Comments on: Iran making a real nuisance of itself http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/ news and commentary from a conservative perspective Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:22:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: smellycat41 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-328695 smellycat41 Wed, 21 May 2008 14:08:05 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-328695 To #34: What do you mean IF they use them? How else could they WIPE Isreal off the map without using nukes? Just think of the OUTCRY if Isreal said they were going to WIPE a moslum country off the map. Iran has made it pretty clear what they will do when they get nukes. To #34: What do you mean IF they use them? How else could they WIPE Isreal off the map without using nukes? Just think of the OUTCRY if Isreal said they were going to WIPE a moslum country off the map. Iran has made it pretty clear what they will do when they get nukes.

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » The consequences of Iran’s nuclear project http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-328600 Michelle Malkin » The consequences of Iran’s nuclear project Wed, 21 May 2008 13:07:25 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-328600 [...] by See-Dubya; related previous Iran proliferation post here.} Posted in: Iran Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments (0)   trackbacks [...] [...] by See-Dubya; related previous Iran proliferation post here.} Posted in: Iran Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments (0)   trackbacks [...]

]]> By: rightwingrocker http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-317318 rightwingrocker Sat, 10 May 2008 14:40:45 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-317318 The sooner this nutjob assumes room temperature, the better. I'm all for helping him get there. RWR www.rightwingrocker.com The sooner this nutjob assumes room temperature, the better.

I’m all for helping him get there.

RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com

]]> By: bayou22 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-287196 bayou22 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:23:33 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-287196 I'm of the opinion that if we vaporized one of these little runt boats, they'd begin to think twice about playing gnat with us. It's a little annoying, but we can make it very clear to them if need be and I wish for once, we'd send that message, consequences be damned. Iran's infrastructure would be enough of a target to shut them down. Also, their own people would rise up and riot if this whole shootin' match started. Remember how everyone thought Saddam's Elite Guards were going to be too tough for us too? Iran is every bit the paper tiger Iraq was... and Afghanistan (Taliban) was... bet on it. I’m of the opinion that if we vaporized one of these little runt boats, they’d begin to think twice about playing gnat with us. It’s a little annoying, but we can make it very clear to them if need be and I wish for once, we’d send that message, consequences be damned. Iran’s infrastructure would be enough of a target to shut them down. Also, their own people would rise up and riot if this whole shootin’ match started.

Remember how everyone thought Saddam’s Elite Guards were going to be too tough for us too? Iran is every bit the paper tiger Iraq was… and Afghanistan (Taliban) was… bet on it.

]]> By: Neocon News » Daily Quick Hits 4/13/08 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-286249 Neocon News » Daily Quick Hits 4/13/08 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:02:08 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-286249 [...] Iran making a real nuisance of itself Related PostsDaily Quick Hits 1/28/08Layout upgrades!Daily Quick Hits 1/10/08Daily Quick Hits 12/14/07Daily Quick Hits 12/01/07Daily Quick Hits 1/25/07 Check out all the outrageous campaign gear here! Political bumper stickers, t-shirts, parodies, and more for election 2008. Candidates and figures like John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, and Ted Kennedy! Also some Eliot Spitzer parodies! Check the anti-Obama section for shirts showing you don't support Obama's hate-filled pastor! [...] [...] Iran making a real nuisance of itself Related PostsDaily Quick Hits 1/28/08Layout upgrades!Daily Quick Hits 1/10/08Daily Quick Hits 12/14/07Daily Quick Hits 12/01/07Daily Quick Hits 1/25/07 Check out all the outrageous campaign gear here! Political bumper stickers, t-shirts, parodies, and more for election 2008. Candidates and figures like John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, and Ted Kennedy! Also some Eliot Spitzer parodies! Check the anti-Obama section for shirts showing you don’t support Obama’s hate-filled pastor! [...]

]]> By: Straight_Talk_Luigi http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285984 Straight_Talk_Luigi Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:52:39 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285984 <blockquote>Will they be as reckless with their nuclear weapons as they are with their speedboats?</blockquote> Yes, I think so. <blockquote>I can’t help but notice that so many commentors on this blog want America to go to war with Iran. And we thought IRAQ was difficult! I hate to say it, but the only people that will be thanking us as “liberators” will be the Israelis!</blockquote> Iran has a growing resistance movement. It wouldn't be like Iraq. And if Jimmy Carter thought Russian nukes were tough, wait till he sees what Iran has in store. See, that's really what the left doesn't get. Russia didn't want to use its weapons unless the utmost need called for it, that is in a defensive strike. Iran will use nukes on offense if it gets the chance, in the name of religion, which many liberals scorn dearly.

