists because we overthrew a democratically elected government in Iran and installed a puppet in his place --Iran also suffered hugely by our installation of Saddam Hussein in Iraq whose only purpose was to fight the Iranians after they overthrew the Shah. This resulted in millions of dead. This. Just one thing to add about Iran. Many, many Iranians were upset about the election of Ahmadinejad and started mass protests. Who does the economic sanctions primarily affect? The people of Iran, even ones who are against their current leadership. We're pushing and making ourselves the greater enemy than their own government, forcing them to choose the "lesser of two evils"(easily conceivable since we do this every election year). Who to hate more: A nationalist corrupt government or two trigger happy countries intent on killing your civilians and spying on you from abroad. Regardless of what American citizens want or know, US officials have practically decided that this is going to happen, so it's just a matter of time. You do know that the U.S. and Israel are not the only ones placing sanctions on Iran right? You think Iran doesn't spy on us? You think they'd care if innocent civilians died?
Also, The U.S. is not intent on killing civilians... I just.. I don't even know why you say things like this.
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By Lakshmi.Rearden 2012-02-03 10:34:32
The US has killed more civilians worldwide since WWII than any nation, dictator, or terrorist.
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By Caitsith.Sai 2012-02-03 10:34:37
I think many of you fail to look at the big picture. I'm really surprised to see all the isolationists on the boards here. try as much as you'd like but you can't close your eyes hard enough so that when you open them world conflict will be gone. Our global presence is there for a reason. Also, it's not just us out there mucking about globally.
The US sees itself as the preeminent world power. Now, the first goal of any country who is on top is to stay on top. Right, wrong, morals, ethics are of no concern. Remaining in power is ALL that matters.
All the crap the US does around the world is, foremost, to reinforce this fact. We can dress up different actions and call them different names, but the base reason for everything we do is to keep everyone else under us.
By aligning with a heavily armed psychopathic country that has a severe case of little man syndrome (Israel) that is right smack in the middle of the Middle East, the US can keep the rest of the countries under extreme pressure to not rock the boat.
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By Caitsith.Mahayaya 2012-02-03 10:37:37
Also, The U.S. is not intent on killing civilians... I just.. I don't even know why you say things like this.
It may not have been our people to do the physical job, but I'm 100% positive that the US cooperated with Israel to kill scientists. Facilitating murder through intelligence is intent on killing civilians.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:38:59
The US has killed more civilians worldwide since WWII than any nation, dictator, or terrorist. Are you talking about other countries civilians?
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:40:12
Caitsith.Mahayaya said: » Also, The U.S. is not intent on killing civilians... I just.. I don't even know why you say things like this. It may not have been our people to do the physical job, but I'm 100% positive that the US cooperated with Israel to kill scientists. Facilitating murder through intelligence is intent on killing civilians. Where does your information come from that makes you 100% positive?
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By Lakshmi.Rearden 2012-02-03 10:40:42
Yes. We've also assassinated plenty of people, including US citizens.
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By Siren.Mosin 2012-02-03 10:40:58
what worries me is that I've been seeing our media (US) starting to build a case for a war in Iran.
none of this suprises me.
I agree 100% with Mahayaya
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By Bahamut.Jetackuu 2012-02-03 10:41:31
Caitsith.Mahayaya said: »Also, The U.S. is not intent on killing civilians... I just.. I don't even know why you say things like this.
It may not have been our people to do the physical job, but I'm 100% positive that the US cooperated with Israel to kill scientists. Facilitating murder through intelligence is intent on killing civilians.
scientists that are working for the government to build weapons are no longer innocent civilians.
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By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-02-03 10:41:58
Valefor.Slipispsycho said: »Saying you could have stopped 9-11 is like saying you can stop them from blowing up things now, which we can't. 9-11 may have gone differently, but once they set their mind to causing pure devastation on our own soil, it's pretty much going to happen regardless, the only question is when, where and how. sooo..... you plan is to what then... sit back and watch it all happen and do nothing because you see it as impossible to prevent? No, my plan would be to worry more about the ***going on here than over there. As I said in the post above, we have a much bigger threat that is a lot closer to home and virtually nothing is being done about it.
If that is seriously what you gathered from what I said, then you're taking what I said out of context.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:43:27
Yes. We've also assassinated plenty of people, including US citizens. You have any numbers to back this up? I'm actually pretty interested in seeing them. I'd also like to see the assasination numbers to from us and other countries. If you could be so kind to provide the source of your information. Not saying these things have't occured just wondering where you get your info.
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By Caitsith.Sai 2012-02-03 10:43:35
The world should have one leader and everyone else is a representative, would make world peace in an instant lol.
Now, who would take this role on...
Me
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2012-02-03 10:46:45
Valefor.Slipispsycho said: »Valefor.Slipispsycho said: »Saying you could have stopped 9-11 is like saying you can stop them from blowing up things now, which we can't. 9-11 may have gone differently, but once they set their mind to causing pure devastation on our own soil, it's pretty much going to happen regardless, the only question is when, where and how. sooo..... you plan is to what then... sit back and watch it all happen and do nothing because you see it as impossible to prevent? No, my plan would be to worry more about the ***going on here than over there. As I said in the post above, we have a much bigger threat that is a lot closer to home and virtually nothing is being done about it. If that is seriously what you gathered from what I said, then you're taking what I said out of context. Well I don't get it then you're right. You did say that there is nothing we can do to stop anyone if they are intent on blowing something up yea? So what did you mean then?
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By Caitsith.Sai 2012-02-03 10:49:21
Yes. We've also assassinated plenty of people, including US citizens. You have any numbers to back this up? I'm actually pretty interested in seeing them. I'd also like to see the assasination numbers to from us and other countries. If you could be so kind to provide the source of your information. Not saying these things have't occured just wondering where you get your info.
I don't think actual numbers are really needed in this instance. We all know the Gov has been involved in different forms of chicanery around the world over the years.
No one thinks we are innocent of everything.
Quote: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a "strong possibility" that Israel will strike Iran's nuclear installations this spring, the Washington Post said Thursday in an editorial.
When asked about the opinion piece by reporters travelling with him to a NATO meeting in Brussels, Panetta brushed it aside.
"I'm not going to comment on that. David Ignatius can write what he will but with regards with what I think and what I view, I consider that to be an area that belongs to me and nobody else," he said.
"Israel indicated they're considering this (a strike), we've indicated our concerns," he added.
The Post columnist said Panetta "believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June before Iran enters what Israelis described as a 'zone of immunity' to commence building a nuclear bomb." Source
Do you think it's just rhetoric or do you think this is a real possibility for the spring?
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