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Have we left it too late?
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After Afghanistan, who will be next in line for military action Iran or Zimbabwe, or have we left it too late?
Both Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Robert Mugabe, have been more of a threat than Saddam Hussain yet the West has never took action against them.
After Afghanistan, who will be next in line for military action Iran or Zimbabwe, or have we left it too late?
Both Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Robert Mugabe, have been more of a threat than Saddam Hussain yet the West has never took action against them.
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Saddam Hussein was attacked because
Bush had a personal vendetta against him -he tried to kill his daddy
They knew Iraq invasion would be an impressive walk over
Bush business relationships with global petro-chem industry (including the Bin Ladens and other Saudis of course) made Iraq a very attractive acquisition
Iran and Zimbabwe offer no such incentives
Bush had a personal vendetta against him -he tried to kill his daddy
They knew Iraq invasion would be an impressive walk over
Bush business relationships with global petro-chem industry (including the Bin Ladens and other Saudis of course) made Iraq a very attractive acquisition
Iran and Zimbabwe offer no such incentives
Yep, they attacked an Iraqi reactor once, they might well do it again, although I suspect the Iranian facilities are hidden and hardened.
Remember too that Iran is a lot larger than Israel, further away and doesn't border it. Israeli aircraft would have to cross Jordanian and Iraqi airspace to do this which would implicate the Americans.
I think a submarine launched cruise missile attack on Iranian nuclear installations is much more probable but Obama will not want to do that without a UN resolution otherwise it would be seen as yet another American act of aggression
Remember too that Iran is a lot larger than Israel, further away and doesn't border it. Israeli aircraft would have to cross Jordanian and Iraqi airspace to do this which would implicate the Americans.
I think a submarine launched cruise missile attack on Iranian nuclear installations is much more probable but Obama will not want to do that without a UN resolution otherwise it would be seen as yet another American act of aggression
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