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Will Israel Vs Iran start world war 3?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,873 ✭✭✭Lantus


    Higher wrote: »
    Secondly there is little doubt that Iran are indeed attempting to build a nuclear bomb and while they should be entitled to one in a fair and utopian world, it is not in the interest of stability in the Middle East and would result in a plethora of Sunni states acquiring their own Nuclear Weapons.

    We should all be working and demanding that all countries including those that allready have weapons of such mass destruction get rid of them.

    Our ability to create these super weapons far outsrips our current intelligence and ability to solve problems in a rational and peaceful manner.

    We live in a cruel and stupid world. Giving another country a nuclear weapon, one which believes that a women not clothed properly leads to earthquakes is utter maddness.

    Religion is a significant problem to humans everywhere. The belief in myth structures works against the rational approach to solving problems.

    We cant outlaw tradition, but we can outgrow it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭OS119


    Lantus wrote: »
    We should all be working and demanding that all countries including those that allready have weapons of such mass destruction get rid of them.

    Our ability to create these super weapons far outsrips our current intelligence and ability to solve problems in a rational and peaceful manner.

    We live in a cruel and stupid world. Giving another country a nuclear weapon, one which believes that a women not clothed properly leads to earthquakes is utter maddness.

    Religion is a significant problem to humans everywhere. The belief in myth structures works against the rational approach to solving problems.

    We cant outlaw tradition, but we can outgrow it.

    ah, the tie-dye t-shirt and flowers in your hair approach to policy. if only someone had tried it before...

    nuclear weapons, like any other invention, cannot be unmade just because you wish weally, weally hard for it. even if banned, someone will build one - which is why no one will get rid of theirs, and why most countries that don't have one have a contingency plan for getting one, or getting under the umbrella of someone that does.

    unlike your own, utterlly bleak view of humanity, i see the fact that a number of countries have held nuclear weapons for many decades, faced existential threats and still not used nuclear weapons as a rather positive sign...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭WakeUp


    Thankfully rational people in both Israel and the US seem to be coming out on top at the moment. Only a crazy person would believe attacking Iranian nuclear plants - fully functioning ones that cause nuclear disasters of massive proportions on a world wide scale - to be a "good" idea. Thats only one of the ramifications from such idiotic insane action. Israel cant attack on their own unless they use nuclear weapons. They can attack conventionally but would be like cutting the grass it wouldnt sort the issue out permanently. If they believe that radiating large parts of Iran causing a nuclear disaster in the middle east and nuclear fallout around the world on a scale not seen yet, if they believe that will some how make them "safer" then they really have lost the plot. Israel will cease to exist as we know it if they follow through. Attacking Iran is insanity personified. They will only do it with the full backing of the US. If the Israelis were capable of doing this on their own, without resorting to nuclear weapons, it would have happened a long time ago. "Rational" decision/policy makers/analysts in both countries realise that attacking Iran is the idea of a non-rational person/s. Lets hope they continue to come out on top and for once sanity prevails. When people like Brezinski believe its a bad idea to attack Iran - war mongers and their supporters/apologists should take heed. Israel wont attack on their own, in my opinion.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 paddylanger


    WakeUp wrote: »
    Thankfully rational people in both Israel and the US seem to be coming out on top at the moment.

    Yeah hopefully sense will prevail.

    Aipac and friends seem to be backing Romney though. So guess we'll see how big their influence is come election time.

    Very interesting perspective here too from Miko Peled. His dad was a general in the IDF and his niece was killed by a suicide bomb by a palestinian.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ZfnpN4Dfc

    while its not directly linked to an israel vs Iran issue it does show some hope that even with extremists on both sides that sensible people can truly consider the problems they all face and hopefully find solutions that include everybody.

    Also another cool guy in my humble opinion is Shlomo Sand. he is an israeli professor and got tenure so he then wrote his book. His microphone clicks in and out but it gets sorted after a while. Very interesting lecture though. His book was a best-seller in Israel for 19 weeks in 2009.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EmvANgw9Mk

    he is a historian . In the university they have specific historians that deal with israeli history, however he dealt with the rest of the worlds history in his department, which means that his approach was from the outside looking in as he wasn't allowed to overstep his brief. side note he is not a zionist but he is a former refugee that is rightfully proud of his jewish and Israeli culture.

    Plus i think Shlomo has given me a better understanding of israel from an israeli's perspective without having extremist views and indeed he does make some very valid and thought provoking points.

