tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post7810086641048488102..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: The Great Con: The Iran DealDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-58607450570039587172017-10-15T16:07:25.900-04:002017-10-15T16:07:25.900-04:00Yeah, my first time in a DeLorean too!
It's t...Yeah, my first time in a DeLorean too!<br /><br />It's too bad the future doesn't look much better, even when you've been there.Eskymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947922645001422523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-35580088627232778302017-10-15T03:54:41.338-04:002017-10-15T03:54:41.338-04:00I'm having a back to the future moment ...I'm having a back to the future moment ...George W. Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559745926094694653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-51993065182347144472015-07-19T22:23:50.512-04:002015-07-19T22:23:50.512-04:00Allow me to correct myself on global fallout. As ...Allow me to correct myself on global fallout. As of 1962, weapons states combined had set off 511 megatons in the air or on the surface. Life time doses for newborns (the worst case) only increased 5% over background to the bone (Sr-89/90) and 1.9% to whole body.<br /><br />An Iran/Israel exchange couldn't exceed 20 megaton so no worries!Whitehallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-74494623711792205032015-07-18T08:46:46.668-04:002015-07-18T08:46:46.668-04:00I believe Obama views Iran as a friend, not a foe,...I believe Obama views Iran as a friend, not a foe, so he is happy to empower Iran. However, the end result of his policies may be another Sunni-Shia standoff -- similar to Saddam vs Iran before the Iraq War -- but with WMDs on steroids.DRJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-42874974956719975042015-07-17T22:19:00.130-04:002015-07-17T22:19:00.130-04:00dearieme?
It would appear you've concluded it...<strong>dearieme?</strong><br /><br />It would appear you've concluded it was <i>Simply Bush 43 & Blair</i> who colluded to get us "into this mess" ... which, simply is either a misunderstanding or worse, willful blindness.<br /><br />The History is all out there for practically, anyone who chooses to, without choosing *preferred villains* right off the bat ... or, for those not familiar with US colloquialisms, pre-determined bad people.<br /><br />While I would agree it true our Bush II and *your* Blair[?] may well have set an unwise course, <i>the seeds had already been planted.</i><br /><br />See for example here;<br /><br />http://theweek.com/articles/555970/why-liberals-tell-themselves-comforting-fables-about-iraq-war<br /><br />(I'm Not insinuating dearieme you're a liberal in the US sense ... just seems to me you've not got that *particular appreciation* of the shit Bush I received from his very own "supporters" - GHW I'm certain will be the epitome of "What-Might-Of-Beens" should the World As It Is Nowadays make it to the next phase.)<br /><br />9/11 unfortunately far far exceeded even Bin Laden's hopes - for us US citizens we now are only coming to grips with what the set-up of the Department of Homeland Security means.<br /><br />No longer do our Leaders day say, "Our Nation" and for damn sure no more of that, "Our Republic" shit ... oh that's so so passé as if we Americans need instruction from the White-Flag-Factory-French ... Nope, these days our Leaders (and Media) say, "The Homeland" which has a somewhat more than vaguely North Korean feel to it.<br /><br />But getting back dearieme to what you're implying, "It woz Blain wot dunnit!" ... Nope.<br /><br />The stage was set when GHW - WWII vet, Ambassador, CIA Chief, Vice-President (and throughout a student of the ME) had a basic understanding of what would surely happen were The Balance of Power in the ME be upended.<br /><br />Blair was a bit-player.