Comments on: New York Times Op-Ed Calls for War on Iran http://www.raceforiran.com/new-york-times-op-ed-calls-for-war-on-iran Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:54:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mickey http://www.raceforiran.com/new-york-times-op-ed-calls-for-war-on-iran#comment-423 mickey Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:41:44 +0000 http://www.raceforiran.com/?p=1257#comment-423 Whos payrole are you on?? Whos payrole are you on??

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]]> By: Engage Iran http://www.raceforiran.com/new-york-times-op-ed-calls-for-war-on-iran#comment-210 Engage Iran Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:19:31 +0000 http://www.raceforiran.com/?p=1257#comment-210 People in the Middle East generally believe US power is on the decline and that the American armed forces are already overstretched without trouble with Iran. Hence, few believe that the United States has the ability to defeat Iran in any conventional war, especially as the country is far stronger and can provide much greater resistance than eneything we’ve seen in Iraq and Afghanistan. Indeed, the US government must be praying that the Iranians will not make life difficult for them in Afghanistan as things stand, otherwise, failure there is almost certain. Ironically, President Obama’s only chance for a degree of success in Afghanistan is to prevent US/Iranian relations from deteriorating further. People in the Middle East generally believe US power is on the decline and that the American armed forces are already overstretched without trouble with Iran. Hence, few believe that the United States has the ability to defeat Iran in any conventional war, especially as the country is far stronger and can provide much greater resistance than eneything we’ve seen in Iraq and Afghanistan. Indeed, the US government must be praying that the Iranians will not make life difficult for them in Afghanistan as things stand, otherwise, failure there is almost certain. Ironically, President Obama’s only chance for a degree of success in Afghanistan is to prevent US/Iranian relations from deteriorating further.

]]> By: Chris http://www.raceforiran.com/new-york-times-op-ed-calls-for-war-on-iran#comment-204 Chris Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:19:07 +0000 http://www.raceforiran.com/?p=1257#comment-204 The war drums have begun... The war drums have begun…

]]> By: Norman Robbins http://www.raceforiran.com/new-york-times-op-ed-calls-for-war-on-iran#comment-200 Norman Robbins Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:47:03 +0000 http://www.raceforiran.com/?p=1257#comment-200 My Letter to the NY Times Editor re: Kuperman's outrageous proposal: Alan Kuperman’s Op-Ed (12-24-08) advocates bombing Iran and minimizes negative outcomes. His position defies logic. If the Iranians must be stopped because they are fanatic enough to commit suicide by using a nuclear weapon, why would they be afraid of launching massive military action in response to U.S. bombing of nuclear sites? Kuperman minimizes unintended consequences of such an attack, but history offers little support. For instance, the esteemed defense analyst, Anthony Cordesman, predicted in March 2003 that there was only a 5-10% chance that the Iraq war would last as long as 3 to 6 months (report still available online). Don’t we ever learn? My Letter to the NY Times Editor re: Kuperman’s outrageous proposal:

Alan Kuperman’s Op-Ed (12-24-08) advocates bombing Iran and minimizes negative outcomes. His position defies logic. If the Iranians must be stopped because they are fanatic enough to commit suicide by using a nuclear weapon, why would they be afraid of launching massive military action in response to U.S. bombing of nuclear sites?

Kuperman minimizes unintended consequences of such an attack, but history offers little support. For instance, the esteemed defense analyst, Anthony Cordesman, predicted in March 2003 that there was only a 5-10% chance that the Iraq war would last as long as 3 to 6 months (report still available online). Don’t we ever learn?

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