TEHRAN, Iran, Oct. 20, 2007
Iran: We Can Fire 11,000 Missiles A Minute
Saber Rattling From Military Commander Promises A Quick Response To Any Attack
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(AP / CBS)
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Timeline The U.S. And Iran Key events in once friendly, now contentious relationship between Washington and Tehran.
Gen. Mahmoud Chaharbaghi, the missile commander of the Guards, said Iran has identified all enemy positions and was prepared to respond in less than a minute to any possible attack.
"Enemy bases and positions have been identified. ... The Guards ground force will fire 11,000 rockets into identified enemy positions within the first minute of any aggression against the Iranian territory," the television quoted Chaharbaghi as saying.
Chaharbaghi did not specifically identify the bases or the enemy and did not refer to arch foes Israel or the United States by name. But the U.S. has 40,000 troops on various U.S. bases in other Persian Gulf countries and 20,000 in Mideast waters. Another 160,000 U.S. troops are in neighboring Iraq and about 25,000 are in another one of Iran's neighbors, Afghanistan.
Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency also quoted Chaharbaghi as saying that Iran's radar-avoiding rockets cover the entire Persian Gulf and the entire Iran-Iraq border. Both on state-run TV and in Fars, he only used the word rocket, not missile. A rocket is normally an unguided weapon whereas missiles usually have guidance systems.
Chaharbaghi was quoted by Fars as saying that rockets with a range of 155 miles will be delivered to the Guards ground force soon. He didn't elaborate.
Iran has periodically raised alarms over the possibility of war, particularly when the West brings up talk of sanctions over Tehran's rejection of a U.N. Security Council demand that it halt uranium enrichment.
Tensions are high between Washington and Tehran over U.S. accusations that Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons and helping Shiite militias in Iraq that target U.S. troops. Iran denies the claims.
Washington has said it is addressing the Iran situation diplomatically, rather than militarily, but U.S. officials also say that all options are open.
Last month, a top Iranian air force general said Iran has drawn up contingency plans to bomb Israel should the Jewish state attack Iran. He made the comments days after French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said that the international community should prepare for the possibility of war in the event Iran obtains atomic weapons, although he later stressed the focus is still on diplomatic pressures.
Iran on Thursday denounced a warning by U.S. President George W. Bush that the Iran's nuclear activities could lead to World War III, saying the statement was warlike rhetoric geared at diverting U.S. attention from White House failures in Iraq.
The White House said Bush was simply making "a rhetorical point" when he suggested that if Iran could make nuclear weapons, it could lead to World War III.
Another top Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander warned last month that U.S. bases around Iran would be legitimate targets.
"Today, the United States is within Iran's sight and all around our country, but it doesn't mean we have been encircled. They are encircled themselves and are within our range," Gen. Mohammed Hasan Kousehchi told IRNA in September.
Last month, Iran showed off its military might during a parade that included torpedoes, surveillance drones and what Iran called its new domestically manufactured warplanes.
Iran also has upgraded its Shahab-3 missile to range of about 1,250 miles, capable of reaching Israel and carrying a nuclear warhead.
But last month, Adm. William Fallon, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, said he believes Iran is not as strong as it portrays itself. "Not militarily, economically or politically," he said.
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See all 313 CommentsPosted by Toolmangler at 03:55 PM : Oct 20, 2007"
The only kooks that think they control God are Conservative Christians....and they always have: from the Crusaders all the way to Dubya.
Posted by grazinggoat at 12:23 PM : Oct 21, 2007,,,
I know for a fact thats Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with American hostages in that picture, its reported that when his kids were surfing the Internet they ran to him and said daddy daddy, look! we found you on the Internet holding this man, you and him were playing pin the tail on the donkey! Kids know their own father and kids don''''t lie! :)
Posted by tbweb at 01:42 PM : Oct 21, 2007
-Did you ask your neighbors'' daughter who works as a nanny for Mahmooth''s Family? Kids don''t lie. Grown ups do!
Posted by grazinggoat at 12:23 PM : Oct 21, 2007,,,
I know for a fact thats Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with American hostages in that picture, its reported that when his kids were surfing the Internet they ran to him and said daddy daddy, look! we found you on the Internet holding this man, you and him were playing pin the tail on the donkey! Kids know their own father and kids don''''t lie! :)
Posted by tbweb at 01:42 PM : Oct 21, 2007
-Did you ask your neighbors'' daughter who works as a nanny for Mahmooth''s Family? Kids don''t lie. Grown ups do!
