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Amazing Smells
Reader comment on item: That NIE Makes War against Iran More Likely
Submitted by Jay (United States), Dec 13, 2007 at 00:51
That the US intelligence came to the conclusion that Iran has stopped its nuclear program is a rather amazing statement. Either we were wrong before or we are wrong now.
What is strange is the admittance of certainty. With a track record of being at least partially wrong in Iraq, one wonders why simply saying nothing and watching closely wasnt a better option. There seems to be some form of inverse logic here that smells funny. What we said is amazing enough.Why we said it, and or why now, is the part that strikes me as smelly.
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| Iran [21 words] | Jon Purizhansky | Feb 27, 2009 07:36 | 151282 | ||
| What if NIE is a bluff? [167 words] | Noach Stern | Jul 16, 2008 20:45 | 135307 | ||
| I think NIE is a strategy shift by USA [108 words] | someone | Dec 22, 2007 00:56 | 116787 | ||
| enemies of iran are killing themselves in prejudice. [102 words] | syed mohammad ali | Dec 19, 2007 05:59 | 116514 | ||
 Answer to Syed question [32 words] | Timothy | Dec 21, 2007 10:43 | 116514 | ||
| Better a million times help Iran than Pakistan or Arabistan [216 words] | HarraK | Dec 23, 2007 01:37 | 116514 | ||
| to ali in india [20 words] | coldjoint | Dec 25, 2007 13:00 | 116514 | ||
| dont you see iraq and afghanistan north korea japan vietnam etc [52 words] | syed mohammad ali | Dec 29, 2007 02:56 | 116514 | ||
| why those countries should posess nukes who have record of invading war against other nations [31 words] | syed mohammad ali | Dec 29, 2007 02:59 | 116514 | ||
| Estimates of National Intelligence: Not Very High [103 words] | JB | Dec 16, 2007 13:11 | 116265 | ||
| The Psychology of Counter Hegemony [423 words] | Mike | Dec 15, 2007 11:47 | 116197 | ||
| what do you think of Obadiah Shoher [16 words] | Alex | Dec 15, 2007 07:51 | 116193 | ||
| Trusting the Eternal Sovereign Against the Philistines-Only the Dates Have Changed [445 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 17, 2007 13:49 | 116193 | ||
| Be afraid...be very afraid... [169 words] | Kevin Morrow | Jun 14, 2008 09:59 | 116193 | ||
| Mistake of Iraq gets repeated [61 words] | matthew varani | Dec 14, 2007 21:27 | 116184 | ||
| Why a US Strike is near [283 words] | Eric Kossian | Dec 14, 2007 14:53 | 116170 | ||
| A "Real" NIE is Needed [96 words] | Ronald Zond | Dec 14, 2007 11:21 | 116161 | ||
| "Stop me before I kill again!" [205 words] | Bryan Dabney | Dec 14, 2007 08:00 | 116153 | ||
| The only sane option [229 words] | David WA Robertson | Dec 14, 2007 07:02 | 116151 | ||
| Analysis [164 words] | Atoo Landarv | Dec 13, 2007 19:30 | 116134 | ||
| Massive military destruction of Iran is the moral imperative! [146 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Dec 13, 2007 18:10 | 116132 | ||
| Expect the Unexpected - It is Only a Matter of Time [184 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 13, 2007 16:10 | 116126 | ||
| Right On [90 words] | Dennis Robertson | Dec 13, 2007 15:10 | 116123 | ||
| Another correct assessment by Dr. Pipes [794 words] | kid bertha | Dec 13, 2007 13:52 | 116122 | ||
| Iran is a problem [231 words] | sheerahkahn | Dec 13, 2007 13:16 | 116121 | ||
| This could just be an election ploy [236 words] | Ken Besig | Dec 13, 2007 12:56 | 116120 | ||
| That NIE makes war against Iran more likely.. [361 words] | kim segar | Dec 13, 2007 12:20 | 116119 | ||
| Nothing New Here [68 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Dec 13, 2007 11:13 | 116115 | ||
| Option # 3 - Who will choose it? [99 words] | Jonathan D. Safren | Dec 13, 2007 11:12 | 116114 | ||
| Spot on analysis [77 words] | Michael Joyce | Dec 13, 2007 10:36 | 116113 | ||
