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Selatius

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73. Iraq is likely to oppose at this point. Its Shia majority has ties to people in Iran.

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 10:51 AM

Mar 2012

Muqtada Al Sadr himself regularly moves between Iran and Iraq.

Unfortunately, Iraq is standing right in the middle of the shortest and most probable path Israeli warplanes would need to follow to get inside Iran, bomb the targets, and get back to Israel with the amount of fuel F-15s can carry. The F-15s that the US sold to Israel have the range to reach Iran provided they carry an extra external fuel tank to supplement to fuel it already carries.

On the other hand, Iraq has no functioning air force. The US destroyed the Iraqi Air Force on the ground when the 2003 invasion began.

In a practical sense, your argument stands, but in a very real diplomatic sense, Iraq would likely be screaming no.

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Then the US should tell Israel that there on there own, period. If Russia or China take exception teddy51 Feb 2012 #1

they're, their. marybourg Feb 2012 #15

*aggressive boppers Feb 2012 #22

Maybe we should keep Isreal out of the loop of Foreign Aid Money DontTreadOnMe Feb 2012 #2

*Israel boppers Feb 2012 #23

Good. Keep us out of it altogether. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #3

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If the President did that customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #10

It sounds like a great idea to me. Israel, if you bomb Iran you are on your own. No money & no help peacebird Feb 2012 #28

I doubt that... ecstatic Feb 2012 #36

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While I'm sure that would leftynyc Feb 2012 #40

I think that he/she meant "blankety-blanks." The Stranger Feb 2012 #43

Any idea leftynyc Feb 2012 #45

No The Stranger Feb 2012 #49

Maybe they are related to the 'blah' people Santorum talks about? nt msanthrope Mar 2012 #71

Why are you censoring yourself using terms like "Blank blanks" former9thward Mar 2012 #58

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I see. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #20

The vast majority of the wars we've been involved in customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #21

Great scene, great movie! amandabeech Feb 2012 #35

If you mean WW3, then yes, it CAN be ruled out. AverageJoe90 Mar 2012 #54

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I really like this. indivisibleman Feb 2012 #17

A man has to have some poetic license, doesn't he? napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #19

Ron Paul SkyDaddy7 Feb 2012 #34

?? He wants to bring all the troops home and mind our own business. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #42

Not worth it to me! SkyDaddy7 Mar 2012 #53

Confusing CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #65

Mind my own business? LOL! SkyDaddy7 Mar 2012 #69

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Now that is a true reply... n/t Tripod Mar 2012 #63

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lmfao! Earth_First Feb 2012 #8

Plausible Deniability is the cat's meow these daze. 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #9

Armegeddon CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #11

Apocalypse Too? 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #14

Oh, PUH-LEEZE, you two. AverageJoe90 Mar 2012 #55

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They Will Time the Attack to Cause Maximum Damage to Obama's Re-election Chances AndyTiedye Feb 2012 #26

You are basing this on...? Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #27

Agreed.nt cstanleytech Feb 2012 #30

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He may be no friend but that doesn't amount to conspiracy to affect our elections. Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #60

Ah, perhaps not. AverageJoe90 Mar 2012 #61

I honestly don't think that Ron Paul would even TRY to stop Israel. AverageJoe90 Mar 2012 #56

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I'd like a doughnut please Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #32

So would I :( cstanleytech Feb 2012 #33

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If they do atreides1 Feb 2012 #37

Several options Lurks Often Feb 2012 #39

Reading threads like this one proves leftynyc Feb 2012 #41

I DO NOT think I know EVERYTHING Bigmack Feb 2012 #44

I said NOTHING about US involvement leftynyc Feb 2012 #46

Iraq is likely to oppose at this point. Its Shia majority has ties to people in Iran. Selatius Mar 2012 #73

Cut their fucking military funding already snooper2 Feb 2012 #47

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US warships running at flank speed out of the Persian Gulf Strelnikov_ Feb 2012 #50

Yum! RUMMYisFROSTED Feb 2012 #51

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Ironic, because many on the right are screaming about an imminent 3rd World War at the same time.... AverageJoe90 Mar 2012 #62

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Will they keep our troops blood out of the loop afterwards also? Marrah_G Mar 2012 #70