tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post7687139088073333901..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Yesterday's statement are ... uh ... inoperative.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-33957308885366232582007-02-26T00:38:00.000-05:002007-02-26T00:38:00.000-05:00As has been noted many times before, Israel appare...As has been noted many times before, Israel apparently doesn't remember the dire consequences it suffered the last time it got too close to the Empirium.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-26606076432210385312007-02-25T23:20:00.000-05:002007-02-25T23:20:00.000-05:00If the Israelis drop the bombs, wouldn't it give I...If the Israelis drop the bombs, wouldn't it give Iran a justifiable reason for a retaliatory strike in the future?<BR/>They would no doubt have China and Russia on their side with the UN Security Council. <BR/>Defence against aggression inside your own borders is one of the few reasons the UN allows an armed response.<BR/><BR/>In an action like this the US would be up to their earballs in complicity. <BR/>From supplying the smart bombs to riding shotgun in stealth fighters providing laser targeting and suppression of Iran's AA defenses.<BR/>Think of Israel as being a Mid-East UPS.<BR/><BR/>If the US allows a stunt like this to take place, I could see Iran receiving major armament upgrading through the backdoor.<BR/>The big players in that hemisphere must love watching the US just keep digging themselves in deeper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-69317076886822318162007-02-25T17:43:00.000-05:002007-02-25T17:43:00.000-05:00sraeli war planes would need to fly across Iraq. B...<I>sraeli war planes would need to fly across Iraq. But to do so the Israeli military authorities in Tel Aviv need permission from the Pentagon.</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting. I would have figured they'd need permission to fly across Iraq from the Iraqi government.Robert McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441059623685149683noreply@blogger.com