<br /><br />http://20committee.com/2015/05/22/americas-top-five-mistakes-in-iraq/<br /><br />***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-71802231770177002142015-07-17T17:59:28.383-04:002015-07-17T17:59:28.383-04:00Now the ground is shifted; Obama is a liar, but yo...Now the ground is shifted; Obama is a liar, but you will support the liar now, because of the actions of other people who you say were liars in the past, who you also characterise as warmongers. No offence intended, Dearieme but you need to take a moment to collect and try to order your thoughts. You are twisting equivalence into some sort of gordian knot where the only thing that emerges is that you believe and disbelieve people for the same reason, which of course means that you are just a provocateur trying to justify a blindly dogmatic position based on your political preference. Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-50398741143393210362015-07-16T23:54:36.831-04:002015-07-16T23:54:36.831-04:00so... many... nukes... lit off... just for fun.. i...so... many... nukes... lit off... just for fun.. in the arms race.<br />heck.. there was a tourism bump for las vegas to "see the light show".<br />Iran would have to do a lot of nuking...<br /><br />Thanks Obama, we get to find out!<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-19455252010850410872015-07-16T23:32:51.630-04:002015-07-16T23:32:51.630-04:00;) MOT Brett, O'course pliinking dem varmints ...;) MOT Brett, O'course pliinking dem varmints always was your speciallity... signed, brother Bart "Let's Roll"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-88299678479497477282015-07-16T20:50:31.398-04:002015-07-16T20:50:31.398-04:00Bush refused to deal with Iranian proliferation. ...Bush refused to deal with Iranian proliferation. Obama has turned the problem over to Israel and the Saudis to handle.<br /><br />They will not be as circumspect or as "proportionate" as the American hegemon has been.<br /><br />The bad news is that nuclear fire will come to the Middle East. The less bad news is that America will be many thousands of miles away but not immune.<br /><br />Ground burst thermonuclear weapons used against buried and hardened sites create a hellish amount of fallout. Background radiation will increase noticeably in the Northern hemisphere and background levels of strontium 90 and other radioisotopes in our food will exceed levels seen during the Cold War testing programs. Levels will be much, much higher than seen following Chernobyl and Fukushima.Whitehallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-91422608494313116472015-07-16T20:12:59.565-04:002015-07-16T20:12:59.565-04:00Oh I see; Blair, a Labor (read left or Democrat eq...Oh I see; Blair, a Labor (read left or Democrat equivalent) Prime Minister of Britain was a liar on issues relating to dangerous weapons, which causes you to believe that the later Democrat President Obama isn't a liar on the same subject. The stupidity is breathtaking.Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-52075556976093937792015-07-16T18:58:19.884-04:002015-07-16T18:58:19.884-04:00An EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack is much more...An EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack is much more damaging.<br /><br />Position the attacking ship 100 miles offshor, fire the missle 200 miles high, say over Chicago. Detonate. No physical destruction reaches the ground, but the electric system, communications, and transortation are fried.<br /><br />http://silverbearcafe.com/private/07.09/onesecondafter.html<br />EMP Attack: A Primer and Suggestions for Preparedness<br />=== ===<br />Consider a nuclear explosion 200 miles up. It emits a powerful wave of radiation which causes a huge electrical wave. You won't feel much, but it will fry all the electrical systems and digital electronics that we depend on to run everything.<br />=== ===<br />Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-37731137879713389122015-07-16T13:53:42.807-04:002015-07-16T13:53:42.807-04:00The halfrican is half white.
I don't hate him...The halfrican is half white.<br /><br />I don't hate him, I despise him (and his "crack" team of negotiators) for his appeasement to a much inferior opponnent, and abandonment of the only democratic former ally in the region.Cascadiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-17862227454638237422015-07-16T13:19:13.278-04:002015-07-16T13:19:13.278-04:00"Y'all just hate this because he's Bl..."Y'all just hate this because he's Black!" Michael AdamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-40725651069373422982015-07-16T12:51:42.551-04:002015-07-16T12:51:42.551-04:00Iran already has the bomb.
