Iran has strategic missle -- threatens Israel

[chequita guevara]

squids?

[MichaeltheGreat]

Here's the most recent current (but not quite accurate) from globalsecurity:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_toe.htm

One thing to note is that we've recently taken casualties from units whose deployment hasn't been mentioned in the news. 2nd Ranger battalion, for one.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
squids?

Never Again Volunteer Yourself.

[Pax]

Ned,
Are you a lawyer. Is it not illegal to attack a person simply because you feel threatened. The case you make for Isreal attacking Iran is an act of war. Why are you so eager to escalate the ME situation. I guess because you live in Cali and won't have to worry about losing life or limb.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Nah - because he's trolling.

[Kuciwalker]

Law in international conlicts isn't quite the same as law between individuals.

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by GePap
Lets see:

Iran has 7 countries bordering it: Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

One of them in nuclear, 2 of them are US occupied and in "reconstruction mode", 3 of them are no issues and one is a NATO member. Why wouldn't Iran make sure to have a strong military?!?

And of course, it is not the Iranians talking about striking at another states nuclear facilities, facilities under no foreign inspection and known to the world be be used to produce nuclear weapons...

It isn't immoral on the Iranians part to try to have a strong military. However, from the perspective of someone who is pro-US or pro-Israel in anyway, it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why a hostile country acquiring strategic missles would be a concern.

[Pax]

According to international laws Isreal is committing acts of war when it carries out attacks on foreign soil. It is also the aggressor nation. Therefore in the wrong. Similar to the Nazi's and Japan in WW2.

[Pax]

How can a person be both pro-us and pro-isreal. These countries have different interests and agendas. If my statement was false then Isreal would not spy on the U.S.

[Verto]

You think countries don't spy on their allies as well as enemies?

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Pax
According to international laws Isreal is committing acts of war when it carries out attacks on foreign soil. It is also the aggressor nation. Therefore in the wrong. Similar to the Nazi's and Japan in WW2.

If it's against your vaunted international law, do something about it. Otherwise, it's not really against the law, is it?

Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is the height of absurdity. And it isn't in a war for resources, so comparing it to Japan is pretty stupid too.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Pax
How can a person be both pro-us and pro-isreal. These countries have different interests and agendas. If my statement was false then Isreal would not spy on the U.S.

A person can't support two different things that don't conflict much?

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is the height of absurdity.

Both want more Lebensraum

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


Yeah, we'll go in there and whip 'em with one division with it's hand tied behind it's back.


...because that's about what we have that isn't deployed.

First, I don't think that is true. We have several divisions in Europe that are not doing anything, that could be deployed.

Second, why send troops? I was talking about air power. We could hurt Iran real bad with air strikes.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Identify the "several divisions" in Europe which "aren't doing anything."

And air power has never won a war. Yes, we can bomb the **** out of most anyone, and it won't accomplish much of anything.