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To: LindyBill who wrote (163198)	4/9/2006 1:44:26 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793896

But there's no need for us to employ conventional ground forces inside Iran (special operations troops are another matter). We'll have to watch the Iraqi and Afghan borders, but our fight would be waged from the air and from the sea I think Ralph underestimates the scope of what is to come. This will be full-court press. Iran already has agents in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and (no doubt) in Europe and America. I think if it comes to a shootout, the mullahs will use all their assets. That may be a positive - if it means the end of Hezbollah and Iran's proxies inside Iraq. But I agree with Ralph - we should do "Falluja II", not "Falluja I". Really kick them in the teeth. Derek

To: LindyBill who wrote (163198)	4/9/2006 3:56:06 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 793896

Report: Ukraine missing warheads may have gone to Iran By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Published April 4, 2006 MOSCOW -- On April 3 the Russian journal Novaia Gazeta reported that 250 nuclear warheads with a total yield of 20 megatons were not returned by Ukraine to Russia. Novaia Gazeta suggested the warheads could have been sold to a third country, possibly Iran. The 200-kiloton warheads were due to be returned to Russia in 1992 after Ukraine declared itself a nuclear-free zone following a payment by Moscow to Kiev of approximately $500 million. The missing warheads were inventoried on papers Ukraine submitted to Moscow that were officially accepted by Russia. Besides reimbursement, Ukraine was to receive uranium for its reactors from Russia's AES as part of the deal. Sergey Sinchenko, a member of a parliamentary commission investigating illegal arms trafficking, revealed the discrepancies. According to Sinchenko, the nuclear warheads could remain combat-ready up to at least 2010. Ukraine's ForUm news agency reported on April 3 that Russian General Staff Chief and Deputy Defense Minister General Yuri Baluyevsky said, "Russia's General Staff has no information about whether Ukraine has given 250 nuclear warheads to Iran or not. I do not comment on unsubstantiated reports." wpherald.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (163198)	4/9/2006 9:53:15 PM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Respond to of 793896

The most worrisome possibility is that they may have convinced themselves they can win. The most worrisome possibility is that our media has convinced them they can win. And that no matter what the outcome, our media will tell them they have won.