Iran

[Birchtree]

I'm familiar with LZ x-ray. Weren't there over 200 that were ambushed - and the NVA came back at night and murdered all the wounded.

 

[Spaf]

LZ X-ray was where the Cav made a great stand against a larger NVA unit.

The Bn that replaced them was ambushed in their withdrawl to a LZ. The withdrawl was poorly planned. The NVA got on their flanks and cut them to pieces

 

[The_Technician]

I see Al-Sadr, the so called religious cleric who really is a killer mafia boss, is trying to slap back at the US with his Shiite protest this weekend.....he really is a bad solution for his fellow humans local and worldwide....he doesn't know how to give up his so called religious ways for money and power......to follow him is to certainly meet the devil in the future.:notrust:

 

[Birchtree]

The problem is the skank is not in Iraq - he's hiding out with Osama in Iran. Maybe Nancy can give him a few of her pearls to pacify him. We'll kill the nasty thug eventually. Perhaps a MOAB over Najaf would send a message from Allah.

 

[rokid]

LZ X-ray was where the Cav made a great stand against a larger NVA unit.

The Bn that replaced them was ambushed in their withdrawl to a LZ. The withdrawl was poorly planned. The NVA got on their flanks and cut them to pieces

I believe this was the battle fought in the Mel Gibson movie We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young

http://www.princeton.edu/~ferguson/adw/vietnam.shtml

 

[The_Technician]

The problem is the skank is not in Iraq - he's hiding out with Osama in Iran. Maybe Nancy can give him a few of her pearls to pacify him. We'll kill the nasty thug eventually. Perhaps a MOAB over Najaf would send a message from Allah.

Yeah, a radical Sunni and a radical Shiite holding hands together......did Nancy supercede the Constitution separation of powers by going to Syria to set some foreign relations??? Isn't foreign policy determined by the Executive branch....??? Does that say she broke the law of the land and therefore is considered criminal and may be treasonous to the country??? Does that make a traitor??? Questions that maybe seriously considered...

Makes you wonder if your Congress is for you or those who put money on the table.....which ain't you, remember yesterday when you went to put gas in your tank and thought of the oil monopoly that exists in todays markets...if it ain't a monopoly, then go down the street and get your gas cheaper.......you, a voter, just determine who is going into office to talk with those who control things.....

 

[Show-me]

Buy oil! It's cheap now!

 

[FUTURESTRADER]

new russian nuclear attack sub launched today...carries 16 ballistic missiles, reaching 5,000 miles. and we're worried about a few iranian reactors??

 

[Wolverine]

We also just sent another Aircraft Carrier Strike Group over to the Persian Gulf about a week ago. That should now make a total of 3 Carriers over there now. That's two that have been sent over this year.

 

[Birchtree]

How many Russian subs are still on the bottom?

 

[charmed855]

new russian nuclear attack sub launched today...carries 16 ballistic missiles, reaching 5,000 miles. and we're worried about a few iranian reactors??

Seems like missile range overkill when they have been able to sail right into Puget sound, San Diego, Hawaii, etc. :worried:

 

[Wolverine]

Just some current happenings.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18812865/

 

[nnuut]

Seems like missile range overkill when they have been able to sail right into Puget sound, San Diego, Hawaii, etc. :worried:

We do the same thing to them, but better!!

 

[fabijo]

A bit old topic, but relevant to today's issues because it shows that actions today could lead to reactions years later. How could actions in 1953 affect what people did in 1979 (taking hostages in Iran)? Here's a quick clip from a PBS documentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgbOxDX6DE

 

[Birchtree]

Do it and do it soon - we will all be safer afterwards.

http://wwwdailykos.com/story/2007/9/1/183018/1527

 

[James48843]

Do it and do it soon - we will all be safer afterwards.

http://wwwdailykos.com/story/2007/9/1/183018/1527

Can't. Sorry, but this president has already shot his wad. Our forces are already rather engaged elsewhere.

And there would be no support for a new strike against Iran, even if it made sense.

Which is doesn't.

 

[budnipper1]

Pentagon Has 3-Day Blitz Plan for Iran
Sunday, September 2, 2007 6:28 PM

The United States has a "shock and awe" plan designed to annihilate Iran's military, in the event of an attack.

According to the Sunday Times of London, the plan calls for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, over three days.

Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, told the Times that U.S. military planners were not preparing for “pinprick strikes” against Iran’s nuclear facilities. “They’re about taking out the entire Iranian military. ... Whether you go for pinprick strikes or all-out military action, the reaction from the Iranians will be the same.”

President Bush has accused Iran of putting the Middle East “under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust" because of its nuclear program. He has warned that the U.S. and its allies would confront Iran “before it is too late." One Washington source told the Time that the “temperature was rising” inside the administration.

Bush is committed for now to the diplomatic route but thinks Iran is moving towards acquiring a nuclear weapon. According to one well placed source, Washington believes it would be prudent to use rapid, overwhelming force, should military action become necessary.

Israel, which has warned it will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, has made its own preparations for airstrikes and is said to be ready to attack if the Americans back down. http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/iran_attack/2007/09/02/29343.html

 

[Show-me]

Israel will defiantly take care of business, but thing will likely escalate.

 

[budnipper1]

Yep. If the US would leave Israel alone and let them do their thing, instead of trying to babysit their military power(ref. Arafat) the world would be in a better place today.

Israel will defiantly take care of business, but thing will likely escalate.

 

[hessian]

Seems like missile range overkill when they have been able to sail right into Puget sound, San Diego, Hawaii, etc. :worried:

Hello Charmed,
Just a guess, but wondering if your possibly w DoD (maybe Navy)? If so, I got your back! You're right about subs, except I'm more wary of what China's up to!
I'm a Navy civilian (in DC), & now under this new NSPS- can't wait to see what Jan08 brings as far as my 1st raise under NSPS! Sorry if this is off subject here, but wanted to say hello!
VR