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leveymg

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7. What's needed is a credible military threat against an attack or first-use by either Israel or Iran.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 11:39 AM

Feb 2013

If we want to join Israel in a first-strike, we can do nothing. But, that sucks us into a war with Iran as if we started it ourselves.

On the other hand, if we want to pretend to be policing the peace in a reasonably unbiased way, we need to let Israel know that an attack by either side will be responded to as an attack on the United States.

That would solve the problem, right there. But, keeping the peace isn't what we're really doing, is it?

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Credible Military Threat Needed Against Iran: Netanyahu [View all] Purveyor Feb 2013 OP

Gee, I wonder who he thinks should back up that "credible threat". OregonBlue Feb 2013 #1

Fugg him malaise Feb 2013 #2

Yep. liberalhistorian Feb 2013 #4

He's right Peregrine Feb 2013 #3

We could bomb them to kingdom come tomorrow, Iran knows that. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #5

Benjamin, just bomb Iran already. jsr Feb 2013 #6

What's needed is a credible military threat against an attack or first-use by either Israel or Iran. leveymg Feb 2013 #7