NONE of the candidates have pronounced their desire to take the United States military into armed conflict with Iran. ---- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NWxf-jh2I
On Jan 26, 1:09 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Excuse me, but I am not hearing all that much rhetoric coming from the > Republican candidates! As a matter of fact, all four current Republican > presidential candidates' discussion of Iran has been tempered. It is > true that with the exception of Dr. Paul, Gingrich, Romney and Santorum > have all left the door open with regard to what action "might" be taken, > if Iran continues its quest for nuclear armament, and both Romney and > Santorum have admitted that the potential for military intervention is a > distinct possibility, but NONE of the candidates have pronounced their > desire to take the United States military into armed conflict with Iran. > > It is also true that three of the candidates strongly oppose Iran > possessing a nuclear weapon. So do I, and most Americans. > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:47 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > January 24, 2012 • 3:16AM > > An article published in Lebanon’s The Daily Star, Bruce Riedel, who > > has advised four U.S. Presidents on the Middle East and South Asia and > > is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, > > said the danger of war against Iran is growing. He said “Iran is > > rattling its sabers, the Republican Presidential candidates and others > > are rattling theirs. But even if Tehran gets the bomb, Israel will > > have overwhelming military superiority over Iran, a fact that should > > not be lost in all the heated rhetoric.” > > > Riedel, while he was advising President Obama on Afghanistan had said > > earlier the greatest threats to America’s security are the British > > terrorists who need no visa to come over to the United States. He is > > echoing the voices of U.S. military officers and some others, who are > > concerned about the dangers that a war with Iran poses. The Chairman > > of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey was in Israel > > recently where he sent a clear message: “Don’t attack Iran, and let > > the tougher sanctions take hold.” “This is getting very dangerous,” > > said Jon Alterman, a former State Department official who runs the > > Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International > > Studies, as quoted in NPR radio on Jan. 19. “All the senior people I > > know in the U.S. government are starting to lose sleep over where this > > all might go.” > > > Riedel cited former head of Israel’s Mossad, Meir Dagan, saying, “Iran > > will not get the bomb until at least 2015. In contrast, Israel has had > > nuclear weapons since the late 1960s and has jealously guarded its > > monopoly on them in the region.” Moreover, Israel will continue to > > enjoy the support of the world’s only superpower for the foreseeable > > future. Iran, in contrast, has no major power providing it with > > financial help. Its arms relationships with Russia and China have been > > severed by Security Council Resolution 1929, Riedel said. > > > Riedel concluded saying: “So, don’t let the hot air from Tehran or the > > Republican debates confuse the reality on the ground. Iran is a > > dangerous country but it is not an existential threat to either Israel > > or America.” > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