    He also raises points that when considered from Irans presidents point of view can be interpreted to justify his claims that israel shouldn't be on the map. Not that that was Shlomos intentions, i'm sure .

    Shlomo also raises the valid point that israel exists. no matter how it got there. it has be considered as part of any solution in the middle east. similar to northern ireland here, which hopefully we have all learnt that peoples lives are far more precious than a bit of land.

    wether you agree with shlomo's book or not . his insight in to his israel is very good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    To WakeUp and paddylanger -

    What is more important - a nuclear pollution as a result of bombing from the air or a nuclear wipe out of a country and a regional nuclear pollution?

    I agree that if Israel attacks the nuclear pollution and hundreds and probably thousands dead on both sides is a sure thing, but at least it won't be a total disaster. It's like in with cancer: an amputation of a small organ for preventing the chance of a spreading cancer to the brain.

    Both options are bad, but one is more risky than the other, and it's the option of not doing nothing.
    The Iranian regime is telling day and night (and very often recently) how Israel shouldn't exist and that its end is near. I'm not willing to live in fear of what if a maniac would fulfill its threats..

    Israel is waiting till the Americans will get to their red line or to the Israeli final red line after which the Iranian nuclear capabilities would be not destroyable. If Israel gets into the war first, the Americans would have no choice but to join. If the Americans attack first, well, they are in...

    The Americans are doing everything they can to force Israel act accordingly to their plans. Israel is waiting for the suctions to affect somehow, and maybe even till the elections in USA because it is very important for our allies (USA), but Israel has its red lines no matter what.

    I don't believe the Iran would stop its nuclear military project, and I don't believe that Israel would agree with an Iranian nuclear capabilities -> an attack is inevitable.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    To WakeUp and paddylanger -

    What is more important - a nuclear pollution as a result of bombing from the air or a nuclear wipe out of a country and a regional nuclear pollution?
    ..............


    A false dichotomy, as it presumes Iran would actually attack Israel with nuclear weapons. This is unlikely in the extreme.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭wes


    What is more important - a nuclear pollution as a result of bombing from the air or a nuclear wipe out of a country and a regional nuclear pollution?

    Considering there is no nuclear weapons program, what your are advocating is a war crime, and just another example of mass murdering extremism, that the West is ok with.

    Also, even if Iran did choose to create such weapon in the future, then MAD would apply, and that is what Israel really fears. They would suddenly lost a major advantage in the region, and may have to abandon the extremist greater Israel nonsense.
    I agree that if Israel attacks the nuclear pollution and hundreds and probably thousands dead on both sides is a sure thing, but at least it won't be a total disaster.

    1000s dead over an imaginary WMD program, not a disaster........ It nice to see how little you value lives of Iranians and your own country men, who will die needlessly.

    Amazing that we are seeing this farce playing so soon, after the last one.
    It's like in with cancer: an amputation of a small organ for preventing the chance of a spreading cancer to the brain.

    Well, if the cancer doesn't actually exist, then removing any organ is rather stupid.
    Both options are bad, but one is more risky than the other, and it's the option of not doing nothing.

    So unprecedented crippling sanctions is doing nothing? Rather astonishing claim I have to say.
    The Iranian regime is telling day and night (and very often recently) how Israel shouldn't exist and that its end is near. I'm not willing to live in fear of what if a maniac would fulfill its threats..

    I am sure you can prove this claim, that the Iranian regime are saying Israel shouldn't exist day and night?

    BTW, it is a bit rich of you to say this, as Israel is actually doing its best to make sure that there can't be a Palestinian state via the constant settlement expansion.........
    Israel is waiting till the Americans will get to their red line or to the Israeli final red line after which the Iranian nuclear capabilities would be not destroyable. If Israel gets into the war first, the Americans would have no choice but to join. If the Americans attack first, well, they are in...

    It would be madness for the US to attack Iran, or join in, if Israel were to attack. It would not end well for anyone.

    The best tactic is negotiations, were the US actually offer something, as opposed to there current tactic of offering nothing, but the constant threat of sanctions.
    The Americans are doing everything they can to force Israel act accordingly to their plans. Israel is waiting for the suctions to affect somehow, and maybe even till the elections in USA because it is very important for our allies (USA), but Israel has its red lines no matter what.

    I don't believe the Iran would stop its nuclear military project, and I don't believe that Israel would agree with an Iranian nuclear capabilities -> an attack is inevitable.

