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Originally posted by Trustme333
You know the difference between an attack and a retaliation/defense ??
Every one of your examples shows Iran or their allies being attacked FIRST..
Originally posted by Tephra
Iran did not say they were going to attack Turkey, or invade Turkey in any way. They said they would strategically strike the NATO missle defense battery.
If you count a single strike as attacking the entire country. I think the US might be at war with over 20 nations.
Originally posted by Trustme333
reply to post by Xcathdra
Im sorry you are correct. They just make comments about wiping Israel off the map. They just threatened Turkey with attacks should Israel or the US hit them. They have threatened the Arab League for their actions against Syria. They have stated any attack on Syria would be met with an Iranian response.
What exactly, in your world, qualifies as a threat to attack / invade another country?
You know the difference between an attack and a retaliation/defense ??
Every one of your examples shows Iran or their allies being attacked FIRST..
Originally posted by KilrathiLG
so basicly there defense strategy is to say if the usa attacks them they are gonna attack the regional power that is turkey while we are bombing the crap out of them?how does that make sense were getting attacked by a superpower and what ever people want to call Israel so Iran's finally gone insane....i just dont see how saying if u attack us we are gonna attack other people is a sane or even morally right plan? sure turkey is an ally of ours but i mean its the same crap north korea utters you attack us we will kill innocent people in unrelated countires and people wonder why no one takes them seriously i mean its not like even america says if we get attacked were gonna nuke every body as far as i knew only the isralies did that with there samson option. but if it was irans plan to act more like israel i guess they are succeeding
Originally posted by jonnywhite
Iran has been threatening everyone lately. It's time that we let them know they can't do that.
Originally posted by woogleuk
reply to post by Xcathdra
From what I can make out, if there is any truth to the story, they are talking about taking out US installations that defend Israel, that just happen to be located in Turkey.........so if the US and Israel attack, I think taking out these targets is wholly justified, tough luck to Turkey for allowing them to be built in their country.
Edit: Just to add, if Iran do defend by attacking these targets, then it is essentially a defensive attack on the US, not Turkey, kind of.edit on 26/11/11 by woogleuk because: (no reason given)
Iran has been threatening everyone lately. It's time that we let them know they can't do that.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Exactly what is being targeted in Turkey by the way?
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will target NATO's missile defense installations in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic, a senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday.
Exactly what is being targeted in Turkey by the way? Israel has their own missile defense and they dont rely on Turkey for that at all, especially after the dipomatic row they had over the summer.
Tehran says NATO's early warning radar station in Turkey is meant to protect Israel against Iranian missile attacks if a war breaks out with the Jewish state. Ankara agreed to host the radar in September as part of NATO's missile defense system aimed at countering ballistic missile threats from neighboring Iran.
A military installation in the Turkish town of Kurecik, some 435 miles (700 kilometers) west of the Iranian border, has been designated as the radar site, according to Turkish government officials.