U.S. Says Iran-Tied Terror Plot in Washington, D.C. Disrupted

AVGWarhawk · 10-11-11, 03:40 PM

Like JU88 said, this would spurn yet another war. We need that like a trap door in a canoe.

vienna · 10-11-11, 03:47 PM

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The Iranian govenment is not that stupid.

No, maybe not the Iranian government, but Ahmadinejad is and more so; he's stupid and a fanatic. It is just possible such a plot would have been viewed as feasible with the opportunity to place the blame on Al Queda and, maybe drive a bit of a wedge between the U.S. and the Saudis. Not that I personally believe Ahmadinejad would have gotten away clean if the plot was carried out; but, we are dealing with irrational fanatics and the laws of reason do not necessarily apply.

Skybird · 10-11-11, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

No, maybe not the Iranian government, but Ahmadinejad is and more so;

I am not certain that it is Ahmadinejadh. He is at odds with the clerics, and in recent years the Revolutionary Guards have gained in additional power and influence, strengthening their sovereignity and authority both in the military and the civilian sector. Parts of the civilian economy and key industries are controlled by them, they are a state within the state. I would assume any source for major drives to strike at Israel or the West to be located in their ranks more than anywhere else in Iran. Ahmadinejadh maybe is just a noisy clown (that is why the clerics do not like him, he attracts too much attention to things that Iran originally wanted to kept in the hidden).

Kaye T. Bai · 10-11-11, 04:20 PM

This doesn't really surprise me much. The Iranians and Saudis have been at each other's throats for control over the Middle East for as long as anyone can remember. Just goes to show that Muslims hate each other way more than they do non-Muslims; all this talk of a global Islamic brotherhood is bullsh*t, as it'll never happen. Hell, even secular democracies have trouble getting along with each other. Take a look at the Troubles in Ireland, where Christians were at each others throats. It's just human nature, I guess.

em2nought · 10-11-11, 07:17 PM

You see what happens when you start protesting on wall street.

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Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	This doesn't really surprise me much. The Iranians and Saudis have been at each other's throats for control over the Middle East for as long as anyone can remember. Just goes to show that Muslims hate each other way more than they do non-Muslims; all this talk of a global Islamic brotherhood is bullsh*t, as it'll never happen. Hell, even secular democracies have trouble getting along with each other. Take a look at the Troubles in Ireland, where Christians were at each others throats. It's just human nature, I guess.