tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post8712191614441224531..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Iran Ups The Ante, Test -Fires Long Range Missiles Able to Hit Israel, US BasesFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-3935498891328957322011-07-02T02:55:11.931-07:002011-07-02T02:55:11.931-07:00I imagine that the US could send a missile around ...I imagine that the US could send a missile around the dark side of the moon and land it in Ahmahdinijad's favorite goat stall. So, when do we begin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-27938388320675624372011-06-28T13:09:53.326-07:002011-06-28T13:09:53.326-07:00Iran has decided to send a definite message to the...<i>Iran has decided to send a definite message to the US</i><br /><br />this is a really funny statement.<br />like anyone is paying any attention.<br />maybe four or five of us.louielouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-31313442573592921062011-06-28T12:37:16.920-07:002011-06-28T12:37:16.920-07:00"As I've said before, we're going to ..."As I've said before, we're going to pay dearly for continuing to allow this to continue as long as it has."<br /><br />There really is nothing we can do to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. As such, it is inaccurate to state we are "allowing" something to happen. Since we can't prevent it from happening, we can't be "allowing" it to happen. <br /><br />Retired military commanders have finally started to admit what I've known for quite some time. Our military is "exhausted." We simply don't have the resources, the technical savy, the training, the man power, or the equipment to be able to effectively confront Iran directly. Also, given our massive national debt and tanking economy, there's simply no way for us to acquire what we need. Our only real option is to withdraw all forces and personnel from the Middle East and redeploy them to our borders. At least this way they actually have a fighting chance to defend our country. <br /><br />There is a country who can prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. This is Israel. Their training, weapons systems, tactics, and other forces are superior to ours and logistically they are in a much better position than we are. Our best bet would be to get out of their way as they handle this problem. We might be able to help the Israelis with intel, however, given the lack of competence in American intellegence services it is unlikely we would be able to supply them any thing of value. Again, our best option is get out of Israel's way as they handle this problem. <br /><br />I think it highly probable that Israel would be successful. In any event, the less American involvement in this the more likely it is to succeed. We simply don't have the resources or expertise to be able to contribute much here. While I think Israel would likely succeed, in the event that they should fail, at least by redeploying our forces to defesnsible positions along our border, we will now have a fighting chance to defend our country.B.Posternoreply@blogger.com