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2007-09-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by gorb 2007-09-18 15:45|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1757 views ] Top

1 Someone who insists on seeing the world through his Western perspective.

Why does he think Iran is NOT a "suicide nation"?

What does he know (understand) about the cult of the 12th Imam?

What does he think about Iran's comments on nuking Israel as soon as they can?

Why is he so sure that Iran won't supply nukes to their terrorist proxies?

His comparison with USSR & China is disingenuous at best.

"... is a basis for hope that Iran, ..." and just what is that, pray tell?

Pollyanna, here we go again.

Posted by AlanC 2007-09-18 16:36|| 2007-09-18 16:36|| Front Page Top

2 It really got my blood presure up yesterday when I was sent a link to the article and read it.

Insurgency grew during his command. Is shrinking under Petraeus.

WORD!

Posted by twobyfour 2007-09-18 16:38|| http://www.twobyfour.info]">[http://www.twobyfour.info] 2007-09-18 16:38|| Front Page Top

3 The difference between the previous strategy and the current one is the difference between starting your house with a magnificent roof versus building a solid foundation.

Posted by Perfesser 2007-09-18 17:17|| 2007-09-18 17:17|| Front Page Top

4 Abizaid: World could abide nuclear Iran

Thanks but no thanks, General. No nukes for nutz!!!

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-09-18 17:28|| 2007-09-18 17:28|| Front Page Top

5 MAD won't work with Mad Mullahs. The Soviets were evil but rational. Same with the Chinese. The Iranians are different.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-09-18 18:02|| 2007-09-18 18:02|| Front Page Top

6 Gen. Abizaid is no dummy. Of all the options presented to him at the time he was in charge and did pretty damn well.

Of course you couldn't tell from the MSM 24/7/365 HACK JOB on him and GWB but overall he took a track and pursued it well.

In Fact under his watch we made headway in secret talks with the Sunnis Tribes. Wasn't the Chubby Homocidal Maniac Zarqawi offed under his watch.

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Abizaid: "World could abide nuclear Iran"

CRITICAL PROBLEM:

If you are wrong General Abizaid, what then?

General Abizaid, "WE CAN LIVE WITH THAT."

OH Yea General Abizaid? What's this WE Shit?

I don't care so mutch about us old bastids General Abizaid..

How about my Children or my Children's Children? How about all of our Children? USA, EUrope, Israel...

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-09-18 19:33|| 2007-09-18 19:33|| Front Page Top

7 Okay, I'll bite, iff RUSSIA's panties are in a wad over spreading US-influence in its peripheries, what makes the Abhizaid think it will tolerate a Radical Iran wid nuke IRBMS, let alone ICBMS + TCMS, etc. *Lest we fergit, IRAN HAS ALREADY SAID OR INFERRED IT IS WILLING TO USE ANY AND ALL ARMED PROXY ORGS [read - Terror groups]UNDER ITS CONTROL TO STRIKE BACK AT THE US AND US INTERESTS - read, US Allies. Russia [and CHINA]knows the Islamist Sword/Bomb is aimed at it also, not just the USA-West.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-09-18 22:04|| 2007-09-18 22:04|| Front Page Top

8 Sorry, AD, this is a very unimpressive display and as lotp notes, his tenure was not the highlight of our time in Iraq. What is even more frustrating is that Casey is CoS. Bright they may be, but victorious they weren't. And in war there is no substitute for victory.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-09-18 22:12|| 2007-09-18 22:12|| Front Page Top

9 Sure, the world could live with a nuclear Iran.

And the world could live under shari'a law.

There's also a lot of people on this earth that will work extremely hard to make sure neither happens, even if it takes nuclear war. A nuclear Iran would be the single greatest strategic blunder of this new century. People like Abizaid who paint pictures of a world that countenances a nuclear Iran do nobody any good. It is tantamount to appeasement. Far better to continue working out strategies for crushing Tehran's mullahs than concede the battle before it is fought.

Posted by Thavirt Stalin7960 2007-09-18 23:11|| 2007-09-18 23:11|| Front Page Top

10 Post #9 is mine.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-09-18 23:19|| 2007-09-18 23:19|| Front Page Top

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