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"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
Where's the lazy UN?
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Mr. Bush is OK, because it's always somebody else's son (or daughter) who takes the bullet.
This comes straight after the 'revelation' from Greenspan that Iraq really was about oil.
However, I can't see this getting wider support. President Cheney (sorry, Bush) is on the way out within 18 months and economic performance leads me to believe the next president to be a Democrat. Furthermore, there is significant infighting within the Republicans on the mechanics of how to achieve their objectives as their was with Iraq.Comment
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A precursor?
IT was just after midnight when the 69th Squadron of Israeli F15Is crossed the Syrian coast-line. On the ground, Syria’s formidable air defences went dead. An audacious raid on a Syrian target 50 miles from the Iraqi border was under way.
At a rendezvous point on the ground, a Shaldag air force commando team was waiting to direct their laser beams at the target for the approaching jets. The team had arrived a day earlier, taking up position near a large underground depot. Soon the bunkers were in flames.
Ten days after the jets reached home, their mission was the focus of intense speculation this weekend amid claims that Israel believed it had destroyed a cache of nuclear materials from North Korea.
The Israeli government was not saying. “The security sources and IDF [Israeli Defence Forces] soldiers are demonstrating unusual courage,” said Ehud Olmert, the prime minister. “We naturally cannot always show the public our cards.”
The Syrians were also keeping mum. “I cannot reveal the details,” said Farouk al-Sharaa, the vice-president. “All I can say is the military and political echelon is looking into a series of responses as we speak. Results are forthcoming.” The official story that the target comprised weapons destined for Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group, appeared to be crumbling in the face of widespread scepticism.
On August 14, Rim Kyong Man, the North Korean foreign trade minister, was in Syria to sign a protocol on “cooperation in trade and science and technology”. No details were released, but it caught Israel’s attention.
The triangular relationship between North Korea, Syria and Iran continues to perplex intelligence analysts. Syria served as a conduit for the transport to Iran of an estimated £50m of missile components and technology sent by sea from North Korea. The same route may be in use for nuclear equipment.
Andrew Semmel, a senior US State Department official, said Syria might have obtained nuclear equipment from “secret suppliers”, and added that there were a “number of foreign technicians” in the country.
By its actions, Israel showed it is not interested in waiting for diplomacy to work where nuclear weapons are at stake.
As a bonus, the Israelis proved they could penetrate the Syrian air defence system, which is stronger than the one protecting Iranian nuclear sites.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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The question isn't if but when.
The real 'power' is Cheney.
The Washington Post ran an interesting series on him recently - http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/
He has effectively taken an inconsequential position (the Vice Presidency) and made it one central to most Govt decisions.Comment
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Interesting.. the French are being drawn in...
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the world should prepare for war over Iran's nuclear programme.
"We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," Mr Kouchner said in an interview on French TV and radio.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Who has made the USA the world's nuclear policemen?
Surely if the US government is so against nuclear armament then they should get rid of their own nuclear missiles first?
It's Deja-vu all over again!Comment
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If Iran were to get nuclear weapons, the possibilities are endless, to coin a phrase. They have proven to be radical, extremist and indiscriminate. This would destabilise the entire Eastern region.....
We have to make them stop somehow, not sure how we do it with out force though."If you can read this, thank a teacher....and since it's in English, thank a soldier"Comment
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I thought it already was pretty unstable or dp you mean Norfolk?Originally posted by daviejones View PostComment
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