(pandora stole my thunder but who cares)
OH MY GOD, IRAN HAS MISSLES! Call me crazy but when we move ships into the region, run sqaudron after squadron of our F-18’s off the Kennedy, circle submarines in the area, play war games off the coast of Iran, isn’t that a teensy, weensy bit agressive and provoking? Nahh, we are the US, it couldn’t be.
Could you imagine a country pre-emptively attacking another country!? We need to stop them before they attack someone first!
“Iran’s most recent missile tests demonstrate again the dangers it poses to its neighbors and to the wider region, especially Israel. Ballistic missile testing coupled with Iran’s continued refusal to cease its nuclear activities should unite the international community in efforts to counter Iran’s dangerous ambitions.
Iran’s missile tests also demonstrate the need for effective missile defense now and in the future, and this includes missile defense in Europe as is planned with the Czech Republic and Poland. Working with our European and regional allies is the best way to meet the threat posed by Iran, not unilateral concessions that undermine multilateral diplomacy.”
Can someone tell me, why we have to play “protect the poor Jews”? Call me crazy, but can’t those guys protect themselves pretty damn well? Also, haven’t we been researching that Star Wars defense thing long enough to know it doesn’t work? Sort of like the Osprey…
From your next President:
“There’s no doubt we’re seeing rising tensions in the area, and it’s part of the reason why it’s so important for us to have a coherent policy with respect to Iran. It has to combine much tougher threats of economic sanctions with direct diplomacy, opening up channels of communication so that we avoid provocation but we give strong incentives for the Iranians to change their behavior. We’ve got to have the kind of aggressive diplomacy that unfortunately has been absent over the last several years.”