Iran Bullies Israel�s Strategic Friends

August 23, 2004

Hardly a day has gone by this month without some Iranian official making an aggressive statement against the United States and Israel. The most unbridled are reserved for the Jewish state. Thursday, August 19, defense minister Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani threatened pre-emptive strikes to protect Iran�s nuclear facilities. �We will not sit on our hands waiting for what others will do to us,� he said, adding that some Iranian generals believe the doctrine of pre-emption is �not limited to Americans.�

The warning, leveled against Washington, brought to mind Israel�s 1981 strike against Saddam Hussein�s nuclear reactor. To hit America, Iran does not need to cover the distance to the United States; American forces are close by, as is America�s ally, Israel.

link to story here, john
www.debka.com...

Iran has a right to protect its nuclear facility but they should in no way give out the first hit, if iran is hit by isreal isreal deserves to be hit back.

Hey, can you blame them? The stank of exploded shells, burning oil infrastructure, and Iraqi corpses has been wafting their way for months. It would be foolish to imagine that the re-organization of U.S. forces to the middle east combined with an obvious intention to promote an oil-guzzling, pro-Israel stance in the region isn't cause for Iranian alarm. We chose Saddam to go first because we knew he couldn't adequately defend himself. After we become entrenched in Iraq and have a stable base of operations from which to strike out, other middle eastern states will fall as well.

We just need to frame them for terrorist attacks first.

Originally posted by SIRR1
August 23, 2004

Hardly a day has gone by this month without some Iranian official making an aggressive statement against the United States and Israel. The most unbridled are reserved for the Jewish state. Thursday, August 19, defense minister Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani threatened pre-emptive strikes to protect Iran�s nuclear facilities. �We will not sit on our hands waiting for what others will do to us,� he said, adding that some Iranian generals believe the doctrine of pre-emption is �not limited to Americans.�

The warning, leveled against Washington, brought to mind Israel�s 1981 strike against Saddam Hussein�s nuclear reactor. To hit America, Iran does not need to cover the distance to the United States; American forces are close by, as is America�s ally, Israel.

link to story here, john
www.debka.com...

actuallu Shamkhani claims he was misquoted, and Iran has a policy of no-first-strikes.

check out www.abovetopsecret.com...

-koji K.

Originally posted by koji_K
actuallu Shamkhani claims he was misquoted, and Iran has a policy of no-first-strikes.

check out www.abovetopsecret.com...

-koji K.

And I think it hardly think it can be called bullying to respond to a threat by Israel to destroy targets in Iran by saying they will strike back if that happens.

Originally posted by SIRR1
August 23, 2004

Hardly a day has gone by this month without some Iranian official making an aggressive statement against the United States and Israel. The most unbridled are reserved for the Jewish state. Thursday, August 19, defense minister Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani threatened pre-emptive strikes to protect Iran�s nuclear facilities. �We will not sit on our hands waiting for what others will do to us,� he said, adding that some Iranian generals believe the doctrine of pre-emption is �not limited to Americans.�

The warning, leveled against Washington, brought to mind Israel�s 1981 strike against Saddam Hussein�s nuclear reactor. To hit America, Iran does not need to cover the distance to the United States; American forces are close by, as is America�s ally, Israel.

link to story here, john
www.debka.com...

Iran to retaliate against ISRAEL?

why do arabs always turn to suicide as their best option?

its really sad

Originally posted by DJAghetto

Originally posted by SIRR1
August 23, 2004

Hardly a day has gone by this month without some Iranian official making an aggressive statement against the United States and Israel. The most unbridled are reserved for the Jewish state. Thursday, August 19, defense minister Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani threatened pre-emptive strikes to protect Iran�s nuclear facilities. �We will not sit on our hands waiting for what others will do to us,� he said, adding that some Iranian generals believe the doctrine of pre-emption is �not limited to Americans.�

The warning, leveled against Washington, brought to mind Israel�s 1981 strike against Saddam Hussein�s nuclear reactor. To hit America, Iran does not need to cover the distance to the United States; American forces are close by, as is America�s ally, Israel.

link to story here, john
www.debka.com...

Iran to retaliate against ISRAEL?

why do arabs always turn to suicide as their best option?

its really sad

Because they don't have a big brother looking after their backs and funding their wars.

Originally posted by DJAghetto

Originally posted by SIRR1
August 23, 2004

Hardly a day has gone by this month without some Iranian official making an aggressive statement against the United States and Israel. The most unbridled are reserved for the Jewish state. Thursday, August 19, defense minister Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani threatened pre-emptive strikes to protect Iran�s nuclear facilities. �We will not sit on our hands waiting for what others will do to us,� he said, adding that some Iranian generals believe the doctrine of pre-emption is �not limited to Americans.�

The warning, leveled against Washington, brought to mind Israel�s 1981 strike against Saddam Hussein�s nuclear reactor. To hit America, Iran does not need to cover the distance to the United States; American forces are close by, as is America�s ally, Israel.

link to story here, john
www.debka.com...

Iran to retaliate against ISRAEL?

why do arabs always turn to suicide as their best option?

its really sad

Just thought i would let you know that us Iranians are not Arabs, you dont know to much about the middle east do you. We are Persians do not call us arabs, its like calling a scottish person english or a American person Canadian just cause they are from the same area dont meen they are the same. Persians are better

[edit on 27-8-2004 by zi2525]