Will they be as reckless with their nuclear weapons as they are with their speedboats?

Yes, I think so.

I can’t help but notice that so many commentors on this blog want America to go to war with Iran.
And we thought IRAQ was difficult!
I hate to say it, but the only people that will be thanking us as “liberators” will be the Israelis!

Iran has a growing resistance movement. It wouldn’t be like Iraq.

And if Jimmy Carter thought Russian nukes were tough, wait till he sees what Iran has in store.

See, that’s really what the left doesn’t get. Russia didn’t want to use its weapons unless the utmost need called for it, that is in a defensive strike.

Iran will use nukes on offense if it gets the chance, in the name of religion, which many liberals scorn dearly.

]]> By: Andy http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285963 Andy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:24:13 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285963 jfish @32, notice how like Chinese incursions across the Yalu, Iran infiltrates the Iraqi border in support of their ideological friends. We'll see how this story plays out vis a vis the mullahs' race for nukes. jfish @32, notice how like Chinese incursions across the Yalu, Iran infiltrates the Iraqi border in support of their ideological friends. We’ll see how this story plays out vis a vis the mullahs’ race for nukes.

]]> By: Jimmie http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285687 Jimmie Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:23:00 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285687 The United States has very many very good nuclear weapons. Iran thinks they need some. They are betting that if there is a “nuclear incident” maybe just a little “accident” They will not only survive but be better off? This is a very very poor bet. I think they, as a country do not understand this. The United States does not place control of Nuclear Weapons in the hands of religious leaders! It does not seem like such a big task to be convince ANY country that having a few not so good nuclear weapons, is for them….a bad bet. It does go to survivability The United States has very many very good nuclear weapons. Iran thinks they need some. They are betting that if there is a “nuclear incident” maybe just a little “accident” They will not only survive but be better off? This is a very very poor bet. I think they, as a country do not understand this. The United States does not place control of Nuclear Weapons in the hands of religious leaders! It does not seem like such a big task to be convince ANY country that having a few not so good nuclear weapons, is for them….a bad bet. It does go to survivability

]]> By: Alphonse http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285667 Alphonse Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:34:53 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285667 "Once bitten, twice shy." "The boy who cried wolf." "Fooled once, shame on you. Fooled twice, shame on me." We certainly don't want the first warning to be a mushroom cloud. LOL. “Once bitten, twice shy.”
“The boy who cried wolf.”
“Fooled once, shame on you. Fooled twice, shame on me.”

We certainly don’t want the first warning to be a mushroom cloud. LOL.

]]> By: Yashmak http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285646 Yashmak Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:27:46 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285646 "<em>I can’t help but notice that so many commentors on this blog want America to go to war with Iran." </em>- feeler Yeah, I noticed the same thing, and have the same concerns about it that you do. It's an entirely different game than Afghanistan or Iraq. It's not that I'm opposed to preventing Iran from getting nukes. Quite the opposite, really. But we need to keep in mind exactly what we're talking about here. A bombing only campaign will only solidify support behind Ahmadinejad. I'm betting he's actually hoping for it, as shaky as his regime is. We go in there on the ground, and we face a military that's probably been drawing up contingencies for this exact thing ever since Desert Storm. I have all the confidence in the world that our military could defeat the Iranians, even as stretched as it already is (which shouldn't be ignored). However, we will NOT do so without significant additional casualties. Recent naval simulations against the sorts of small boat attacks Iran is likely to conduct in case of war, show that there's a very high likelihood that they will be able to destroy or heavily damage some quantity of American naval vessels in the Persian gulf. That, folks, is the strong potential for a number of casualties surpassing that we've had in the entirety of the Iraqi campaign OVERNIGHT. Granted, the potential casualties should Iran get its hands on nuclear weapons could be far higher (if they use one), but maybe we should be a little less eager, and a little more thoughtful about the prospect with war against Iran. “I can’t help but notice that so many commentors on this blog want America to go to war with Iran.” - feeler

Yeah, I noticed the same thing, and have the same concerns about it that you do. It’s an entirely different game than Afghanistan or Iraq.

