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crankster

Trad climber

Mar 4, 2015 - 12:35pm PT

DMT, I said if they are seen to be developing a nuke. They won't be allowed to gets as far as actually producing a working bomb.

Jones in LA

Mountain climber

Tarzana, California

Mar 4, 2015 - 01:28pm PT

I give Netanyahu, Boehner, and Israel's Ambassador Ron Dermer a full 10 out of 10 points for juvenile political jiggery-pokery. It's shameful.

Then there's this little gem, drawn up by a normally left-leaning political cartoonist nine years ago. Who would'a thought that people would actually go out and kill a bunch of other people because they were pissed off about cartoons?

The prospect of dealing with a nuclear-armed Iran is a mind-bender for those of us who spent most of our lives in the Cold War. It was the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction that kept the Cold War from going hot. Imagine Iran lobbing a relatively primitive nuclear bomb or two into a small, nuclear-armed country and wiping out 4 million out of its 8 million inhabitants. Then, that country retaliates with more, bigger, better nuclear bombs and vaporizes 15 million Iranians. The high value that religious extremists place on their own martyrdom changes the equation completely, so I think Iran would consider that exchange to be a great success. I'm not sure what deterrence would even look like with a nuclear-armed Iran. Regarding the current debate on how best to keep Iran from producing nuclear weapons, I don't think any US President will want his or her legacy to be: The One who let Iran get the bomb. Thus, I think extraordinary effort will be put into preventing it from happening, regardless of who is in the White House.

Rich Jones

TGT

Social climber

So Cal

Mar 4, 2015 - 01:47pm PT

What's rational about an apocalyptic religious cult?

Hell, they flog and cut themselves every year just for fun.

guyman

Social climber

Moorpark, CA.

Mar 4, 2015 - 01:49pm PT

Agree with Rich Jones.....

And CA.Timothy..... so you support the UN.

Did you know that the UN created Israel??

Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber

Old and Broken Down in Appalachia

Mar 4, 2015 - 02:30pm PT

Can somoene remind me why we support Israel?

Oh, because Israel supports us in our war against terror.

The terror caused by our support of Israel........

Craig Fry

Trad climber

So Cal.

Mar 4, 2015 - 02:49pm PT

WTF?
WTF, maybe you should do some research before making a fool out of yourself

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she was "near tears" during a speech to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Pelosi, a California Democrat, said she was "saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States" as part of a group of nations negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pelosi-says-she-was-near-tears-during-netanyahu-speech-2015-03-03

Nancy Pelosi Says Netanyahu's 'Insulting' Speech Had Her 'Near Tears'

Mar 3, 2015 1:02 PM PST

The House minority leader issued a strong rebuke of the Israeli prime minister's speech.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-03/nancy-pelosi-says-netanyahu-s-insulting-speech-had-her-near-tears-

dirtbag

climber

Mar 4, 2015 - 03:43pm PT

Isn't it nice to see that the same hawkish idiots who supported Bush's failed Mideast adventures have learned absolutely nothing?

crankster

Trad climber

Mar 4, 2015 - 03:50pm PT

What Jim said.

healyje

Trad climber

Portland, Oregon

Mar 4, 2015 - 03:54pm PT

The prospect of dealing with a nuclear-armed Iran is a mind-bender for those of us who spent most of our lives in the Cold War.

Under any and all circumstances I'd far rather be dealing with a nuclear-armed Iran than a nuclear-armed Pakistan. The former is manageable, the latter a nightmare at every turn.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Mar 4, 2015 - 03:58pm PT

healyje, you must enjoy a nice drive on the odd late Friday nite through
East LA to Compton. Kinda the same.

Ghost

climber

A long way from where I started

Mar 4, 2015 - 04:12pm PT

Yeah, just you guys wait until Alabama gets the bomb.

StahlBro

Trad climber

San Diego, CA

Mar 4, 2015 - 04:21pm PT

Alabama? How about Nevadastan. They would nuke the US government faster than Iran or Israel.

healyje

Trad climber

Portland, Oregon

Mar 4, 2015 - 04:37pm PT

healyje, you must enjoy a nice drive on the odd late Friday nite through East LA to Compton. Kinda the same.

Yeah, been there and East St. Louis - same, same.

climbski2

Mountain climber

Anchorage AK, Reno NV

Mar 4, 2015 - 04:48pm PT

Isn't it nice to see that the same hawkish idiots who supported Bush's failed Mideast adventures have learned absolutely nothing?

One apparently did, at least in this case .. very surprised to hear this from Susan Rice of all people.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/02/susan-rice-tells-israel-lobbyists-their-demands-are-unachievable/

“We cannot let a totally unachievable ideal stand in the way of a good deal,”

healyje

Trad climber

Portland, Oregon

Mar 4, 2015 - 04:52pm PT

Does east Portland suffer from bad beard trims ? It confuses the reverent.

We are currently weathering a wave of lumbersexualism, so that would be a yes.

TGT

Social climber

So Cal

Mar 4, 2015 - 05:00pm PT

Have you actually met anyone from Iran ? They are indeed, quite like Americans. They are the original merchant class who like to make a buck and be truly free as entrepreneurs.

yes I have.

The LA area is thick with them.

All here to escape the nut cases that are running their homeland.

Gary

Social climber

Desolation Basin, Calif.

Mar 4, 2015 - 05:35pm PT

All here to escape the nut cases that are running their homeland.

Yeah, said nutcases were slowly being eased out by more moderate politicians, when George W. conveniently made the nutcases point that the Americans were f*#king violent whack jobs intent on destroying the middle-east.

Thanks, W.!

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Mar 4, 2015 - 05:46pm PT

said nutcases were slowly being eased out by more moderate politicians

That is wishful thinking, at best. The Revolutionary Guard still runs the
country (and much of the economy) and they do so with the blessings of the
mullahs. Any semblance of parliamentary government is purely window dressing.
To the extent that hand-wringing westerners perceive some veneer of
rapprochement it is purely a ploy to wrest concessions from the sanctions.