All Right !! We Won !! Part 2
Here is an articulate take on something that has puzzled me. Despite the media's desire not to cover this to any extent, the world now knows for certain that Iran can and does supply advanced weapons systems, personnel and training to a terrorist group. As Pollak states, Iran has made Bush's argument for him and beyond that Israeli and US military planners can now study the weapons and tactics and adapt. While it is unlikely that Iran has tipped its whole hand and has some higher octane weapons that it purposefully didn't show to Israel via Hezbollah, exposing part of the puzzle just lets western analysts remove that much more uncertainty and make better speculations as to the upper bound of Iran's military capability.
Furthermore, the Israeli people are excoriating the Olmert government for not knowing how to take the gloves off. The voters may not even give Olmert a chance to learn his lesson, but you can be sure that he has learned it. The UN sponsored cease-fire is quickly becoming a joke - with delightful international stereotypes playing out true to form, like the French offering only 200 troops but offering to lead the whole shabang.
So the world now has definitive proof that an unbalanced state, Iran, is arming and goading a lethal terrorist group while proclaiming its pursuit of nuclear technology is for peaceful purposes. Iran has let its enemies peak at many of the conventional weapons that are likely to be used in any future confrontation, and it has stiffened the spine of the Israeli public for round two (maybe even the American spine despite the caterwauling you hear in the media). Less obvious are some of the secondary actions this is episode is likely to prompt. You can bet that Bush will fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its brim and very likely authorize an increase in its capacity to counter the "oil weapon." The West is likely to have serious discussions with Russia and China about what exactly is getting into the hands of the Iranians. Mossad is likely going into overdrive to fill the gaps of its intelligence. Israeli engineers are likely already working on modifications to their tanks to harden them against Iranian anti-tank missiles. And a thousand other things. This is a victory?
Furthermore, the Israeli people are excoriating the Olmert government for not knowing how to take the gloves off. The voters may not even give Olmert a chance to learn his lesson, but you can be sure that he has learned it. The UN sponsored cease-fire is quickly becoming a joke - with delightful international stereotypes playing out true to form, like the French offering only 200 troops but offering to lead the whole shabang.
So the world now has definitive proof that an unbalanced state, Iran, is arming and goading a lethal terrorist group while proclaiming its pursuit of nuclear technology is for peaceful purposes. Iran has let its enemies peak at many of the conventional weapons that are likely to be used in any future confrontation, and it has stiffened the spine of the Israeli public for round two (maybe even the American spine despite the caterwauling you hear in the media). Less obvious are some of the secondary actions this is episode is likely to prompt. You can bet that Bush will fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its brim and very likely authorize an increase in its capacity to counter the "oil weapon." The West is likely to have serious discussions with Russia and China about what exactly is getting into the hands of the Iranians. Mossad is likely going into overdrive to fill the gaps of its intelligence. Israeli engineers are likely already working on modifications to their tanks to harden them against Iranian anti-tank missiles. And a thousand other things. This is a victory?
posted by Donny Baseball at 8:58 AM
2 Comments:
Funny ... for someone who has a first grade education, any other person would know that your daddy has spent billions of federal reserve fiat notes arming various undesirables around the globe.
For instance, your "government" trained and armed Saddam. Even gave him ... HORRORS! ... Weapons of Mass Destruction. A lot of which went into gassing the Iranians.
You are probably to STUPID to know that your own "government" has experimented on it's own citizens without their consent using biological, chemical and nuclear radiation ... including mass mind control experiments.
The fact is, all this information is out there for one who does not gyrate their loins to Bush or whoever is president and is willing to take off their "patriotic" blinders and do some research.
I suppose most persons have been blinded by Bush daddies thousand points of light up on that shining hill.
Ah heck ... you probably believe that America was suppose to be a democracy too, and not a republic. Of course, I doubt you know the difference.
I am a little perlexed by your line of thinking, which is not helped by your halting grasp of English grammar.
I am not "to STUPID" to know that we armed Saddam years ago. I am not sure what that has to do with a direct analysis of the recent events in Lebanon though.
Based on the content of your message, I am certain you do not want to engage in a rational and civil discussion, so I will not endeavor to address your points. But thank you for visiting.
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