Comments on: Standoff In The Persian Gulf

15 Soldiers Seized As Britons Inspected A Merchant Ship, Officials Say

[radiob-2009]

Rather insightful read is it not J. And a moderate conservative source at that.

[radiob-2009]

tbweb Read the Chatham House report on a possible military strike by the US or Israel.

http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/pdf/research/mep/BPisraeliran.pdf

It is a long read and is in PDF. The British government paid for the report.

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,, It ain't about the last word,,
, It's about getting it right..... Privatization has crippled our military through both Clinton's & Bush's administration... Read up & man up, stop following the rhetoric.

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,, Have you ever been in the military ??? -- We don't even have the resources or troops to guard the Ammo Dumps in Iraq - 4 years later.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_go_ot/us_iraq_explosives_2

[tbweb]

j-whitman

You can have the last word, we can go on all night! But let me inform you of this fact! The U.S. does not use all of its military power because of world opinion! If the U.S. wanted to, the U.S. could detroy Iran with its over 30,000 Ballistic Missiles!! All the U.S. would need to do is replace the nuclear war heads with conventional war heads! The U.S. only needs to use its Ballistic Missiles, that's all! So much for weak! Anyway take care ...

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,,, Even General Petreaus says there is no military solution to an Iraq victory,,, Secretary of Defense Gates also says that... Even Condi Rice, who I don't like, is echoing that.

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,,, The real world,,, Listen to the experts, We no longer have the ability to defend our nation against a major attack from another country,, we are too streached out, our military's equipment isn't being repaired & thier is less training for our troops ---
-- We don't have the military or resources to sustain an attack on Iran or defend from one from other countriies..

[tbweb]

--j-whitman

I know who is reading what! I also know this, America first! Iran had better not make the mistake of thinking the U.S. is weak and won't warm Irans a-s-s!! I'm out! Good luck with your pipe dreams! I live in the real world!

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,, again you are wrong,,, read the article.. Pay attention, Even thier Supreme Leader listens to thier people... Get up to date, you keep thinking Iran is the same as 20 years ago,,
, You couldn't be more wrong.. Yes they have tons of room to improve... So do we.. Put your idiology in your pocket, pull it out again after your do a little reading, it doesn't give you pain.

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,, Do yourself a big favor please - These postings are read not only in our country, but in othes as well,,,, Read the article from Chatham House... Be a bit more informed.

[tbweb]

--j-whitman

The U.S. has the same influence over President Bush that Iran has over President Ahmadinejad and look where it has us! Good luck with that democratic pipe dream of yours! These heads of state are in their own world with ear muffs on! You think they hear us? LOL Dream on!

[j-whitman]

Apples & Oranges,,,,,, LOL,,,, How about life & death ??? -
- With your analogy,,, Bush & his decreasing 20% of supporters are the apples & the rest of the planet Earth are oranges.

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,, "those people are not the players involved here or the ones with their fingers on the triggers!"

BS,,, They are directly involved, They are the players,,, In democracies, people are the governments..... Iran is a rapidly growing democracy & it needs help & support,,
, Not hateful rhetoric from Bush & threats.. That will destroy 27 years of diplomatic efforts, as it has done in Isreal.

[tbweb]

--j-whitman

You are mixing apples and oranges! The current issues are between governments! There are many in Iran and the U.S. who like each other. Unfortunately those people are not the players involved here or the ones with their fingers on the triggers!

[j-whitman]

Read it it will be of great help,, shouldn't take that long, just put away your hate for 20 minutes.

http://www.chathamhouse
.or
g.uk/pdf/research/mep/Iran0806.pdf

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,,, As I said,, Ignorance is not a vertue, it's a choice... Live in fear if you want to... Me, I choose the truth & actual current facts, not stupid hateful wrong rhetoric.

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,, They have Rock & Roll,, good colleges,, women's rights,, a growing tourist industry,, they get along quite well with Christians & Jews that live there,, they even employ them in thier government....
. And they are becoming more of a democracy than the UAE, who still has actual slavery of Whites, Blacks & Orientals, who's since of justice is cutting peoples heads off.

[tbweb]

--j-whitman

Just based on the fact that Saddam was paying the families of suicide bombers $25000.00 US dollars each to blow themselves up in Israel was reason all by itself to remove Saddam! No other reason was necessary!

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,,,, Is there any valid reason to launch an agressive distructive war on a country that was an enemy to Iran & al Queda ??? On a country that was absoulty no threat to America ????? Your people (Bushies) really are about 27 years out of date.

[j-whitman]

Tweb,,,,, Ignoance is a choice, not a virtue -- At least read the link, it's in our intrest.. You don't have to agree with it... Chatham House is a very important think tank.. It's not liberal or right wing.