    An attack is hardly inevitable, despite war mongering extremists on all sides. The fact remains is that Iran has no nuclear weapons program, and they have a right to nuclear technology as long as they follow the NPT (which Israel is not party too btw), but it seems war mongering crazies in the US and Israel, won't even accept that, and don't even want Iran to even have the ability to build a nuclear weapon, if they chose to do so, which is quite frankly ridiculous imho.

    War is not a forgone conclusion, and while extremists, try to make out that war is the only option, which they hope will make an actual war more likely.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring


    http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000110812

    150k Turkish troops waiting to go into Syria?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    If Israel gets into the war first, the Americans would have no choice but to join.

    Why no choice? Do you not think the people of the US (Israel's generous benefactors) will be furious if Israel drags the US into a war with Iran?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    Why no choice? Do you not think the people of the US (Israel's generous benefactors) will be furious if Israel drags the US into a war with Iran?
    Most Americans would back U.S. strike over Iran nuclear weapon: poll

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/13/us-usa-iran-poll-idUSBRE82C19Y20120313


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    Nodin wrote: »
    A false dichotomy, as it presumes Iran would actually attack Israel with nuclear weapons. This is unlikely in the extreme.

    Moving "dirty bombs" to Hezbollah, Al Qaeda and the World Jihad is not completely unlikely, and I'm sure that it's a risk you are willing to take but many people in this region don't want to live while being threatened constantly by a country that is calling to their extinction and is holding nuclear weapons.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭wes



    From your own link:
    (Reuters) - A majority of Americans would support military action against Iran if there were evidence that Tehran is building nuclear weapons, even if such action led to higher gasoline prices, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.

    Nice attempt at spin there.......

    Still no evidence of a active nuclear weapons program.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭wes


    Moving "dirty bombs" to Hezbollah, Al Qaeda and the World Jihad is not completely unlikely,

    Al Qaeda hate Shia's with a passion, and have been involved numerous sectarian attacks against them, most notable in Iraq. Also, there is no such group as World Jihad.......

    The fact that you would suggest that Iran would give weapons to a group that would be just as likely to use it on them is rather astonishing, and shows just how absurd what your saying is, and that you really haven't a clue what your on about.

    Also, if Iran gave a weapon to Hezbollah and they used it, then Iran would be attacked with Nuclear weapons. Again, MAD applies to Iran, as it would be very stupid to give nuclear weapons to a 3rd party, as they would be held responsible and face nuclear retaliation.
    and I'm sure that it's a risk you are willing to take but many people in this region don't want to live while being threatened constantly by a country that is calling to their extinction and is holding nuclear weapons.

    You mean like Palestinians who are living with Nuclear armed Israels ongoing ethnic cleansing of them........


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    wes wrote: »
    From your own link:


    Nice attempt at spin there.......

    Still no evidence of a active nuclear weapons program.

    Well, there are quite few, but nothing you would be concerned about.
    Where do you think the dead lines are coming from?
    What about the destroyed and flattened bases right before UN inspections and other intelligence sources that even you might not be aware of them.

    The Iranians -
    1) Refuse to allow other countries to enrich uranium for them.
    2) Are willing to bring their economy down and nearly starve a big portion of their population.
    3) Waste the world's time on fruitless negotiations.
    4) Don't cooperate with UN do by allowing them to conduct real inspections, and use cat and mouse tactics.
    5) Don't hide their ambitions towards Israel.
    6) Increase their uranium production all the time

    Conclusion - they build an electric power reactor :)

    I know that you are anti American and Anti Israeli automatically. It's same ole story every time in every subject related thread. A waste of time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭wes


    Well, there are quite few, but nothing you would be concerned about.

    Can't be concerned with what doesn't exist.
    Where do you think the dead lines are coming from?

    Largely from the US, there old pal Israel and various Western countries, who don't want Iran to have any nuclear technology.

    Still find it rather funny that a country that hasn't signed the NPT themselves, seem to care so much about it, in regards to other countries. How about signing up and allowing some inspections on Israeli nuclear sites......
    What about the destroyed and flattened bases right before UN inspections and other intelligence sources that even you might not be aware of them.

    So you have proof that they were hiding a nuclear weapons program in those buildings, and that there wasn't any other reason for this? I am sure stuff is pulled down all the time in Iran for various reasons. So unless you can prove they were pulled to hide a weapons program, this is just more of the same spin we have seen before, from basically the same people who said this crap before.
    I know that you are anti American and Anti Israeli automatically. It{s same ole story every time in every subject related thread. A waste of time.

