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reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 08:18 PM by munkey66
reply to post by amfirst


Iran does have something in the middle east that the US does want and that is power.
there may be untold amount of untapped oil reserves all over the place, but trying to open them is now a nightmare with the Global warming alarmest groups protesting if you pass wind at the dinner table.

So Iran wouldn't be the same walk over as the Iraq conflict, Iraq had come out of a war with Iran and then had fight with the US and before they could regroup had sanctions placed on them for years prior to the second invasion.
A angry scout troop could have taken them out at the same pace as the US did. the only difference would be, the scout troop would have already finnished the job and pulled out after teaching the Iraqis about learning to be prepared.


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 08:27 PM by princeofpeace
What does this have to do with the aid ship being sent to Gaza? A little off topic eh?


Originally posted by munkey66
reply to
post by amfirst


Iran does have something in the middle east that the US does want and that is power.
there may be untold amount of untapped oil reserves all over the place, but trying to open them is now a nightmare with the Global warming alarmest groups protesting if you pass wind at the dinner table.

So Iran wouldn't be the same walk over as the Iraq conflict, Iraq had come out of a war with Iran and then had fight with the US and before they could regroup had sanctions placed on them for years prior to the second invasion.
A angry scout troop could have taken them out at the same pace as the US did. the only difference would be, the scout troop would have already finnished the job and pulled out after teaching the Iraqis about learning to be prepared.



reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 08:31 PM by munkey66
reply to post by princeofpeace


you will also see it was a "reply to", rather than just a random posting.
also Iran could become very involved depending upon the aid being able to get through, The US would get involved because of the Israeli support further opening an even bigger can of worms.



reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 07:05 AM by Lonelypoet
Ginge & Ex_Misltech, thank you!

Whew! Some people have just not done any investigating into this matter. Listen, I was a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Specialist in the U.S. Army back in the 1980's(Cold War Era). I guarded missiles pointed at Moscow(just one of my duties). Anyway, Ex_Misltech knows what he is saying, because if you will do just a little "snooping" on the Net, then you will see what Russia(and China) have been up to militarily just since the turn of this century, and it is scary!!!

Russia now has ICBM's that make our Star Wars system "null and void," plus they have updated their Sub Fleets very recently, and in fact, one group of subs can fire a missile(with 6 warheads attached) from dock as far as 6,000 miles away. Hello? Are you listening? This is for the fellow who thinks that Russia's Navy or China's Navy is nothing to worry about. Well, last year one of our Admirals went to China on a big navy ship to discuss with their leaders why they are building up their military so fast? When our ship arrived, a Chinese sub survaced just a few miles back(was following us), and "WE DID NOT EVEN KNOW THAT IT WAS FOLLOWING OUR SHIP," till it surfaced!!! That is scary!!!! Plus, Poet1b, have you forgotten about Russia's Subs? OMG! Some of the most feared subs in the world! Wake up!!!

Russia, China, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, and others are "not to be trusted," and if they all gang up on us at once, then load your liquor cabinets, for we will all need a few stiff drinks along the way to get through the crap we are about to face!

~ Lonelypoet

P.S. Ginge, I am glad you think like I do, too!


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 07:57 AM by poet1b
reply to post by Lonelypoet



I happened to serve in anti-submarine warfare in the eighties, and I don't think you have a clue about what you are trying to talk about.

Russia had a decent submarine fleet, but they didn't contain their nuclear reactors as well as the U.S., which means they don't have nearly as much of a life expectancy. Russia's submarine fleet was shut down at the end of the cold war. An attempt to bring the fleet back into service failed miserably with one of the subs lost about ten years ago now. China never has had a navy to speak of, which is why they have never tried to attack Taiwan, which they would dearly like to do.

Both China and Russia have had considerable trouble with Muslim terrorists. They aren't going to get involved unless there is something for them to gain that would make it worth while. Sure they will sell weapons systems, that way they get field tested. They will mainly watch, make a few offers, throw out some threats, but sit on the side lines.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 08:25 AM by Lonelypoet
I guess that China having 35 warships near completion does not count? Or that Russia sent a warship through the Panama Canal recently(first time since World War II), and that Russia has a new fleet of Subs which can do untold damage.

Also, the "Cold War" never ended, for the new flag of Russia is a "facade." Go to, www.warfare.ru and notice the soldier's beret. On that insignia you have a star, with a red field, and the hammer & Sickle(emblem of the U.S.S.R.). The military never ridded itself of this emblem, and there is a reason behind that, and that is Russia is still following her old ways. Putin is a "dictator," and anyone denying that has their head buried somewhere. He as Prime Minister made himself to have more power than the president, and he even chose his replacement, so wasn't that convenient in a supposed democratic society? I am not saying Russia or China will attack soon, but I am saying that within the next 3 1/2 - 4 years, we better watch out!

People tickle me, for if anyone would have predicted "911" just months before it happened, they would have been laughed out of the country, for no one would have believed it possible. So, here we go again, people not believing that Russia and China could do some damage. China has the world's largest Air Force, Russia is planning an air-base in Cuba, so how could we turn a blind-eye to what is going on under our noses?!!

The Cold War never ended, and both Russia and China are not to be trusted!

~ Lonelypoet


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 08:49 AM by detachedindividual
reply to post by Odessy



I'm shocked and stunned that anyone still believes this BS after all the evidence to the contrary.

Israel is killing hundreds of innocent people in their effort to end "Hamas".

While doing so they are breaking international laws and therefore committing war crimes.

These are facts, not propaganda, not down to debate or translation, these are facts.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 11:19 AM by airteck
source

An Iranian aid ship, destined for Palestinians, has reportedly entered Egyptian waters and scheduled to dock at the port of Gaza on Saturday.


Now only time will tell.


reply posted on 11-1-2009 @ 07:03 AM by JanusFIN
reply to post by MilitieTempliSalmo



This breaking news suits to here... To those who sees Iran-war will bring something good - and "Iran is just Iran" - Think about this!

Foreign ministers of Iran and China discuss Gaza crisis
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (ISNA)-Foreign Ministers of Iran and China reviewed Gaza Strip developments and the ways to aid the war-torn region on Sunday.
www.isna.ir...

- And how China sees what is happening in Middle East?


The raging war in Gaza that has become the Killing Fields of the Middle East bears witness to the truth of Samuel Huntington's warning, which the late Harvard political scientist raised 16 years ago, that people's cultural and religious identities will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world.

www.chinapost.com.tw...

Just think about it.
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