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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #140 on: March 08, 2012, 05:57:48 PM »

IRRC they have taken delivery on some BB's.
IMHO this is a feint.  They have the necessary
equipment.

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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #141 on: March 08, 2012, 07:26:51 PM »

IRRC they have taken delivery on some BB's.
IMHO this is a feint.  They have the necessary
equipment.

 You remember correctly they got a shipment I believe about 18 months ago.
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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #142 on: March 10, 2012, 04:07:23 AM »
News report yesterday has Stymie promising some special military aid if Israel , in turn , promises no attack in 2012 . Hmmm ... This doesn't stink to high heaven of politics , does it ?  ::whatgives:: ::outrage:: :o >:( ::angry:: ::gaah:: ::saywhat::

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« Reply #143 on: March 10, 2012, 11:33:28 AM »
News report yesterday has Stymie promising some special military aid if Israel , in turn , promises no attack in 2012 . Hmmm ... This doesn't stink to high heaven of politics , does it ?  ::whatgives:: ::outrage:: :o >:( ::angry:: ::gaah:: ::saywhat::

 Sure just look for all the Blue Jews sitting holding their breaths  waiting for his reelection to defend themselves.His weapons are going to be of little comfort if THEY'RE ALL DEAD!!and who would take his word for the deliveries to show up.
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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #144 on: March 13, 2012, 01:12:48 PM »
There is no way I see Bibi ceding his nations safety to politically benefit the SCoaMF no matter what the reward might be!
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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #145 on: March 13, 2012, 01:41:25 PM »

Turkey threw out the Israeli ambassador.

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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #146 on: March 13, 2012, 02:13:09 PM »
I'd say he's a lucky man then, a posting in Ankara has to suck anyway.
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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #147 on: March 19, 2012, 08:12:10 AM »
Could be getting closer to D-Day in Persia, more peices moving into place.  Still looks precautionary to me, Israel will be in center ring.

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsurf/articles/20120319.aspx
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« Reply #148 on: March 19, 2012, 06:54:43 PM »

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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #149 on: March 20, 2012, 07:00:53 AM »
They were due to be retired soon, but are still needed until enough LCC variants get on line to handle the load, so the Avengers will probably be around till the end of the decade.  One of the last designs to come out of the Reagan buildup.

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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #150 on: March 20, 2012, 07:46:54 AM »
The Old Gray Hag posted this today -

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/world/middleeast/united-states-war-game-sees-dire-results-of-an-israeli-attack-on-iran.html?_r=1&hp

These war games tend to get the worst case scenarios more credence than perhaps they deserve, I am not convinced Iran is willing to risk all-out war that sees its nation in ruins, but these 12th Imam cultists cannot be counted on to be reasonable as you and I understand the term, but at a basic survival level the advent of an Israeli strike may not initiate the worst of all possible outcomes.

Looks to me like the Regime wants to try to buy more time.  I think they would like to make it to November without Israeli action, but I have serious doubts the Israeli's can afford to wait much longer to act.
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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #151 on: March 21, 2012, 07:29:24 AM »
Wow, once again, why would Israel think the US is serious about Iran?

"The State Department announced on Tuesday that it would exempt 10 European countries and Japan from penalties for doing business with Iran's central bank, because those countries are making significant progress toward weaning themselves off of Iranian oil."
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/03/20/state_department_exempts_11_countries_from_iran_sanctions

But, I thought the Obama Regime doesn't give a damn about oil?  But I guess it gives less a damn about Iran sanctions, so, there ya go!

What a leader, eh?  Usually you have to go to Banana Republic's and Third World Dictators for this kind of open idiocy!

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« Reply #152 on: March 22, 2012, 11:28:16 PM »

When Barak went to Berlin
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The FAZ piece noted that the Merkel administration will "immediately" support Israel and provide rocket-defense systems and specialized personnel if requested by Israel in order to bolster its defenses during a conflict with Iran.

Former Israeli ambassador to Germany Shimon Stein, who served from 2001 to 2007, told the Post on the telephone that the "FAZ article is good news. Netanyahu's office will be pleased to read it."
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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #153 on: March 23, 2012, 08:14:28 AM »
Wow, the Germans are talking like we used to talk when we fully supported Israel!

Good for Israel, and bravo to Germany!
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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #154 on: March 23, 2012, 05:45:29 PM »
Wow, the Germans are talking like we used to talk when we fully supported Israel!

Good for Israel, and bravo to Germany!


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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #155 on: March 27, 2012, 08:48:07 AM »
Another busy day in the gulf, next new moon (if it matters) is not until April 21st, keep on shippin'!

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« Reply #156 on: March 27, 2012, 01:57:55 PM »

It must really be hopping now, half of Africa, Europe, China, and
India, "Sorry, we have no imagery here".  Hell's a poppin'?


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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #157 on: March 27, 2012, 02:11:12 PM »
I like that link...I click the "unspecified" ship box on and off, there are lots of them today...who are they and what are they doing?  Why are they "unidentified"?  Could be privately owned pleasure craft and such, or it could be pirates and small Iranian torpedo boats for all we know!

ETA - To show up they must have a transponder but their transponder must not allow the site operator to identify type of ship, but names are often given when you hover over them and many have foreign (perhaps local) origin.
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« Reply #158 on: March 27, 2012, 02:17:22 PM »

Some of that Google realtime like Clooney has in the Sudan would be cool.

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Re: Unilateral Israeli Strike on Iran?
« Reply #159 on: March 27, 2012, 10:32:08 PM »
Things heating up on Egyptian border, with the MB gaining influence there, there is word that they'll go after Israel if Israel does anything in Iran.  I wonder what old guard military types think of their hotheaded MB buddies?!

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/exchange-fire-along-israel-egypt-border-army-234047598.html
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