nmm Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 U.S. plans envision broad attack on Iran: analystFri Jan 19, 2007 7:49pm ET28WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. contingency planning for military action against Iran's nuclear program goes beyond limited strikes and would effectively unleash a war against the country, a former U.S. intelligence analyst said on Friday."I've seen some of the planning ... You're not talking about a surgical strike," said Wayne White, who was a top Middle East analyst for the State Department's bureau of intelligence and research until March 2005."You're talking about a war against Iran" that likely would destabilize the Middle East for years, White told the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington think tank."We're not talking about just surgical strikes against an array of targets inside Iran. We're talking about clearing a path to the targets" by taking out much of the Iranian Air Force, Kilo submarines, anti-ship missiles that could target commerce or U.S. warships in the Gulf, and maybe even Iran's ballistic missile capability, White said."I'm much more worried about the consequences of a U.S. or Israeli attack against Iran's nuclear infrastructure," which would prompt vigorous Iranian retaliation, he said, than civil war in Iraq, which could be confined to that country.President George W. Bush has stressed he is seeking a diplomatic solution to the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. . . . . . MORE:http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews....=rss&rpc=22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 U.S. plans envision broad attack on Iran: analystFri Jan 19, 2007 7:49pm ET28 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. contingency planning for military action against Iran's nuclear program goes I take issue with the title of the thread. Anglos are not the only ethnicity in the United States and Persians are not the only ethnicity in Iran. Nor is either ethnic group confined to those political boundaries. Is it your belief that the potential for war is in some way related to ethnicity or race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I take issue with the title of the thread. Anglos are not the only ethnicity in the United States and Persians are not the only ethnicity in Iran. Nor is either ethnic group confined to those political boundaries.Is it your belief that the potential for war is in some way related to ethnicity or race? I'd agree with you to an extent. While WE may not see it that way, it's those in the middle east that believe it's more of an anglo/persian war. They also see it as a Religious war, which I believe is probably more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 They also see it as a Religious war, which I believe is probably more accurate.Agreed. This is far more credible, but isn't implied by the title of the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I, too, take issue to the thread title. I am also baffled by the point the poster is trying to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 People are getting upset because the DoD is preparing for possibilities?I'd be more upset if they weren't planning for things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'd bet there are contingency plans to attack England, or even Canada. Uh, especially Canada! We should be prepared for all possibilities, and not just probabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'd bet there are contingency plans to attack England, or even Canada. Uh, especially Canada! We should be prepared for all possibilities, and not just probabilities.Yep. There are contingency plans for all sorts of situations. Can you imagine the press firestorm that would result if the press figured out that we've got a plan to deal with hostile military incursions from Mexico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Can you imagine the press firestorm that would result if the press figured out that we've got a plan to deal with hostile military incursions from Mexico?Yeah, it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantanamo Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Religious war? More like color war: Black and green. Now we in the states are always accused of cultural ignorance. Why is this not considered ignorant. A lot of the world simply doesn't get the power of green and black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 They also see it as a Religious war, which I believe is probably more accurate.I am Iranian, and I don't see it as a relgious war, rather who has power in the world. They, like Korea, know they will get respect, in the form of fear, if they too have enriched uranium.I, too, take issue to the thread title. I am also baffled by the point the poster is trying to make.Sounds more like a news posting rather than taking sides or having an opinion about the article at hand.I gave this one (1) star too, like many other, pointless thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I am Iranian, and I don't see it as a relgious war, rather who has power in the world. They, like Korea, know they will get respect, in the form of fear, if they too have enriched uranium.Sounds more like a news posting rather than taking sides or having an opinion about the article at hand.I gave this one (1) star too, like many other, pointless thread.The thing is, you may not see it as a religious war, but THEY (the Extremists) are the ones that see this as a religious war. If you have seen what The President of Iran has been saying as of late, it's been rather eye catching. Just recently, he said that a single nuke could take out isreal. That's one of his more interesting statements for the past few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 How is this news to anyone? This has been in the works since we decided to go into Iraq and Afghanistan. (The US, not "Anglos") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmm Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 Title edited. Sorry, i didnt realize the 'connotations' of the word anglo. Ive always heard it being used freely. Anywho its more of a political war. In my opinion atleast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 How is this news to anyone? This has been in the works since we decided to go into Iraq and Afghanistan. (The US, not "Anglos") Does your picture mean you are mostly Democratic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Does your picture mean you are mostly Democratic? You mean "Democrat". The US is "Democratic". To answer your question, though--nope. I was actually 22% Democrat but only when I answered that I shop at Whole Foods It changed when I took that out to 17%. People who think I am a raging Bush/Coulter-loving conservative don't know what they're talking about half the time, so it's no surprise. I don't know what the rest is, probably independent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 there are contingency plans for alien invasions. because, you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Gates says, "I don't know how many times the president, secretary [of state Condoleezza] Rice and I have had to repeat that we have no intention of attacking Iran."That is not a denial of planning. It is a statement of intent, or rather the lack thereof. It would be irresponsible not to plan for all plausible contingencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I hope any attack on Iran is targeted at that ranting witch from years back, exuse me, the "student hostage taker". Didn't they elect her as Vice President or something like that some time later. I hated her then and I still hate her now. I'd love to see her guts splattered all over a CNN camera lens. Sorry folks, but I will never forgive those bastards for taking our people hostage. What a bunch of cowards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I hope any attack on Iran is targeted at that ranting witch from years back, exuse me, the "student hostage taker". Didn't they elect her as Vice President or something like that some time later. I hated her then and I still hate her now. I'd love to see her guts splattered all over a CNN camera lens. Sorry folks, but I will never forgive those bastards for taking our people hostage. What a bunch of cowards! Fellow Iranians in the room here, tone it down. Who are you talking about anyways, Christiane Amanpour?, I think she is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 They will never get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 nmm, I think you would have a field day at armageddon online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Not into games, my friend. Rather read TIME magazine, or the Cambridge History series.Its not a game, its a forum, where other panic prone individuals post far-fetched (or doomsday) articles about anything from wars that can start any second, to the Mayan Calendar ending December 23rd, 2012. It was a sincere suggestion, since those ideas use to interest me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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