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To: JohnG who wrote (80397)	6/21/2008 8:25:59 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 116555

Let me say first, I am a friend of the Jew. I was so very worried in 1967. I used to show documentaries on the concentration camps when I taught school. What a dilemma. The Iran kids are so upset with their parents strick Islamic practises many will not even speak to them; and the adults tread lightly. And the kids are basically pro west and 75% of the population-guess. If we bomb Iran, we lose the kids. Now a thoughtful person would be worried about that and include that in the equation. But bush is not a thoughtful person! Obama will protect israel, but he will do it in a smart and in a thoughtful way. Do not think because Obama understands muslims (which would be a nice change for a president) that he will take their side. That is faulty logic. This iran/israel dilemma is such a tricky problem we need the smartest guy in the country to make the decisions. McCain's thinking is almost non existant. We desparetly need a Lincoln or Kenndy or FDR at this moment. McCain is no FDR, or Lincoln, but I truly believe Obama is!

To: JohnG who wrote (80397)	6/21/2008 9:31:38 PM
From: NOW	Respond to of 116555

yah, good ol henry K the war criminal. insanity breeds insanity.

To: JohnG who wrote (80397)	6/21/2008 9:44:20 PM
From: Sr K	Respond to of 116555

>>""My guess is that Israel will attack Iran"" If I were an Israle citizen, I would have to support such an attack. << GWB is one of the worst poker players ever. And you just fell for it. There's an election soon in Iran. Do we want Ahmadinejad inogolo.com inogolo.com re-elected, or to have him voted out?

To: JohnG who wrote (80397)	6/21/2008 10:46:07 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116555

If I was China I would tell Israel that if Israel attacked Iran, China would give Iran Nukes to defend itself. Mish

To: JohnG who wrote (80397)	6/21/2008 11:12:29 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 116555

It certainly is a tricky and dangerous situation. It's a high stakes poker game and the player representing us is an idiot. I suspect all here agree that whatever is going to happen will occur before Bush is out of office. There are good arguments for him doing it before the elections to help McCain's "patriotic" stance, but Americans are already pretty ticked off that he started an unprovoked war with Iraq, and lied to the American people to do it. Bush is more likely to do it after the elections, especially when McCain loses. He has nothing to lose then and, in his twisted little mind, may actually believe he is doing the right thing by starting yet another war. I believe you may overestimate the American ability to stop retaliation. Iran is no Iraq. While we would certainly win in an all out confrontation, an all out confrontation isn't likely to happen. The Iraqis were downright stupid in their strategy. Iran has seen what happens when you play the game by a superior enemy's rules. They are more likely to disperse their supersonic ground to ship missiles around the Middle East, if they haven't already done so. You might as well paint giant bulls eyes on all the oil tankers because they will start sinking all over the place. There isn't squat our military can do about that without bringing China, and possibly Russia, into the picture. The terrain around the Straits of Hormuz are also mountainous. Given that tankers are literally sitting ducks, almost anything can be launched to sink them. The Iranian retaliation threat should not be taken lightly. Odds are very good that they can deliver on their threat.