Comments on: Iran’s “Breakout Capability”

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:09:07 +0000

Astute insight, and well-put. Reminds me of that (Natan Sharansky?) notion of “fear society” vs “trust society”.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Thu, 17 May 2007 07:12:47 +0000

Regarding the truth, it seems evident that in certain cultures, the truth is valued so very highly that it is rarely, if ever used; that such cultures cannot conceive of anyone telling the truth (since expending a commodity as valuable as truth is simply inconceivable); and that telling the truth (i.e., wasting it) causes those who value it so highly to scorn those who use it so freely.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:08:47 +0000

…and the Russians. Meanwhile, Nigeria catches fire and 170,000 bpd go off-line.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:06:54 +0000

Not only that, Lem, but Condi is meeting eye-to-eye with the mullahs.

By: Lem

Lem — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:47:02 +0000

You know that VP trip the other day, w/ Iraq as cover, the real purpose may have been to personally put our allies on notice that we are going to get medieval on Iran.

Exit Blair.

By: Hermie

Hermie — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:13:54 +0000

It was the NYT and other MSM outlets that ooo pooed the idea that Iran could have any working nuclear program. Why the UN was watching them, and it would be 10 years before they had the capability of a nuke.

Flash forward a couple of years…The UN can’t confirm anything, but the possibility of a nuclear Iran is again, poo pooed by the MSM and those who ‘know better’. heck, they are probably 5 years away. Besides the UN is working with the Iranians to prevent them from developing a nuclear bomb and to devote their program to ‘peaceful’ purposes.

Move forward again…The Iranians boast of their program and that nobody will stop them. The MSM and those ’smart’ enough to be ‘nuanced’, poo poo the notion that the Iranians are close to a bomb. Besides, the UN is keeping watch on them.

All this time, the MSM put on the blinders because any admission that the Iranians are dangerous and likely are on the brink of possessing a nuke, would mean that the Bush Administration and the reviled ‘neocons’ were right.

In the NYT eyes..better to stick your heads in the sand, rather than admit your political foe has a valid point.

By: ricpic

ricpic — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:17:51 +0000

Israeli to do list:

1) Sack Olmert

2) Hire Netanyahu

3) Launch!

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:33:05 +0000

Re the mullah bomb, I guess Israel will get the dirty work.

By: Roy Lofquist

Roy Lofquist — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:23:13 +0000

Dear Mr. Simon,

If Pakistan falls to Islamists we are in very deep doo-doo. They have over 100 deliverable nuclear devices in their arsenal. Iran is a mere trifle.

Regards,
Roy

By: Lem

Lem — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:23:01 +0000

I can’t believe we can’t find someone to sabotage that thing and at least buy some time until the next president arrives.

It’s obvious the Iranians are in a mad dash to get this done before our elections. Remember how they felt they had to free the hostages within hours of Reagan’s inauguration. I don’t think they want to backtrack like that again. They know we don’t have the momentum to generate the critical mass necessary for an attack on their facilities, the momentum a new president would presumably have.

Unless the new French…. hey, you never know… that’s why people play the lottery.