<p>…is the US media ignoring other news of importance to Americans, such as:</p>
<p>[Newsmax.com</a> Dutch Paper: U.S. Will Attack Iran in Weeks](<a href=“http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/netherlands_iran_attack/2008/09/01/126824.html]Newsmax.com”>http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/netherlands_iran_attack/2008/09/01/126824.html)</p>
<p>[US</a> gearing up to attack Iran - report](<a href=“http://www.jnewswire.com/article/2517]US”>http://www.jnewswire.com/article/2517)</p>
<p>I’ve wondered what Cheney was up to. :(</p>
<p>Hope it’s not true.</p>
<p>Can’t imagine it would be true, especially in an election year. Unless George Bush is looking to zing John McCain one last time.</p>
<p>Well, that will go over very well with the American public.</p>
<p>Just emailed my Daughter who is in the Netherlands for the semester. Will be interesting to hear if she knows about this.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, what should the world response be to a country that:</p>
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<li> Is credibly working on developing nuclear weapons.</li>
<li> Has working delivery systems.</li>
<li> Has repeatedly promised to use them on another nation at its first opportunity.</li>
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<p>What’s the best strategy?</p>
<p>For the N Koreans, who have stopped dismantling their nuclear facilities because they say that W has violated the agreement, Threats and inducements but not war has gotten the World, nowhere.</p>
<p>For that Other evil country, threats of war, have gotten the World the same results.</p>
<p>“What’s the best strategy?”</p>
<p>Withdraw all of the 150,000 heavily armed, hostile occupying forces on their border, and stop saber-rattling while they are there, would be a GREAT start.</p>
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<p>Back in July, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said a military strike on Iran would be a very bad idea:</p>
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<p>Just wondering if the Bush administration wants to stir the pot before Bush leaves office–especially since Maliki is giving the US a hard time (at least outwardly) about the SOFA. A military strike would destabilize the region and most certainly give the US a good excuse to remain in Iraq indefinitely.</p>
<p>SJChessMom, Thanks for e-mailing your daughter. I’d be most interested in hearing what she has to say.</p>
<p>I hope it is not true but it would be entirely consistent with this administration’s behavior. I guess they will make “surgical strikes” on the Iranian nuclear installations and declare a victory right away. </p>
<p>I believe it would be very good news for McCain.</p>
<p>To be clear, I wasn’t arguing for a strike. I simply don’t know what the best solution is.</p>
<p>Mini, do you believe that Iran would abandon its nuclear program if the US withdrew from Iraq? Would they launch missiles on Israel or not?</p>
<p>The article about Mullen is interesting. I’d like to see how a reputable news source reported the same comments. </p>
<p>Is it all lies? Are the Iranians trying to build warheads? If so, what does the rest of the world do? Should we ignore multiple public statements regarding the destruction of Israel? Should we even care if Iran starts dropping nukes on Israel?</p>
<h1>1 I think it is far, far, far more likely that Israel launches missiles at Iran than the other way around. Look at their track record when it comes to missile launching. Iran has had missiles for YEARS, and hasn’t launched them at anyone.</h1>
<h1>2 Iran will NOT abandon its nuclear program while it feels threatened. Period. (If you were them, would you?) Through its allies (the Rumsfeld Handshake), Iran had chemical weapons used against them by the U.S. 500,000 people died. Now there are 150,000 proven aggressive, hostile troops massed on their border, and a sabre-rattling terrorist President in DC who has nothing to lose.</h1>
<p>Should we even care if Israel drops nukes on Iran?</p>
<p>U.S. attacks Iran, and U.S. troop bases in Iraq are toast.</p>
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<p>A link to the original transcript:</p>
<p>[DefenseLink</a> News Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Adm. Mullen at the Pentagon](<a href=“U.S. Department of Defense”>U.S. Department of Defense)</p>