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The Ticking Time Bomb of Iran and Obama

Bill115 Wrote: Aug 07, 2012 11:06 AM

I seriously doubt if Obama would go to war with Iran in the event of a strike on Isreal. However, if Iran (or any other terror sponsoring nation) were to attack us before the election, he would have no choice but to retaliate. Remember, the response after 9/11 was not exactly a speedy one, and there was still alot of diplomatic wrangling in the Congress and the UN before any direct military action was initiated.

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Bondman60 Wrote: Aug 07, 2012 11:23 AM

Iran per se would never attack the U.S. directly. Something local to Iran, perhaps. More likely, Irtan will use proxies like Hezbollah to strike U.S. interests. This way, they can claim to be innocent and avoid retaliation. The BHO administration can be counted on to treat any attacks by Iranian proxies on U.S. interests as criminal activity, and not the warfare that it is.

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The Ticking Time Bomb of Iran and Obama

Last Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted on his website his most recent anti-Semitic tirade, saying global forces should join together to annihilate Israel. Meanwhile, in Orlando, Fla., President Barack Obama had a takeout plate of pulled pork and rice.

The Jerusalem Post reported Ahmadinejad as saying, "Anyone who loves freedom and justice must strive for the annihilation of the Zionist regime in order to pave the way for world justice and freedom."

Those words came from the same international leader who called the Holocaust a myth and entreated that Israel should be "wiped off the page of time" in a 2005 speech.

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