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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:05 PM
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Does anyone have words of comfort regarding Bush and Iran?
because I need it now. Until now, I never thought anyone actually wanted everyone in the world to die, except the occasional disturbed teenager. But the president of the fucking USA??? Can someone please give me evidence or at least a strong argument that Dumbass won't try to kill us all?
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:06 PM
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1. No, sorry.
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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:07 PM
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2. vouch for the actions of a dumbass?
nothing here . . . that couldn't be refuted by the dumbass factor.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:07 PM
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3. Well, if you live near a fairly large city...
and Bush does manage to start a full-scale nuclear war...you'll probably be vaporized quickly and painlessly. That's all I've got. Sorry. :hug:
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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:23 PM
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8. Shit, I live in Denver
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:25 PM
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9. You beat me to it. nt
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:27 PM
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11. I live near DC, so I KNOW I'll be gone quickly n/t
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:08 PM
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4. Snotty Scotty is on CSPAN; he'll TRY to comfort you. nt
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:09 PM
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5. why does
the stupid congress on recess this week, we could be flooding their phone lines right now. This regime are wicked liars.
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:09 PM
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6. He won't do it "on purpose". When it happens it will be because
"nobody could have anticipated it"
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paparush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:20 PM
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7. Precisely - No one could have forseen that I would authorize Armegeddon
I mean, whoda thought I could remember all them codes...
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Carni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:26 PM
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10. I guess bend over and kiss your ass goodbye doesn't cut it?
How about stock up on useless iodine pills and wide brimmed hats?

No, that doesn't sound very comforting either...

Let's just hope that the rest of the world isn't as nuts as our idiot so called *leader*
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ihaveaquestion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:29 PM
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12. I think the oil corps and military will talk him out of it.
There just aren't enough troops to get into the ground war that will result. Add to that the disruption of oil production in Iran and attacking Iran is untenable even by his Neo-con standards. Iran knows this and knows it can return his bluster back with impunity.
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cassiepriam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:32 PM
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13. No. Let's assume that anything is possible at this point. nt
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:35 PM
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14. Only this: it may be just some big-time saber rattling on Bush's part.
Although this group of neocon nutbags might do anything.
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Tool Fan Donating Member (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:35 PM
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15. I Can Try...
1. The government can never really say publicly military force is not an option, even if that is the case. Doing so would eliminate the weight of the threat. Bush will never publicly deny the use of military force whether he's thinking it or not.

2. We won't attack first. We can't afford to start a full-scale war against Iran and everyone knows it, even W. Doesn't matter if our military personnel and equipment are already "in the area", we simply cannot afford to start the nation-building process all over again in Iran. Now Mr. Bush understands what Colin Powell meant by "You break it, you own it." He can't afford to "own" Iran, too.

3. They won't attack first because they know if they do, the US will wipe Iran off the map, period.

Iran is calling our bluff because they know we've got our heads (and our wallets) buried in the sand next door to them and can't do shit about it. The result is that they expose the weaknesses of the Bush regime's "cowboy"-style foreign policy, not World War III. Surprise, W, in the real world, you don't have the money or the support to just beat up on everybody....
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The2ndWheel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:36 PM
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16. Embrace the horror
Sit back and enjoy the freak show, you've got a front row seat.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 12:41 PM
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17. Bend over and kiss it good bye
That is what I am afraid is in store for America.

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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-12-06 01:29 PM
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19. No. I do not put it past this lunatic to start another world war. The
bright side is that if China becomes upset with the US nuking Iran, they need not waste their warheads, but can just call in their T-bills. China could kill the USA in a single day by destroying our economy completely.
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