Iran official says US incapable of going to war

[ECH1969]

Washington is not in a position to go to war against Tehran and its pressure over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear programme is nothing more than 'intimidation', Iran's top nuclear negotiator said.

'There will not be a war ahead of us. The situation in America does not allow them to create new fronts,' Ali Larijani was quoted as saying by the student news agency ISNA.

'War with Iran is hard for them, so they want to intimidate us into committing suicide,' he added, referring to Western efforts to make Tehran abandon work on the sensitive nuclear fuel cycle.

In September, the IAEA's 35-nation board passed a resolution that found Iran to be in non-compliance with the NPT -- paving the way for the matter to be referred to the UN Security Council -- and urged Iran to return to a full freeze.

http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/10/09/afx2267111.html

[Mr_Spock]

1. Hehe - they figured it out - now whatchagonnado Chimpy?

You stupid ass hole - you made us transparent to the world and thus weaker - fucking jackass. The Repukes should impeach Chipmy just for this alone...

[ECH1969]

3. * still might go the

Minuteman III ICBM route.

[enid602]

4. Bush

Please. Bush does not need any encouragement; he's like Hitler in the bunker putting pins (representing divisions he no longer had) in military maps.

[obxhead]

2. How very true.

The UN could possibly (I stress possibly) do something (war/sanctions), but the US can not make war on Iran even with a draft in effect. Another 1 to 2 years in Iraq, with more of the same results we've already seen, and I doubt even the shrub "base" will swallow the same BS again.

[alittlelark]

5. My best friend is Persian, she went back this summer.

The ppl of Iran are not terribly concerned. Their (usable) army is bigger than ours. They also have warplanes and hard-core anti-aircraft weapons. They joke that the only way to attack is to nuke.


I pointed out that Cheney has that on the table.

[Oversea Visitor]

9. Cheney is Americans problems

If he chose to nuke what can one say.
I mean a nuclear war ..... for what???

[alittlelark]

10. For saving his butt from indictment

If there are nukes about, few will care about the treason committed by these parasitic viruses.
A cornered animal is at it's most dangerous.

In 2 weeks we will be living in a different reality - which one is the ' ? '.

[Oversea Visitor]

11. Well

If he can do that goodluck to you guys.
World not going to like that.
In the end he still end up in the slammer.

[alittlelark]

12. I PRAY you are right.

But scared animals do unpredictable things.

[Oversea Visitor]

16. Just

a question of wheather Americans allows that to happen.
Nothing much everyone else can do but watch.
Noone going to start a war with US cause that is plain stupid.
Only US will start war with others countries.

Sadly China, Russia and EU might have to play the role of the sleeping giants.

[alittlelark]

17. I hope and pray that it does not happen,

The US's media is CONTROLLED. We are in a very scary position.

We can only hope that the power of the people is able to dissuade the power of the powerful.

The next week or two will tell you how scared you need to be.

Let's just hope that TRUTH wins out.


Wishing Luck to ALL'
Gina Gilbert

[Oversea Visitor]

20. Dont be scare

Hey did you listen to pResident bush speech recently. He laid out his strategy real clear.

...."we shall win or pass on to eternal light" ?
still scratching my head on this one

..." the militant want to create a Islamic Empire streching from Spain to Indonesia"
..... Damnn Al Quack Quack superpower lol can take over countries.

A madman words will always be his undoing. bush the superstar and the whole world is watching him.

Frankly the way he is running America is like how he run all his previous companies....... right into bankruptcy ..... Wonder who is going to bail him out this time?

[oblivious]

6. Whoops! The secret's out. Venezuela and Iran laughing at US power.

All that's left are the nukes. But when the madman with his finger on ther trigger listens to imaginary spirits telling him to go to war, that's something to worry about.

[IndianaGreen]

8. As long as the troops confine their butchery to Iraq

millions of other people get a reprieve.

[Oversea Visitor]

7. Iran is a no go

Cause Russia and China will react.
Now I am seeing Syria
Oucxh Bush like war.

[CHIMO]

13. I Wouldn't Pin

One's hopes on that.

Their best interests might be served by dragging the "Empire" into a bigger mess.

[Oversea Visitor]

22. Pin my hope on it

Gee what a nightmare
Well it will be a world war if that happen
US going to get his ass kick by the world
Then just like Germany it go looking for war criminal after that.

Saddest part is this the 21st Century with uber WMD
Wonder how many cities get wasted before US surrender.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. We don't need a front as long as we have a madman

with his finger on the button.

* & Co. have already taken steps to "legalize" their use of nukes, so don't believe for a second they will hesitate to push the button at a moment's notice.

[McKenzie]

15. nukes are very unlikely

The whole premise of the US (and other) interest in the Middle East since WW2 has been based upon the lifelblood of oil supply. Nuking Iran would totally screw that up beyond repair.

I agree that cornered animals are dangerous and unpredictable. However, the strategists in the US administration realise that nuking Iran would spell disaster for everyone.

Or so I hope...

[alittlelark]

18. Cheney seems to think they are 'on the board'

hmmmmm. Cornered animals would never utilize all options to avoid capture or death.....

[Ouabache]

19. Cheney might have them on the board as a huge bluff only

Then again he might not see yhr consequences of their use in which case I guess we can hope someone wiser takes him aside and explains, not that that would be jr*.

[confludemocrat]

29. yes, it's a bluff vis a vis Iran--impotent bluffing thanks to this cabal

who have screwed up EVERYTHING.

[HuffleClaw]

21. and he's right, to a point

an 'iraq' style invasion and occupation is not remotely possible. what is possible is a sudden air attack of selected targets in response to a CRISIS (one which will be engineered by the bush administration itself). call it a 'shoot first, ask questions later' thing. bush's recent 'march to war' speech almost guarantees it. the anti-syria/iran rhetoric rears its head now and again. personally i see syria as a the first target. it suits their needs better, but even a twofer is pretty possible with the criminals who occupy the white house. the real question is what sort of crisis will occur and how many innocents will suffer for their evil machinations.

[confludemocrat]

28. Iraq knows any air/missile strike wil be politically timed, so mid-2006

and they are ready for that. Agree that Syria is seen by these motherfuckers as more doable.

[madmark]

23. An Iran War is doable if the occupation of the sunni triangle was

given up; Kurdistan, Kuwait, and Saudi cooperated (and paid off again); taxes were raised to pay the hundreds of billions for it; the nation endures a world wide oil price shock (and resulting skyrocketing energy costs); and the scope of the war was to break the Iranian military and destroy identifiable nuclear infrastructure (not occupation). None of these things Bush is willing to do. Iranian official identied one of the core reasons why the Iraqi invasion is such a disaster.

[Disturbed]

24. Iran shouldn't play chicken with a man that talks with God.

If the Bush Regime decide to commit Amerika to total ruin I believe that the Military &/or the CIA will take him out and not to lunch.

[medeak]

25. testosterone is already running high in DC

this is rhetoric we don't need!

[cassiepriam]

26. Bush needs to understand that the rest of the world not as stupid as US.

[confludemocrat]

27. Security Council will not do anything. US has no friends/no leverage

And I agree with most of the posts here. Bush cannot invade or attack anyone. He's in such bad shape in Iraq that they have taken to blowing up bridges in a country we occupy--WTF!!--to stem the tide of the anti-US fighters. And that won't do it.

we're fucked

[Qanisqineq]

30. knowing George, he'll take that as a challenge

Bully that he is... time to try and PROVE to them that Iran is wrong.