    I am Anti invading countries over imaginary WMDs. If Russia was going to invade a country over imaginary WMDs, I would be against that as well.

    Being against extremists calling for another Middle Easter war over imaginary WMDs doesn't make one anti-American or Anti-Israeli, just anti the extremists in those countries.

    Also, I rather like a lot of things about the US, and as for Israel, I have no issues with the average Israeli going about there lives like anyone else, however there government is engaged in a decades long slow process of ethnically cleansing another group of people, and I can't quite support such a thing........

    Nor can I support another war that will cause more death and destruction, being called for by basically the same Western extremists, that lied last time about Iraq. The fact that these people have not been completely discredited and ignored is imho rather astonishing.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 921 ✭✭✭Border-Rat


    the iranian government has vowed to wipe israel off the map.......

    now....if i was an israeli, i wonder what i would do..?????

    No it hasn't vowed to wipe Israel off the map.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭WakeUp


    To WakeUp and paddylanger -

    What is more important - a nuclear pollution as a result of bombing from the air or a nuclear wipe out of a country and a regional nuclear pollution?

    I agree that if Israel attacks the nuclear pollution and hundreds and probably thousands dead on both sides is a sure thing, but at least it won't be a total disaster. It's like in with cancer: an amputation of a small organ for preventing the chance of a spreading cancer to the brain.

    Both options are bad, but one is more risky than the other, and it's the option of not doing nothing.
    The Iranian regime is telling day and night (and very often recently) how Israel shouldn't exist and that its end is near. I'm not willing to live in fear of what if a maniac would fulfill its threats..

    Israel is waiting till the Americans will get to their red line or to the Israeli final red line after which the Iranian nuclear capabilities would be not destroyable. If Israel gets into the war first, the Americans would have no choice but to join. If the Americans attack first, well, they are in...

    The Americans are doing everything they can to force Israel act accordingly to their plans. Israel is waiting for the suctions to affect somehow, and maybe even till the elections in USA because it is very important for our allies (USA), but Israel has its red lines no matter what.

    I don't believe the Iran would stop its nuclear military project, and I don't believe that Israel would agree with an Iranian nuclear capabilities -> an attack is inevitable.

    There is so much wrong with what you are saying here that its hard to know where to start. Only things in life that are inevitable are paying tax and ending up in the ground everything else is a mixture of circumstance and choice, war doesnt have to be inevitable there is always another way. If the Iranians wanted to wipe Israel out there are other ways of doing that they dont need nuclear weapons to destroy Israel. Israel is a tiny country with a couple of major cities I see you live in Tel Aviv, do you understand what will happen your city if your country follows through with their insane threats?? are you aware what the Iranian response will be?? If you are not this is what I know from listening to Iranian generals and people from their military speak - in relation to a strike by Israel not a first strike by them - within 60 seconds of Israeli planes entering Iranian airspace they aint waiting till you drop bombs on them as soon as they spot your planes, they will respond with 11000 missiles directly at Tel Aviv a proportion of them ballistic.

    Do you know what the blast radius of a Shahab 3 missile is?? 7kms. If even 20 percent of that 11000 breach your untested non-battle proven air defence Tel Aviv will be reduced to rubble which is why they plan on firing everything they have so as not to give you a chance to iron out bugs and to overload your air defences. The Persians are intelligent people yet over in Israel you treat them with arrogance and underestimate them. If Tel Aviv is destroyed its game over for you guys Israel will never recover nor ever be the same. Now what do you think the Israeli response will be to that?? it will be a nuclear response. Can you see where this is going????...

    This attack can not be allowed happen its sheer insanity to even imagine doing such a thing for all concerned. This planet belongs to everyone not just Israel. Your leaders are clearly crazy and putting your existance on the line by threatening to do this - not the Iranians. Even if the US strike on your behalf Tel Aviv will still be turned to rubble. If this war happens we all lose, everyone. We need sane heads, diplomacy negotiations and dialogue. The alternative is a horror and loss of life on a scale you cant even begin to comprehend. Am just glad people like yourself dont have your finger on the button as if you did we would have all since perished a long time ago. Your leaders are crazy bonafide bat sh1t crazy for even thinking this up. If they follow through with it, it will be then end of your country as you know it now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,364 ✭✭✭golden lane


    Border-Rat wrote: »
    No it hasn't vowed to wipe Israel off the map.

    you are right.........and we seem to have a problem...?????

    well, the israeli's think they do......i wonder why.....

    it is only what israel thinks that will make them attack iran.......

    and if i was an israeli......and i thought that iran had a nuclear capacity....i would attack....


