Iran soon?

Originally Posted by Night Phoenix

Which makes it a threat to the US, dummy. Just because a country can't invade you or attack your home soil doesn't mean it isn't a threat.

There are some that don't consider a diminished base of power, and attacking the actual country to be the same kind of threat.

Yeah there would be a significant reduction in the US's economic power (and it would trickle down to other areas) if they lost support in the Gulf. But some don't see that the same as attacking America.

Being deprived of a thing does not (to some people's POV) constitute a threat. And (to some) does not come close to constituting an attack. Of course this would just get back into the debate about whether it's right to kill for money, and that's one that never goes anywhere.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Musharraf

You mean the British bombing holocaust on Dresden in 1944?

Not to downplay the incident, but a fuck-tonne of conventional bombs does not meet what is generally considered a 'weapon of mass destruction'.

Originally Posted by Gumby

lol WMDs doesn't always mean nukes, Casual_Otaku.

lol nukes are ok because other WMDs are out there too.

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Originally Posted by Nehmi

Or... you know... Israel blackmailing the US. Whichever you want to pick.

Care to expand on that?

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Originally Posted by Nehmi

You really shouldn't take me seriously, even though I am dead serious. I could provide you with articles from websites you wouldn't take as reliable information, so I'll just give you this, which should show Israel really does like the US.

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/04/23/liberty.attack/

You do not know what sources I will or will not consider reliable. You do not know my political agenda or leanings. Thanks for the link.

Unfortunately, both your link, and Adamgian's don't really look like 'blackmail' to me. Adamgian's at least could be spun that way, but by that spin one would have to assume that all lobies are engaging in blackmail.

Seriously though, if there were more specific instances of blackmail, I'd be most interested to read 'em.

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Originally Posted by Wesker

All that being said....whats done is done, and Israel now stands as the only free democratic state in the Middle east and has every right to continue to exist They are a staunch ally of the U.S. and for reasons wide and varied the U.S. is and should continue to be counted on to come to the defense of Israel.

What are these reasons? Please tell me it's more than 'supporting democracy and freedom'.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by tenjouten

The U.S. actually DOING something about Iran??...unless they're stupid enough to send one of those nukes flying our way, I don't really think so.

Kim Jong Il: Hans Brix? Oh no! Oh, herro. Great to see you again, Hans!
Hans Blix: Mr. Il, I was supposed to be allowed to inspect your palace today, but your guards won't let me enter certain areas.
Kim Jong Il: Hans, Hans, Hans! We've been frew this a dozen times. I don't have any weapons of mass destwuction, OK Hans?
Hans Blix: Then let me look around, so I can ease the UN's collective mind. I'm sorry, but the UN must be firm with you. Let me in, or else.
Kim Jong Il: Or else what?
Hans Blix: Or else we will be very angry with you... and we will write you a letter, telling you how angry we are.

So, uh, the correct way to deal with the Iran situation is to take a hard line with North Korea?

Also, what do you suggest be done since letter writting obviously is the punchline in your joke?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?