Iran will respond instantly to aggression: Hosseini

[TexasLawyer]

Iran will respond instantly to aggression: Hosseini
Malaysia Sun
Sunday 7th January, 2007
IANS

Tehran, Jan 7 (RIA Novosti) Iran will respond instantly to any aggression against the country, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Sunday.

The diplomat said Israel's possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities would not affect the will of the Iranian people to continue civilian nuclear activities.

According to Hosseini, any aggression against Iran will not be left unanswered and the aggressor will instantly regret about its actions.

Hosseini said Iran's nuclear programme is meant for civilian purposes and complies with international norms.

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http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/223563/cs/1/

[acmavm]

1. Jeeze, did anyone think that they wouldn't? Israel attacks Iran and

they start some big shit that they won't be able to finish. And neither will we.

edit: See, that's what I think this 'surge' shit is about in a lot of ways. The neos have figured out that they are losing the window of opportunity to help Israel start some more shit in the Middle East and have America help cover its ass.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Like Iran doesn't know that if anything "big" happens to Israel,

by big I mean a nuclear attack by Iran against Israel, that One: Israel would FLATTEN Iran and Two: the U.S. would flatten what's already been flattened. What we don't need is someone having the power to influence or threaten, or at least that's the way I read it.... oh wait, NK is already coloring outside the lines. Call Monk.

[Tom Joad]

3. It will start a chain reaction that may not end.

[Pavulon]

4. Osirak scenario

Has happened before. As to the response it could vary from a hamas puppet war to a regional war.

[VegasWolf]

5. Of course they will. Israel will be a smoking hole in the ground. Iran will

be a less of a smoking hole. The US will be attacked for the next 50 years by Muslim terrorists.

[Pavulon]

6. Any nuclear

incursion against israel for a non nuclear attack would involve us. Iran would cease to exist, literally. Any US involvement would not be peacekeeping and hearts and minds. It would be breaking old soviet era stuff and killing people on a massive scale. The air force/naval aviation is doing nothing now. It would be at 5000 sorties a day plus every cruise missile in inventory, if it spilled over onto us.

This is all saber rattling from a tabloid article being pushed as news.

[VegasWolf]

7. That is common thinking. I'm betting not. My guess. If Israel starts with

nuclear weapons against Iran, the entire world will be against the US jumping into the fray. China will cut the US off financially and the Chimpanzee will not be able to borrow his 10 trillions dollars. The conservative Republicans all believe what you have said, that is part of the reason that I definitely consider that scenario baloney.

:toast:

[Pavulon]

8. Fake issue

This all stems from some National Enquirer equiv in the UK.

However the weapons in North Dakota and floating on subs are paid for. As are the black jets and b-61's.

I believe in the event of a nuclear first strike by Israel we would NOT be involved. In a non nuclear strike who knows.

If we stop buying walmart shit china has problems.

There is no scenario. We have a defensive pact with israel. Is they are attacked with nuclear reasons in a first strike we will jump in, same as an attack on japan.

[VegasWolf]

9. We are getting closer! I don't believe Israel will be attacked. My guess is

that if anyone attacks first, it will be Israel. If Israel does attack first, regardless of whether it's nuclear, the entire world will be against the US joining in.

The statement that China depends on America going to WalMart is not true. We have outsourced almost all major manufacturing with the exception of heavy industrial machinery, aircraft, and military toys. It is not WalMart, it is Macy's, Circuit City, Best Buy, Target, etc. etc. Clothes, home appliances, computers, electronics, you name it. This is why we have a 10 trillion dollar deficit. WalMart is inconsequential in the big picture.

Regardless of what happens to the US, China will be the dominant powerhouse of the 21st century.

:toast:

[Pavulon]

10. China will definately be on the stage

they have pockets of development and production but are not a developed nation. Cheap labor is the reason asiapac nations are used to make clothes.

When they start making wide body jets and sophisticated electronics they will be moving along in the short turn.

The driving forces of the 21st century have yet to be determined.

There is significant manufacturing capacity in the us.

The same things were said about Japan in the 80's, people got all hot and bothered and smashed Toyotas and radios on tv. It was funny.

Seems to be repeating.

