“OTTAWAâ??Canada has closed its embassy in Tehran and kicked out Iranian diplomats from Canada as it formally declared Iran a state sponsor of terrorism.”
What is the sudden change in policy? Iran is the same as it was yesterday and the day before that.
[quote]dirtman wrote:
“OTTAWAâ??Canada has closed its embassy in Tehran and kicked out Iranian diplomats from Canada as it formally declared Iran a state sponsor of terrorism.”
What is the sudden change in policy? Iran is the same as it was yesterday and the day before that.[/quote]
Because the air is getting cooler, making it easier for heavily-laden craft to take off from, say, somewhere in the Negev.
Because the nights are getting longer, making it easier to avoid air defence if one knows how to do that sort of thing.
Because the IAF has taken delivery of, and practiced with, MOP (mother-of-all-penetrators).
Because the IAF domestically developed quite a reliable re-fueling system and now can use it.
Because the time is nigh.
Pointless.
What exactly does it achieve?
[quote]Jewbacca wrote:
[quote]dirtman wrote:
“OTTAWAÃ?¢??Canada has closed its embassy in Tehran and kicked out Iranian diplomats from Canada as it formally declared Iran a state sponsor of terrorism.”
What is the sudden change in policy? Iran is the same as it was yesterday and the day before that.[/quote]
Because the air is getting cooler, making it easier for heavily-laden craft to take off from, say, somewhere in the Negev.
Because the nights are getting longer, making it easier to avoid air defence if one knows how to do that sort of thing.
Because the IAF has taken delivery of, and practiced with, MOP (mother-of-all-penetrators).
Because the IAF domestically developed quite a reliable re-fueling system and now can use it.
Because the time is nigh.[/quote]
My car takes premium so this is going to suck.
[quote]dirtman wrote:
What is the sudden change in policy? Iran is the same as it was yesterday and the day before that.[/quote]
The Iranian embassy actually threw a party on Sept. 1
http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/tory-senator-joins-iranian-embassy-shindig/
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Pointless.
What exactly does it achieve?[/quote]
You really are stupid, aren’t you?
Ask this guy what it achieves. No, not the bearded guy. He’s the president of Iran now. Ask the guy in the blindfold.
[quote]Jewbacca wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Pointless.
What exactly does it achieve?[/quote]
You really are stupid, aren’t you?
Ask this guy what it achieves. No, not the bearded guy. He’s the president of Iran now. Ask the guy in the blindfold.[/quote]
You see I live in a non-shitty part of the world and I’d rather not see Canada involve itself in this conflict.
Instead of throwing around insults tell me EXACTLY what this accomplishes?
[quote]Jewbacca wrote:
[quote]dirtman wrote:
“OTTAWAÃ??Ã?¢??Canada has closed its embassy in Tehran and kicked out Iranian diplomats from Canada as it formally declared Iran a state sponsor of terrorism.”
What is the sudden change in policy? Iran is the same as it was yesterday and the day before that.[/quote]
Because the air is getting cooler, making it easier for heavily-laden craft to take off from, say, somewhere in the Negev.
Because the nights are getting longer, making it easier to avoid air defence if one knows how to do that sort of thing.
Because the IAF has taken delivery of, and practiced with, MOP (mother-of-all-penetrators).
Because the IAF domestically developed quite a reliable re-fueling system and now can use it.
Because the time is nigh.[/quote]
As formidable as the IDF is, (which is very) it does not possess the military capability to carry out an operation targeting Iran’s nuclear program unilaterally. The geopolitical and economic implications of this situation are enormous. Very scary.
This is an excellent article by Noam Chomsky on the subject. zcommunications.org - zcommunications Resources and Information.
[quote]Legionary wrote:
This is an excellent article by Noam Chomsky on the subject. [/quote]
lol
Both attacking Iran and allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons will lead to serious problems.
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]Legionary wrote:
This is an excellent article by Noam Chomsky on the subject. [/quote]
lol[/quote]
What’s your level of expertise in International Relations? I’m sure you’d laugh at Henry Kissinger as well.
[quote]smh23 wrote:
Both attacking Iran and allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons will lead to serious problems.[/quote]
I couldn’t agree more. What is your opinion on the Obama administration’s strategy thus far?
[quote]Legionary wrote:
What’s your level of expertise in International Relations?
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That’s classified…
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I’m sure you’d laugh at Henry Kissinger as well.[/quote]
Kissinger’s been too Brzezinski-like in recent years.
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]Legionary wrote:
What’s your level of expertise in International Relations?
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That’s classified…
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That sounds like something a guy who has seen too many spy movies would say trying to get laid in a bar. Don’t worry, I’m sure others are more gullible 007.
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]Legionary wrote:
What’s your level of expertise in International Relations?
[/quote]
That’s classified…
[quote]
That sounds like something a guy who has seen too many spy movies would say trying to get laid in a bar. Don’t worry, I’m sure others are more gullible 007.[/quote]
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]Jewbacca wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Pointless.
What exactly does it achieve?[/quote]
You really are stupid, aren’t you?
Ask this guy what it achieves. No, not the bearded guy. He’s the president of Iran now. Ask the guy in the blindfold.[/quote]
You see I live in a non-shitty part of the world and I’d rather not see Canada involve itself in this conflict.
Instead of throwing around insults tell me EXACTLY what this accomplishes?
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This is because the Israelis (God Bless them) are about to take care of business. The Iranians have been threatening retaliation against uninvolved western countries in a bid to get them to stop the Israelis. the Iranians have a history of not respecting international law regarding the treatment of embassies. So the prudent move is to evacuate the embassy staff now while they can.
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]smh23 wrote:
Both attacking Iran and allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons will lead to serious problems.[/quote]
I couldn’t agree more. What is your opinion on the Obama administration’s strategy thus far? [/quote]
It’s tough to make these kinds of calls without knowing just what’s said and done behind closed doors, but given what we know of the situation it has been handled appropriately, even deftly. War is an undesirable proposition now more than ever in recent memory, and nation building even more so. But a nuclear Iran is a terrible proposition–dangerous in its own right but probably also because Hamas and Hezbollah will be emboldened by leaps and bounds when their sponsor wields such power. Furthermore, Turkey and I believe Saudi Arabia have both threatened to arm themselves in response to a nuclear Iran.
The trick is to be as tough as possible without crossing any battle lines unnecessarily, and the rounds of sanctions, which Obama has had to press hard for in Europe, seem to be taking their toll.
Though it’s not clear how much good they do, Stuxnet and assassination programs (of scientists) aren’t hurting our cause…they are bold without being so blatant as to coax out the battle drums.
Of course, the real test will be to see what this mess looks like two years from now. Obama could be remembered as a calculating foreign policy president with a gift for reading the nuance of a threat, or as a Chamberlain who allowed a country run by madmen to split the atom.
Everything that I just wrote could be meaningless tomorrow. Many have predicted that the Israelis will strike before November so that Obama has no choice but to sanction the act and send in his own bunkerbusters. We’ll see.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
You see I live in a non-shitty part of the world…
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I thought you lived in Canada?
Embassy gone = CSIS station chief gone.