What is the reason, for a war against Iran ?

Oberon · 03-20-12, 11:31 AM

The thing is, the US is going to do what the US thinks is best for the US, if it benefits another country as well then that is good, but at the end of the day if Washington has to step on some toes in order to keep its interests in line, then it will do that. Just the same as just about every superpower has done in its history stretching all the way back to the Roman and Egyptian empires.
Does that make it right? Well, that depends on who you ask, just like everything in history does.
China does not have the power just yet to challenge the US openly, internally it's too weak, a house of cards. On the outside it looks strong but one well placed kick and the economy will crash. In about five to seven years when Beijing manages to balance out its trading, then there will be a contender, but for now the PRC is happy to just use soft power, which is where its strength lays.
Russia is...well...Russia, I don't think anyone can figure it out properly, but I think that its main interests lie within the former Warsaw Pact states, primarily the Baltics and Eastern Europe. It will be angry about an attack on Iran, but it won't intervene militarily because it has too much to lose from doing so, and so much more to gain from the US intervening.

I'm pretty confident the US is going to leave this one to Israel though and just provide intelligence support so that Israel can hit as much as it can on the first strike in order to maximise its effectiveness in the limited window of opportunity it will get.

nikimcbee · 03-20-12, 09:51 PM

re-election?

nikimcbee · 03-20-12, 09:54 PM

Quote:

TLAM Strike 4

Is that some sort of evil twin of TLAM?

Stealhead · 03-20-12, 10:14 PM

I don't how that 4 got in there but it does make it funnier.

Oberon · 03-20-12, 10:32 PM

They're multiplying! We'll have a whole SSGN of them before long!

TLAM Strike · 03-20-12, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealhead

The CIA created TLAM Strike 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Is that some sort of evil twin of TLAM?

I guess the secret is out: the TLAM Strikes are a series of clones used by the CIA. We are numbered in sequence as we are activated.

TLAM Strike 1 died when he was trampled to death by a lama in Santiago Chile in 1973
TLAM Strike 2 died in a freak paper shredder accident in Tehran in January of 1978
TLAM Strike 3 died in Beirut when he was run over by a taxi cab in 1985.
TLAM Strike 4 died aboard the Mir Space Station when it was destroyed in 1996.

That makes me TLAM Strike 5.

Oberon · 03-20-12, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I guess the secret is out: the TLAM Strikes are a series of clones used by the CIA. We are numbered in sequence as we are activated.

TLAM Strike 1 died when he was trampled to death by a lama in Santiago Chile in 1973
TLAM Strike 2 died in a freak paper shredder accident in Tehran in January of 1978
TLAM Strike 3 died in Beirut when he was run over by a taxi cab in 1985.
TLAM Strike 4 died aboard the Mir Space Station when it was destroyed in 1996.

That makes me TLAM Strike 5.

Watch out when you get to number six, I hear they can be defective...

Buddahaid · 03-21-12, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Watch out when you get to number six, I hear they can be defective...

He's a man not a number!

Catfish · 03-21-12, 02:57 AM

One last time OT, @Stealhead (errr "steal"?

)
regarding a made-up AL-Quaeda - or is it Al-Quaida ? They say the latter word is the addendum "i" for indeed making it the word "database" ?
But what do i know.

Anyway i would like you to watch this video i already posted, and tell me what you think of it ? This is not a nutjob video:
#!

Because regardless what the word means, a terror organisation with Bin Laden at its top, seems not to have existed. So he received training and weapons, just like everyone else in those scattered groups fighting the russians in Afghanistan, but indeed not personally - he was not a leader.

Even more OT, which was the number of the TLAMstrike i used to know ?!
Only deception and spy games

Sailor Steve · 03-21-12, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

TLAM Strike 1 died when he was trampled to death by a lama in Santiago Chile in 1973

That makes me TLAM Strike 5.

Who died of shame when the Spelling Nazi pointed out that "Llama" has two "l"s.

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03-20-12, 11:31 AM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The thing is, the US is going to do what the US thinks is best for the US, if it benefits another country as well then that is good, but at the end of the day if Washington has to step on some toes in order to keep its interests in line, then it will do that. Just the same as just about every superpower has done in its history stretching all the way back to the Roman and Egyptian empires. Does that make it right? Well, that depends on who you ask, just like everything in history does. China does not have the power just yet to challenge the US openly, internally it's too weak, a house of cards. On the outside it looks strong but one well placed kick and the economy will crash. In about five to seven years when Beijing manages to balance out its trading, then there will be a contender, but for now the PRC is happy to just use soft power, which is where its strength lays. Russia is...well...Russia, I don't think anyone can figure it out properly, but I think that its main interests lie within the former Warsaw Pact states, primarily the Baltics and Eastern Europe. It will be angry about an attack on Iran, but it won't intervene militarily because it has too much to lose from doing so, and so much more to gain from the US intervening. I'm pretty confident the US is going to leave this one to Israel though and just provide intelligence support so that Israel can hit as much as it can on the first strike in order to maximise its effectiveness in the limited window of opportunity it will get.

03-20-12, 10:14 PM	#4
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I don't how that 4 got in there but it does make it funnier.

03-20-12, 10:32 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	They're multiplying! We'll have a whole SSGN of them before long!

03-21-12, 02:57 AM	#9
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,799 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	One last time OT, @Stealhead (errr "steal"? ) regarding a made-up AL-Quaeda - or is it Al-Quaida ? They say the latter word is the addendum "i" for indeed making it the word "database" ? But what do i know. Anyway i would like you to watch this video i already posted, and tell me what you think of it ? This is not a nutjob video: #! Because regardless what the word means, a terror organisation with Bin Laden at its top, seems not to have existed. So he received training and weapons, just like everyone else in those scattered groups fighting the russians in Afghanistan, but indeed not personally - he was not a leader. Even more OT, which was the number of the TLAMstrike i used to know ?! Only deception and spy games