This kabuki dance is o...Iran already has the bomb.<br /><br />This kabuki dance is only to provide cover. They will declare. Sanctions will have already been lifted. Everything normalized in place. Nothing left to discuss. Outside attack preempted.<br /><br />Only one strategy left. Flood Iran with small arms. Hope the 13 ethnicities who hate each other overthrow the government. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-41948274638070623422015-07-16T12:50:04.541-04:002015-07-16T12:50:04.541-04:00Insightful... and depressing. I have not been so s...Insightful... and depressing. I have not been so scared since the early 80's Cold War when I feared for the mistake that would launch WWIII and kill my family. Back then I just hoped to be at the epicenter so we would go quickly. Between the coming economic collapse and crazies with the bomb... well, I'm just trying not to think about it so I can enjoy life.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272207550344418426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-55229825086567248042015-07-16T12:49:45.031-04:002015-07-16T12:49:45.031-04:00Insightful... and depressing. I have not been so s...Insightful... and depressing. I have not been so scared since the early 80's Cold War when I feared for the mistake that would launch WWIII and kill my family. Back then I just hoped to be at the epicenter so we would go quickly. Between the coming economic collapse and crazies with the bomb... well, I'm just trying not to think about it so I can enjoy life.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272207550344418426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-81434011795744734952015-07-16T12:26:25.509-04:002015-07-16T12:26:25.509-04:00Obama is the plate-spinning guy on the old Ed Sull...Obama is the plate-spinning guy on the old Ed Sullivan Show. That this blivit got signed by the 5 +1 is evidence of two things; Obama's entertainment and tap dancing skills and the deep desire on the part of the other participants for Peace. That combination of b******t and wishful thinking puts the load on the next President, therein to ensue a period when a lot of American blood will flow into the sand. The Muslim heads of state understand force and have no respect for law and negotiating with the West.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-3954623470219714122015-07-16T07:44:35.801-04:002015-07-16T07:44:35.801-04:00April 22, 1999 at 12:00 AM EDT
PRIME MINISTER TON...April 22, 1999 at 12:00 AM EDT<br /><br />PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR: <i>"I am absolutely delighted to be <strong>the first serving British Prime Minister to visit Chicago."</strong></i><br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/international-jan-june99-blair_doctrine4-23/<br /><br />***<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-30148384685225165832015-07-16T07:18:19.426-04:002015-07-16T07:18:19.426-04:00http://warontherocks.com/2015/07/the-case-for-dump...http://warontherocks.com/2015/07/the-case-for-dumping-the-iran-deal/<br /><br />***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-84896027261935341362015-07-16T07:11:00.609-04:002015-07-16T07:11:00.609-04:00http://warontherocks.com/2015/07/memorializing-the...http://warontherocks.com/2015/07/memorializing-the-tunisia-attack-victims-and-camerons-phony-war-against-the-islamic-state/<br /><br />***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-89768157482752531852015-07-16T06:47:12.519-04:002015-07-16T06:47:12.519-04:00I remember Blair: WMDs in Iraq, missiles could hit...I remember Blair: WMDs in Iraq, missiles could hit British territory in 45 minutes .... All lies, as it turned out.<br /><br />Why should I assume differently this time?deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-59497543098527349262015-07-16T00:35:32.986-04:002015-07-16T00:35:32.986-04:00"Do not be shocked if Israel and Saudi Arabia..."Do not be shocked if Israel and Saudi Arabia end up backing ISIS against Iran. "<br /><br />If you lay down with Satan, you become Satan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-7675789090652228442015-07-15T22:55:09.511-04:002015-07-15T22:55:09.511-04:00Be prepared to defend the things you value and the...Be prepared to defend the things you value and the people you love.<br /><br /><br />Seek God while he may yet be found.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Left is hate. Revenge is its pastime. Genocide is its legacy.paul_vincent_zecchinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-70331601000147661402015-07-15T22:35:14.282-04:002015-07-15T22:35:14.282-04:00I'm old enough to have been taught duck and co...I'm old enough to have been taught duck and cover in grade school. But I've never been so frightened about world events. My only consolation is that I am no spring chicken. But I fear for my grandsons. Judith Lownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483411554456743562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-88345440257475631582015-07-15T22:26:04.539-04:002015-07-15T22:26:04.539-04:00I will say it again, Joe Biden is the brains of th...I will say it again, Joe Biden is the brains of the outfit, the others are really dangerous.Cascadiannoreply@blogger.com