[VegasWolf]

11. That certainly is your opinion. Warren Buffet, Jim Rodgers, and others

distinctly differ from your opinion. The major cities of China are well urbanized. Manufacturing is going at such a heavy rate that major pollution is becoming a serious problem. Warren Buffet has claimed that for being supposed "communists", that they are the smartest capitalists he has ever met.

Beijing has some of the best Universities in the world, they are doing cutting edge research in biotechnology, genetic engineering, quantum computing, and nano technology manufacturing while good ole USD is 38th in the world in science education and 35th in the world in mathematics education. China now has the number one number of elective plastic surgery, boob jobs and face lifts etc., of ANY country in the world.

The USD is devaluing, the international oil, gold, and pharmaceutical bourses are in transition to having their primary weight in euros instead of the USD. If the yaun decouples from the basket of currencies that it is tied to, and it will, the yaun will be the dominant currency of the world.

My guess is that the first man to walk on Mars will be Chinese.

The US is still number one at a couple of things though, we have the highest rate of evangelical religionists in the world and we have the highest sense of self-importance anywhere.

[Pavulon]

12. I have been to China

Seen it. Dont need warrens opinion.. Parts are organized and well run. The major cities. If you go out of the cities it is 3rd world. You will find places with no electricity. China is a developing capitalist country, no doubt. The little red book crown will be quite irrelevant in 20 years.

A quick comparison between the US and China in the world fact book cements my position.

The yuan is overvalued because of central bank policies in china. If it were allowed to float it would drop.

The us remains years ahead in super computing, aerospace, and design. There is equipment I cant sell to china. They would not want to buy it if they could make it.

[VegasWolf]

13. Yes, that is your opinion. nt

[Kenergy]

21. Good take n/t

[durtee librul]

23. AAANNNNNDDDDD we have

the highest ranking stupid leader as well.

[MrPrax]

19. How stupid?

You seem to think that perfecting the wide bodied jet is some 'Rostow' take-off?

Seriously dude -- it's ONLY 2007. Still a lot of century to go and you are completely deluded in not believing that two very very old developed civilizations encompassing nearly 2.5 billion will not be in ascendancy.

What are you gonna do when if all trade roads end up in the East? Threaten them too?

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. No, the Sunday Times is not a "National Enquirer equivalent"

It's a major broadsheet, that has been in existence for well over 100 years, and probably has an investigative track record second to none in British journalism. The Downing Street Memo, the thalidomide scandal, Mordechai Vanunu's details about Israeli nuclear weapons, and many more stories have been published by it.

[High Plains]

18. Nobody is talking about a nuclear attack on Israel now, are they?

Except you.

[Ezlivin]

14. China will cut us off at the knees, economically speaking

They can trade the dollars of our debt their holding and get Euros. Naturally this will destroy the world's economy, but it will stop the U.S. from further aggression.

China has us by the economic short hairs.

[Pavulon]

15. China is our debt bitch

China has more to gain from access to the us economy to sell cars and crap and we have plenty to gain selling them infrastructure. They buy it and make money.

They would not be able to sell that much debt and they would suffer in an economic downturn.

http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_05/conrad052105.html
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive/2006/Feb/17-883919.html

Japan hold more public debt than china by over 3 times. It does sound scary though.

[Strelnikov_]

20. 'Debt Bitch'. My My. n./t

[VegasWolf]

16. Yes, but the world's economy will rearrange itself away from the anglo-saxon IMF model

to an Sino-Asian, Middle East and Central and Southern American model. The US and Africa(as always) will be left holding the bag.

You are exactly right that China has Bush by his balls!

[hang a left]

22. Actually it could be a response to the BBC article

re: Israel's intentions to take out Iran's nukes.

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[PerceptionManagement]

24. No, what would happen is that Iranians would DIE in place, fast and in mass.

Don't kid yourself. Israel and Iran can screw around all they want. The US still isn't in the mood to go to war on Israels behalf (Iraq not with standing). But if Ahmadinejad marches West to Iraq or tries to retaliate against Israel, stand the fuck by. All bets are off.

[VegasWolf]

26. Yes, that is your opinion. The US is not in position to do crap. China owns Bush's balls. nt