Repugnants, GOPpers, wake up and stop being the mules for your party''s agenda to destroy our nation by their unending desire for personal greed and hatred. They''ll put you and your family''s lives on the line every time while they bask in your tax dollars going to their buddies and family and friends.
Only a republican spin mouthpiece with no facts and only the ability to lie like a rug, while facing bent over in front of GWB would say something so rediculously ignorant and completely useless as you have spewed forth from your gaping stench filled maw.
Posted by grazinggoat at 12:23 PM : Oct 21, 2007,,,
I know for a fact thats Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with American hostages in that picture, its reported that when his kids were surfing the Internet they ran to him and said daddy daddy, look! we found you on the Internet holding this man, you and him were playing pin the tail on the donkey! Kids know their own father and kids don''t lie! :)
And I apologize to any dogs I may have offended.
ROTFLMAO.....Seig Heil, Hillary!
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11,000 missiles per minute ?!?!?
Only an American liberal would be ignorant enough to believe this B.S.
ROTFLMAO....Seig Heil, Hillary
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostag
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Posted by tbweb at 09:09 AM : Oct 21, 2007
-tbweb, you want me to believe this person in the picture is AhMandyNJad? Come on, I can find one million now-living Iranians that may very well be that person! You want to believe that we have established a colony on Mars, it''s up to you, but please stay constant with yourself. Iran has always played inteligent games. Taking care not to spill anyone''s blood. They play the same way Israelis do with their secret services. They give sub-contracts, if any at all! They''d scarecely involve their shadowy agents. And all that was taught to them by the Israeli agents who used to have full access to Iran''s Savak in Shah''s time.
Keep the conservative hate alive dude. I''ll be back to deflate your idiotic Liberal views again soon......
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The only Manson/Hitler/OBL that I see is you. How are you and your 3 year old first cousin bride doing?
2. HUNGRY...so let me get this straight. The cutoff for SCHIP (By cutoff, I''m assuming that your stating that if you make more than 20K per year, you do not qualify for SCHIP) is 20K? What you typed is pretty much misleading. State it for what it is. If you make such and such, then you dont qualify.
3. I''m assuming that you''ve been doing your research and can provide me examples of the cost of the logistics and where those logistics failed. Or, are you just shooting from the hip and throwing out the falsehoods that you created in your own mind.
"The American military''''''''s logistics infrastructure was eliminated by Bush, ensuring Haliburton, etc will be there forever with their hands out". (HUNGRY)
Now, here is HUNGRY1968 trying to say that he never stated that the logistics were eliminated...You people decide:
"I simply said that Haliburton replaced our military logistics infrastructure".
Posted by poopusbuttus at 10:56 AM : Oct 21, 2007
Your post above disagrees with your post and my reply below:
"By the way, please state specific facts on how the military logistics disappeared before halliburton arrived on the scene?"
Posted by poopusbuttus at 10:22 AM : Oct 21, 2007
I never said they did it BEFORE our military infrastructure was eliminated. I simply said that Haliburton replaced our military logistics infrastructure. If you can''''t logically debate something, (which is obvious), then at least have the courtesy of not turning my words into lies.
Posted by hungry1968 at 10:44 AM : Oct 21, 2007
Keep grasping at straws - you''ll get something sooner or later.
2. Actually the numbers for the cutoff of SCHIP, according to Bush, is the federal poverty level which is currently $20,560. How''s that for dumbing down the numbers?
3. "I''m all for logistics working no matter where it''s coming from. Whether it''s Halliburton, or the Military, or anyone for that matter, yours and my tax dollars are paying for it."
And again, it''s a matter of security for the troops. What happens when the critically needed supplies don''t arrive on time? A congressional investigation? I don''t think that will bring back to many American lives.
And yes your tax dollars are paying for it. But are you willing to pay $1000 for a non-profit driven service, or $2000 - 1/2 for the provided service and 1/2 for profit?
Your illogical arguments are getting farther and farther out there. Maybe you should take a breath and try thinking before posting.
"The American military''''s logistics infrastructure was eliminated by Bush, ensuring Haliburton, etc will be there forever with their hands out". (HUNGRY)
Now, here is HUNGRY1968 trying to say that he never stated that the logistics were eliminated...You people decide:
"I simply said that Haliburton replaced our military logistics infrastructure".
Posted by tbweb at 10:49 AM : Oct 21, 2007
Physics is not fantacy.
2. Your dummying down the numbers HUNGRY. Recheck what the cutoff dollar amount is for people qualifying for the SCHIP program, which, by the way, is still there.
3. I''m all for logistics working no matter where it''s coming from. Whether it''s Halliburton, or the Military, or anyone for that matter, yours and my tax dollars are paying for it.
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