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 921 ✭✭✭Border-Rat


    you are right.........and we seem to have a problem...?????

    well, the israeli's think they do......i wonder why.....

    it is only what israel thinks that will make them attack iran.......

    and if i was an israeli......and i thought that iran had a nuclear capacity....i would attack....

    Laughable. Iran is a signatory to the NPT. Israel is not. Therefore Israel is a rogue nuclear menace threatening a Sovereign Nation. I think Israel, on these grounds, should be sanctioned or even invaded.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭ressem


    Moving "dirty bombs" to Hezbollah, Al Qaeda and the World Jihad is not completely unlikely, and I'm sure that it's a risk you are willing to take but many people in this region don't want to live while being threatened constantly by a country that is calling to their extinction and is holding nuclear weapons.

    Why are nuclear weapons in Iran so much more of a threat than the chemical WMDs that Syria has had for a prolonged time (apparently with Soviet development help)? Syria has gone to full war with Israel in recent memory, unlike Iran, and currently has a civil war?
    Is there any reason to believe that Iran's leadership would be stupid enough to give WMDs especially something with a big nuclear "made in Iran" fingerprint to groups that could turn on them?

    Is Egypt going to have to bomb-proof it's new planned civilian nuclear reactor? Or how does Israel feel about Turkey's 3 nuclear plants in construction. Unlike Israel, they share a border with Iran and have that old Sunni-Shiite difference.

    By the way, on the ground in Tel Aviv, how loud are the protests against Netanyahu's austerity program? Some reports are of Greece-like self-immolations. Enough to require a distraction similar to Ahmadinejad's mouthing off?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Moving "dirty bombs" to Hezbollah, Al Qaeda and the World Jihad is not completely unlikely, and I'm sure that it's a risk you are willing to take but many people in this region don't want to live while being threatened constantly by a country that is calling to their extinction and is holding nuclear weapons.


    A quick goal-post shift there.

    The truth is that Israel doesn't want an equivalent power in the region. That simple.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭Mr.Micro


    ressem wrote: »

    By the way, on the ground in Tel Aviv, how loud are the protests against Netanyahu's austerity program? Some reports are of Greece-like self-immolations. Enough to require a distraction similar to Ahmadinejad's mouthing off?

    Indeed, nothing like a good war to help get re-elected.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    WakeUp wrote: »
    There is so much wrong with what you are saying here that its hard to know where to start. Only things in life that are inevitable are paying tax and ending up in the ground everything else is a mixture of circumstance and choice, war doesnt have to be inevitable there is always another way. If the Iranians wanted to wipe Israel out there are other ways of doing that they dont need nuclear weapons to destroy Israel. Israel is a tiny country with a couple of major cities I see you live in Tel Aviv, do you understand what will happen your city if your country follows through with their insane threats?? are you aware what the Iranian response will be?? If you are not this is what I know from listening to Iranian generals and people from their military speak - in relation to a strike by Israel not a first strike by them - within 60 seconds of Israeli planes entering Iranian airspace they aint waiting till you drop bombs on them as soon as they spot your planes, they will respond with 11000 missiles directly at Tel Aviv a proportion of them ballistic.

    Do you know what the blast radius of a Shahab 3 missile is?? 7kms. If even 20 percent of that 11000 breach your untested non-battle proven air defence Tel Aviv will be reduced to rubble which is why they plan on firing everything they have so as not to give you a chance to iron out bugs and to overload your air defences. The Persians are intelligent people yet over in Israel you treat them with arrogance and underestimate them. If Tel Aviv is destroyed its game over for you guys Israel will never recover nor ever be the same. Now what do you think the Israeli response will be to that?? it will be a nuclear response. Can you see where this is going????...

    This attack can not be allowed happen its sheer insanity to even imagine doing such a thing for all concerned. This planet belongs to everyone not just Israel. Your leaders are clearly crazy and putting your existance on the line by threatening to do this - not the Iranians. Even if the US strike on your behalf Tel Aviv will still be turned to rubble. If this war happens we all lose, everyone. We need sane heads, diplomacy negotiations and dialogue. The alternative is a horror and loss of life on a scale you cant even begin to comprehend. Am just glad people like yourself dont have your finger on the button as if you did we would have all since perished a long time ago. Your leaders are crazy bonafide bat sh1t crazy for even thinking this up. If they follow through with it, it will be then end of your country as you know it now.

