Bill Frist: Time to act on Iran’s nuclear ambitions

[ECH1969]

Iran’s ruling mullahs have waged a 26-year campaign to suppress dissent, support terror and pursue a nuclear weapons program. In recent weeks, it has become clear that international efforts to stop Iran’s atomic program have failed to bear fruit. Unless we act quickly, the United States will have a nuclear crisis on its hands.

Today’s Iran presents a sharp contrast between a ruling class hostile to the world and a populace ready to rejoin the global community. The Iranian people’s desire for freedom, however, hasn’t stopped the nation’s leaders from trying to build a fearsome arsenal.

Iran has missiles capable of striking Israel, parts of Europe and American forces in the Middle East.

If we let Tehran develop nuclear weapons covertly while IAEA negotiations slog forward, Iran’s theocrats will have little reason to negotiate with anyone. The United States needs to act before a regime that has denied the real Holocaust unleashes another.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/news/opinion/13505117.htm
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Asshole.

[Rainscents]

1. I hear drum march

Just in time for March 20th 2006.

[cantstandbush]

16. It's time to leave Iran the hell alone!!! n/t

[madeline_con]

2. Frist should join immediately, and be dropped behind "enemy

lines" to get the ball rolling. Lil' Barb and Jenna can join him later.

[babylonsister]

3. Is this guy nuts? Oh, wait... But he's been so inept with

every other issue he's attempted to tackle, now he's encouraging another battleground? And he calls himself a doctor?

[Chevy]

4. Yes Mr Frist

will you be the first to call for a mandatory draft to support you and your neo-con allies plans?:freak:

[gordianot]

5. He meant to say was "Time to make sure Iran does not switch to Euro's"

It is all about oil and making sure that NeoCon plans for domination do not go awry.

[FreedomAngel82]

17. Exactly

Aren't they a good while away from making anything? Like a few years or so?

[walldude]

19. Depends.. the closer we get to bombing them

the closer we will be hearing they are to having nukes. When they first started talking about Iran and nukes they were saying in 5 years. Yesterday I heard on the news that it's now 2 years. Mark my words. Soon it will be a year and then 6 months. Then we will attack them. Unprovoked.

[Canuckistanian]

6. The juxataposition of "mullah" and "Bill Frist" seems fitting

That's what jumped out at me whilst reading.

[Oversea Visitor]

7. If Iran has no nuclear weapon intention

They better serious get some.

[ticapnews]

8. Is there anyone we aren't going to bomb?

Iran has missiles capable of striking Israel, parts of Europe and American forces in the Middle East.

Luckily when we bring them home later this year, that will no longer be the case...right?

[Erika]

10. No, Condi will find there's a drone again who could hit the U.S.

It has stronger plastic and duct tape. And you know how Bushbots run for dada when they think they could be harmed. Cowards. Just like their president.

[Erika]

11. W believes in Ann Coulter's vision for peace against Muslims

If Muslims won't convert to Christianity, kill them, and then kill their leaders as Ann said. Love the tolerance of the Bushbots. She represents the American Taliban.

[dogfacedboy]

22. Coulter is a diseased whore with pus running down both legs. n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

18. It's all about control

Look again at the PNAC plans. Control and oil so they can become filthy rich.

[peacetalksforall]

9. How does bombing the hell out of them solve anything?

The people of this earth need a lot of help.

I don't want any little people to die because our leaders must wage war for a few. by using many.

Do people realize how fragile life is because of the evil and greedy minds of a few. This regime does not recognize the will and wish of the people - they want peace, comfort and safety for families, growth potential, peace of mind.

Look what we are getting.

We don't have to have these wars, this debt, these lies, this theft, this delusion. We don't have to have our kids in months and years of rehabilitation because of the loss of a limb, organ, sanity, immune system, career loss.

[Nutmegger]

12. I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!

LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA

[KyuzoGator]

13. We're going to "act" using what military, pray tell?

Not the one that's stretched thin with low morale and underequipped in Iraq, right?

[MichiganVote]

14. Damn straight and the military needs more incompetant Dr.'s so sign on!!

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Hey Bill: You and WHAT ARMY?

No, really. I mean, uh, what army?

[Oversea Visitor]

20. Crzay Americans

Touch Iran and kiss US bye bye.

[Nothing Without Hope]

21. This is A LIE - the best intelligence says that Iran is YEARS away from

being able to build a nuclear bomb:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1983449&mesg_id=1984089

(many links at that post)

The drumbeat to frighten the US public into acquiescing to the planned attack on Iran in a few months continues. What happens in a few months - well, among other things, Iran's oil bourse, based on the EURO rather than the DOLLAR, would be opened, and THAT the Bushies don't want:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8354.htm

Just like Iraq, this is about oil and is based on LIES.

K & R

[Theduckno2]

25. Yep, follow the money for it leaves a trail of oil drops!

I was expecting that Bushco would wait until the new year before ramping up the rhetoric against Iran.

I cynically believe that the rhetoric was toned down for the holiday season just to keep consumers in the buying mood.

The EU just launched their first Galileo GPS satellite and the Iranian oil bourse evidently continues towards its inception. Poor George, evidently there isn't much fun in being the world's only superpower if everybody else can be the masters of their own fates.

Thanks for the links.

Edit: typo

[oblivious]

23. I think "Republican" and "nutcase" should be forever joined.

The word 'republican' should never be mentioned without 'nutcase' attached.

[Vinca]

24. More like:

Time to create a diversion so my questionable stock holdings won't be front page above the fold during an election year.