I have watched the Israeli military intently for years. The 6 day war and the raid on Entebe were of great interest to me. They also took out Sadam's nuclear with precision bombing. I have great respect for them, so I have no doubt they can take care of themselves. It is almost a toss up with me which country will take out Iran's nuclear, the US, or Israel. Now I'll guess that if Iran's nuclear is taken out in a lightning strike they won't be able to do anything but shake their fist at the world and burn flags in the street like they always do.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT TOLD IRAN STRIKES WOULDN'T WORK: MAGAZINE
Senior United States military commanders have told the Bush administration that military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities would probably fail to destroy them, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...hersh-iran.html
I'm sorry. I don't believe anything that comes out of New York on a printed page. And after the experience we just went through with the New York Times, if I were in this administration I would tell the New York news media anything but the truth.
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I believe the US vs Iran war has begun. They are using their proxies to fight our proxies. What is going on in Israel and Lebanon are the opening shots. Apparently the Iranians, North Koreans, and the Venezuelans believe we have too much on our plate because of Iraq. This is the Iranians chance to obtain a nuclear weapon without a US invasion because of what would happen to Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Greece. The Iranians are also sending a message to Israel: mess with our nuke program and missiles will rain down on your cities. Iran is a long way from Israel, if Israel decided to do an air raid on Iranian nuke facilities it would be a one way trip.
Have you ever heard of the Raid on Entebbe? I believe if we and Israel get off our procrastinating backsides we can do anything. I'm curious, who is going to rain missiles on Israel? Palestine? If they keep up their stupidity they will shortly look like a parking lot. But this war has been going on for 4000 years. I don't believe either side will wipe out the other, else who would they have to fight with. War is a way of life with those people. They need somebody to hate and fight with.
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Well, I personally see another Iraq like war in Iran.
Ahmedjnad is probably thinking "Look at our neighbors, they got creamed but the imperialstic U.S, so let's create our own nuclear program, to attack U.S. Let's hit them where it hurts. Hmm, where will that be? Am I dumb, of course, Palestine. Supply weapons to Hezbollah and Hamas, fix elections in Israel and the PLO, get them to attack critical U.S infrastructure, get the U.S. citizens mad so they will protest us, enough to start a war, get the U.S. to try to attack us, then we will blow them up with our nukes".
I personally find the above crazy, but it's happening.
Bush 'viewed war in Lebanon as a curtain-raiser for attack on Iran'
The expert added: "If there was to be a military option against Iran's nuclear facilities, it had to get rid of the weapons that Hizbollah could use in a potential retaliation at Israel. Bush was going after Iran, as part of the 'axis of evil', and its nuclear sites, and he was interested in going after Hizbollah as part of his interest in democratisation."
Last night the White House denied the allegations contained in Hersh's piece with a brief statement from the President describing it as "patently untrue". Mr Bush's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, added: " The suggestion that the US and Israel planned and co-ordinated an attack on Hizbollah  and did so as a prelude to an attack on Iran  is just flat wrong."
NOTE: This Thread covers only the aspect of Iran and not Lebanon which can be Discussed in the 'Israel vs. Middle East' Thread.
UN General Assembly Hears Bush, Ahmadinejad Trade Criticism
Speaking from the same lectern within hours of each other, President Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traded criticism at the opening session of the UN General Assembly. This year¹s agenda for 192 UN member states includes trying to promote Mideast peace, curb Iran¹s nuclear ambitions, get UN peacekeepers into conflict-wracked Darfur, and promote democracy. We speak with UN specialist Phyllis Bennis.
Ref. https://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/20/1412242