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And so it begins (Iran - US precursors to war) And so it begins (Iran - US precursors to war)

01-13-2012 , 10:41 PM
The phrase "defensive nukes" is amazing.
01-13-2012 , 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon
The phrase "defensive nukes" is amazing.
Doesn't amaze me. I watched all the Terminator movies.
01-13-2012 , 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon
The phrase "defensive nukes" is amazing.
Nuke the other nukes in midair. What could go wrong?
01-13-2012 , 10:53 PM
If you're going to win a nuke-off you can only fight people to your east.
01-13-2012 , 11:03 PM
Maybe nuclear warfare will kill off most humans but those that survive will replenish the earth as a mutated superspecies
01-13-2012 , 11:07 PM
Radiation resistance is an evolutionary change we need to survive long term space travel.
01-13-2012 , 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon
Radiation resistance is an evolutionary change we need to survive long term space travel.
Yeah, but that's why the TSA was invented.
01-13-2012 , 11:11 PM
I go for the gropings, but I stay for the nuking.
01-13-2012 , 11:14 PM
Mmmmmmm. Radiation burns.
01-20-2012 , 03:27 AM
FWIW, a screengrab of a protest in Iran:

01-20-2012 , 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by locknopair
Russia is #1 expert on asymmetric warfare...Chechens teach Mother Russia great deal of asymmetric warfare
01-25-2012 , 12:47 PM
Wow Iranians must be idiots. They will accept shiny metal from India and China for their oil instead of real money.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/318404
01-26-2012 , 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Ineedaride2
I don't have enough information to feel anyway about it, so here's my bipolar feelings:

If they aren't building nuclear bombs, I feel bad.

If they are building nuclear bombs, I feel ok.
the worse we treat them the more ok you'll feel. they 100% don't want to pass up on the option altogether like we insist (to supply them with fissle).
01-26-2012 , 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon
The phrase "defensive nukes" is amazing.
Huh? Having a bunch of nukes is the absolute best defense a country can have.
01-26-2012 , 07:37 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/ma...tack-iran.html

Long NYT Magazine article about Israel/Iran. Personally, I hope they do not attack.

Last edited by Tyrannic; 01-26-2012 at 07:38 AM. Reason: added
01-26-2012 , 09:03 AM
China has enough gold to pay for ~4 maybe 5 (with some discounts and buying more gold) years worth of Iranian oil imports at current levels.

Realistically this gold transaction arrangement will last for a few months at most until China/India find more permanent ways around the sanctions. Back when Saddam Hussein was in power, Russia and China (especially) simply bartered (infrastructure, weapons and what not) for oil.

Even if India and China manage to find more gold to ship to Tehran, in the long run, the highly volatile prices of gold will become another source of instability in Iran, lose lose for all.

Last edited by grizy; 01-26-2012 at 09:08 AM.
01-26-2012 , 09:21 PM
I've been communicating online with many Israeli's and Iranian's. This particular message is from an Iranian girl and it was absolutely intriguing, just blew me away.

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aw thank u , the same here i like talking to u too

i saw in your profile that u re surpporting Ron Paul. i like his opinions and views specially on iran and against war . i cant say im totally agree with u .im against having a nuclear programme and making nuke weapons , specially for my country and with such a crazy regime. they re dangerous and only god knows what they will do with their weapons. its for sure that iran will be a big threat for countries in the region, israel and even its own people. and i dont think iran wants respect , they want to be a power in mid east and make more supporters in poor,muslim and also communist/anti-american countries. and to acheive that they ask for russia's help. but they dont know that russia is "using" iran against the us.just looking for its own benefits. it s like a cold war between west and east block.
israel was one of the important friends of iran before 1979 , because iran and israel are the only non arab countries in mid-east. and u know arabs never like iran , even israel for some reason.so it always made 2 countries closer. after the revolution iran changed their policy , started to support the palestinians and after that some terrorist groups like hamas and hezbollah. ( the reason i call them terrorist too is that they use civilians as human sheild and try to get sympathy out of it and etc).
i think the main problems between iran and israel is their religious views. muslims believe that israel belongs to them ( what i disagree) so try to kick jewish out of their "promise land" ( wtf) . so israelis try to defend , self protect or something. cant really explain it in english , sorry. and it got worse when ahmadi nejad ( our fraud president) said israel should be disappeared from the map. it's obvious that israel feel more danger and gets more offensive! i think the other problem with 2 countries is the nature of the regimes. both are ideological. and it effects on their policy and relationships.
to me , 2 countries can be friends. should be friends.2 nations have always been good to eachother.u might ve read about cyrus , darius and xerxes in the old testament and how they helped the jewish.besides iran has a lot of jewish now( though most of them left the country after revolution) and our countries have a lot in common. can be good friends like they used to be.

terrorism is a threat to humanity and all of the countries. sad thing is that most of them came from friend countries of the us like saudi arabia. and some like al-qaeda first created by support of the us against soviet union. and now they keep killing innocent people. i ve heard alot about how us played a role in 9/11 . kinda unbelievable to me that a gov kills thousands of its own people just to find an alibi to attack other countries. what s your opinion ?
01-26-2012 , 10:59 PM
Man, I really hope that's another 40 year old white guy grad student.
01-27-2012 , 01:53 PM
"Iran could ban EU oil exports next week"

Possibly a very smart move. Sell to China instead?
01-27-2012 , 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon
Man, I really hope that's another 40 year old white guy grad student.
that is exactly what I thought. over/under on that actually being a legit Iranian citiizen... 25%
01-27-2012 , 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mr adam d
I've been communicating online with many FBI informants.
FYP
01-27-2012 , 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rrdk
FYP
GOAT 2nd post
01-27-2012 , 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by todd1007
that is exactly what I thought. over/under on that actually being a legit Iranian citiizen... 25%
You are not the sharpest tool in the box, are you? I have been to Iran many times and lived there for some time. Most of the Iranians I have met, from all walks of life, taxi drivers to college professors, were pretty smart, decent human beings, who did not refrain from criticizing their regime. The probability of the post being written by a legit Iranian citizen is more than 85%, I would say. Ahmedinejad is not popular with large segments of the Iranian population. The fact that he does not have real power within the system (the power belongs to the clerics, and Ahmedinejad isn't one of them) would probably surprise you too, I guess. But, whatever... keep living in your bubble.
01-27-2012 , 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by todd1007
that is exactly what I thought. over/under on that actually being a legit Iranian citiizen... 25%

I bet on sock-puppet.

      
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