It’s not that I’m opposed to preventing Iran from getting nukes. Quite the opposite, really. But we need to keep in mind exactly what we’re talking about here. A bombing only campaign will only solidify support behind Ahmadinejad. I’m betting he’s actually hoping for it, as shaky as his regime is.

We go in there on the ground, and we face a military that’s probably been drawing up contingencies for this exact thing ever since Desert Storm. I have all the confidence in the world that our military could defeat the Iranians, even as stretched as it already is (which shouldn’t be ignored). However, we will NOT do so without significant additional casualties. Recent naval simulations against the sorts of small boat attacks Iran is likely to conduct in case of war, show that there’s a very high likelihood that they will be able to destroy or heavily damage some quantity of American naval vessels in the Persian gulf. That, folks, is the strong potential for a number of casualties surpassing that we’ve had in the entirety of the Iraqi campaign OVERNIGHT.

Granted, the potential casualties should Iran get its hands on nuclear weapons could be far higher (if they use one), but maybe we should be a little less eager, and a little more thoughtful about the prospect with war against Iran.

]]> By: feeler http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285632 feeler Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:48:35 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285632 I can't help but notice that so many commentors on this blog want America to go to war with Iran. And we thought IRAQ was difficult! I hate to say it, but the only people that will be thanking us as "liberators" will be the Israelis! I can’t help but notice that so many commentors on this blog want America to go to war with Iran.
And we thought IRAQ was difficult!
I hate to say it, but the only people that will be thanking us as “liberators” will be the Israelis!

]]> By: jfish http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285593 jfish Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:00:39 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285593 So, we have a decent hold on Afghanistan (to Iran's east), a decent hold on Iraq (west), we hold the Gulf with a dread slice of America (these same fleets being hassled by buzzboats to Iran's south), and we conveniently allow Russia to hassle Chechnya / Georgia at will (to the north). Anyone else notice that we've been keeping Iran effectively surrounded for about 4 years now? We haven't been applying much pressure yet, but note the ring of steel ... -J- So, we have a decent hold on Afghanistan (to Iran’s east), a decent hold on Iraq (west), we hold the Gulf with a dread slice of America (these same fleets being hassled by buzzboats to Iran’s south), and we conveniently allow Russia to hassle Chechnya / Georgia at will (to the north). Anyone else notice that we’ve been keeping Iran effectively surrounded for about 4 years now? We haven’t been applying much pressure yet, but note the ring of steel …

-J-

]]> By: graysonret http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285507 graysonret Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:39:18 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285507 Me, too, Gator. In reference to Korea, McArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons against China. That would have led to WW3 and I'm not sure that the rest of the U.N. would have supported it. The Soviets would have retaliated likewise. Nuclear explosions would not have been a good thing in 1951. We didn't want a WW2 repeat over Korea. China, in their paranoia, thought the U.N. would have invaded them across the Yalu. From released records of the old Soviet Union, we would have had a mess on our hands. Again, it was only 5-6 years after WW2. No one really wanted another one, including nuclear bombing. We can look back today, and play "monday morning quarterback", but understanding the mindset of the day, it was a good decision not to go to a major war. Truman's "guts" and a lot of our soldier's blood, over a little country in Asia. Me, too, Gator. In reference to Korea, McArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons against China. That would have led to WW3 and I’m not sure that the rest of the U.N. would have supported it. The Soviets would have retaliated likewise. Nuclear explosions would not have been a good thing in 1951. We didn’t want a WW2 repeat over Korea. China, in their paranoia, thought the U.N. would have invaded them across the Yalu. From released records of the old Soviet Union, we would have had a mess on our hands. Again, it was only 5-6 years after WW2. No one really wanted another one, including nuclear bombing. We can look back today, and play “monday morning quarterback”, but understanding the mindset of the day, it was a good decision not to go to a major war. Truman’s “guts” and a lot of our soldier’s blood, over a little country in Asia.

]]> By: Gator70 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285493 Gator70 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:59:53 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285493 God bless Israel. I happen to be a big fan of them. God bless Israel. I happen to be a big fan of them.

]]> By: Right is right http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-285487 Right is right Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:13:24 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/12/iran-making-a-real-nuisance-of-itself/#comment-285487 Let Israel rain bombs on those that openly threaten them. I'm no fan of Israel, but being threatened with annihilation time and time again - Let Israel rain bombs on those that openly threaten them. I’m no fan of Israel, but being threatened with annihilation time and time again -

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