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To: Ilaine who wrote (163777)	4/17/2006 2:18:13 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793822

The cooler head I had in mind when I posted was Thomas P.M. Barnett Who discounts the true believer effect. He thinks the mullahs are just Soviet Commisars that don't really believe what they say. Unfortunately, I tend to take the fanatics at their word. Derek

To: Ilaine who wrote (163777)	4/17/2006 4:13:13 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793822

This might be an appropriate reply to that of Barnett's....TPMB's head doesn't sound too "cool" with his remarks on the 13th.... This one from a Wes Hollowell on the 14th.... >>>>>>I don't think the current regime in Iran will fall to internal revolt. Nor do I think we really want to get into it militarily with them. (Although we could set them back with a serious air campaign. People keep saying our military is tied up in Iraq...a ridiculous assertion, as we aren't using ANY of our air power(other than cargo) or navy in Iraq. I am pretty sure our B2 pilots are rested and ready to go.) Trust me, we have more than enough power. But I don't think we will do it. Having said that...I have been saying for years this is the worlds biggest threat and challenge, bullets and bombs will fly over this issue. Let me be blunt: ISRAEL WILL NOT LET IRAN GO NUCLEAR. I would bet my annual salary, the Israeli's could give a shit less about how the rest of the world "feels" about military action. It would be a different tune from the American public if a country that has voiced numerous times the intention to wipe us off the face of the map, now being run by a psycho, and is actively seeking a nuclear weapon and were in range to hit us. Oh, and by the way, have for years been sending suicide bombers into our cities. Bomb them? Yes sir, drop that motherfucker. Twice. It is American ignorance to assume we should be deciding how the end game ought to go in this situation. Though I agree we should be leaning into the political effort to stop them. We BEGGED the Israeli's to not retaliate when Saddam was dropping Scuds on them in Desert Storm, and they held their fury. I don't see that happening this time. Interesting how little people worry about global perception when your survival as a country is at stake. The only questions I have, how long will Israel let this play out politically, how far do we get dragged in when they launch an attack, and does it finally evolve into the war Arabs have been claiming has been underway for years: The West vs Muslims. If it does, it is going to get very ugly. I sincerely hope it doesn't get that far, being in the military I hope cooler heads prevail, but I just can't seem to shake one quote out of my head. "Only the dead have seen the end of war." And this one has been brewing for thousands of years. Posted by: Wes Hallowell \| April 14, 2006 10:02 AM<<<<<