    You are slightly underestimating the IAF.. All these missiles have to be dragged out of their bunkers. Some of them would have to be fueled. This makes them vulnerable + an accurate and massive attack done by the IAF can eliminate most of the threats. You are also forgetting that Israel has submarines, missiles and air force that can cause a grave damage to Iranian main cities, which is something they are taking into account too.
    Many people have under estimated the Israeli capabilities starting from 1948, so you are not the first one.
    I have read and heard about possible military developments if Israel attacks. All I can say that you shouldn't take your predictions too seriously.

    There aren't other options but those 2:
    Nuclear Iran or not nuclear Iran. There is no shame for you to say out loud that you prefer a nuclear Iran.

    Iran arms Hezbollah and Hamas even today. People with logic wouldn't like to let people who speak all the time about the extinction of Israel the choice to decide what to do with nuclear bombs or dirty weapons.
    Assad is far from a good partner but his rhetoric is pretty different than of Iran. At least because he fears of Israel. Something the Iranians are less concerned about.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭liammur


    You are slightly underestimating the IAF.. All these missiles have to be dragged out of their bunkers. Some of them would have to be fueled. This makes them vulnerable + an accurate and massive attack done by the IAF can eliminate most of the threats. You are also forgetting that Israel has submarines, missiles and air force that can cause a grave damage to Iranian main cities, which is something they are taking into account too.
    Many people have under estimated the Israeli capabilities starting from 1948, so you are not the first one.
    I have read and heard about possible military developments if Israel attacks. All I can say that you shouldn't take your predictions too seriously.

    There aren't other options but those 2:
    Nuclear Iran or not nuclear Iran. There is no shame for you to say out loud that you prefer a nuclear Iran.

    Iran arms Hezbollah and Hamas even today. People with logic wouldn't like to let people who speak all the time about the extinction of Israel the choice to decide what to do with nuclear bombs or dirty weapons.
    Assad is far from a good partner but his rhetoric is pretty different than of Iran. At least because he fears of Israel. Something the Iranians are less concerned about.

    I see no problem with Iran having nuclear, I do think it would be a big mistake by Israel to strike Iran. Let's hope some commonsense prevails.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    liammur wrote: »
    I see no problem with Iran having nuclear, I do think it would be a big mistake by Israel to strike Iran. Let's hope some commonsense prevails.

    Chamberlain thought that he was using commonsense too.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    Chamberlain thought that he was using commonsense too.

    Ergo not supporting an Israeli attack on Iran is supporting the death of masses of Jews...

    Dammit! I hate being an inadvertent mass murderer supporter.

    But wait...
    In fact, Barak declared on Sep. 17, 2009, “I am not among those who believe Iran is an existential issue for Israel.” And in a Nov. 17, 2011 interview with Charlie Rose, he even denied that the Iranian nuclear programme was aimed at Israel.

    Source

    Phew.. for a minute there I thought I was a 1940's Nazi.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    The Sunni vs Shiite muslims will kick off the next big confrontation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    Ergo not supporting an Israeli attack on Iran is supporting the death of masses of Jews...

    Dammit! I hate being an inadvertent mass murderer supporter.

    But wait...



    Phew.. for a minute there I thought I was a 1940's Nazi.

    You aren't quite grasping what I've meant.
    Hitler took Czechoslovakia by force and gambled that the world wouldn't move a finger - and he was right. It was part of the Chamberlai's policy to keep Hitler "happy" thinking that that way he would assure peace.
    He was wrong.

    Now Iran is showing the middle finger to the world.. Well, to the western world at least, and you applause.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Eggy Baby!



    Now Iran is showing the middle finger to the world.. Well, to the western world at least, and you applause.

    Any country who owns nuclear weapons is flipping a bird to all civilisation. Considering Israel has lots of undeclared nukes (it even went to the bother of persecuting an individual because he spilled the beans on this arsenal) it is just, if not more, guilty in this respect.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭The Israeli


    Eggy Baby! wrote: »
    Any country who owns nuclear weapons is flipping a bird to all civilisation. Considering Israel has lots of undeclared nukes (it even went to the bother of persecuting an individual because he spilled the beans on this arsenal) it is just, if not more, guilty in this respect.

    Yes, the nuclear policy is a national secret out of many reasons. Especially in what is related to usa.
    If somebody bridges so bluntly then they should be punished for that. Like in every normal country.

    If you accept Iranians threats and foreign policy then we have no option to discuss this matter.


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