| Everything changes and nothing changes [341 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Dec 13, 2007 10:02 | 116109 | ||
| Rebecca I thought the same exact thing! [356 words] | kid bertha | Dec 15, 2007 10:42 | 116109 | ||
| I thing Iran is keen to continue its program and have a nuclear weapon, but Iran is the only power that can stop Sunni Wahabism too. [154 words] | Egyptian Christian | Dec 13, 2007 09:56 | 116108 | ||
| Iran nukes are good for humanity [232 words] | HarraK | Dec 16, 2007 11:28 | 116108 | ||
| Egyptian Christian's article [152 words] | Infidel | Dec 16, 2007 14:09 | 116108 | ||
| Whabi friends in hunger demonstrations Vs Iranian enemy in his techno-revolution [107 words] | HarraK | Dec 16, 2007 23:57 | 116108 | ||
| No nukes is good nukes [158 words] | DrRJP | Dec 18, 2007 12:50 | 116108 | ||
| I would like to know who is the US presidential candidate that Saudi Arabia give 10 million dollars!! Is this possible? [57 words] | Egyptian Christian | Jan 15, 2008 12:42 | 116108 | ||
| Giuliani Rejects Saudi's Gift [148 words] | Infidel | Jan 15, 2008 20:59 | 116108 | ||
| Iran [30 words] | jon purizhansky | Dec 13, 2007 08:01 | 116105 | ||
| Iran-Hamas- Hezbullah [36 words] | Jon Purizhansky | Dec 16, 2007 05:41 | 116105 | ||
| Bush, NIE and Iran [117 words] | Ian Campbell | Dec 13, 2007 05:01 | 116098 | ||
| Agree, but disagree [355 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Dec 13, 2007 01:09 | 116090 | ||
| You Forget one HUGE thing [67 words] | kid bertha | Dec 14, 2007 09:59 | 116090 | ||
| The Politics of the NIE Report Masks the Real Consequences - The Truth of a Nuclear New World Order [537 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 14, 2007 15:55 | 116090 | ||
| I wish it were true [125 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Dec 15, 2007 14:43 | 116090 | ||
| Exactly [114 words] | kid bertha | Dec 16, 2007 12:36 | 116090 | ||
| IRAN HAS ACCESS TO DELIVERY SYSTEMS [158 words] | ik-1511 | Dec 13, 2007 00:54 | 116087 | ||
| Tragedy for Israel [54 words] | Ynnatchkah | Dec 14, 2007 02:21 | 116087 | ||
| WELL DEFINED... [25 words] | ik-1511 | Dec 14, 2007 18:18 | 116087 | ||
| I do agree sir! [18 words] | ik-1511 | Dec 14, 2007 18:22 | 116087 | ||
| Thought that Obvious [46 words] | Ynnatchkah | Dec 15, 2007 21:10 | 116087 | ||
| Sir: [108 words] | ik-1511 | Dec 15, 2007 21:30 | 116087 | ||
 Amazing Smells [97 words] | Jay | Dec 13, 2007 00:51 | 116086 | ||
| option 4 the secret negociations [158 words] | HarraK | Dec 13, 2007 00:20 | 116085 | ||
| We will only help if we're asked nicely [191 words] | P Burich | Dec 12, 2007 23:50 | 116082 | ||
| Cooking their own goose [50 words] | David W. Lincoln | Dec 12, 2007 22:49 | 116081 | ||
| Shaking hands with the Devil over Iraq [186 words] | Richard | Dec 12, 2007 22:44 | 116080 | ||
| That NIE Makes War against Iran More Likely [576 words] | David MacKAY | Dec 12, 2007 21:08 | 116077 | ||
| NIE IS CORRECT, AND IT IS AN IMPEDIMENT TO RASH MILITARISM [238 words] | GWK | Dec 12, 2007 20:49 | 116073 | ||
| no way [26 words] | Reza Shirazi | Dec 12, 2007 20:17 | 116072 | ||
| What are you doing in the U.S? [56 words] | kid bertha | Dec 14, 2007 10:19 | 116072 | ||
| Kosher? [178 words] | Blackspeare | Dec 12, 2007 20:03 | 116070 | ||
| Exciting!!! [53 words] | kid bertha | Dec 14, 2007 10:23 | 116070 | ||
| Reply to the "Kid" [57 words] | Blackspeare | Dec 15, 2007 17:26 | 116070 | ||
| Quite the opposite...... [73 words] | kid bertha | Dec 16, 2007 12:27 | 116070 | ||
| If Israel Cannot Trust in HaShem-Then Who? [109 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 19, 2007 15:36 | 116070 | ||
| Preparing Israel to be the 'fall guy' [98 words] | Allan Levine | Dec 12, 2007 19:14 | 116064 | ||
| Afraid you are right. [151 words] | kid bertha | Dec 14, 2007 10:36 | 116064 | ||
| A Fourth Option [104 words] | paul eidelberg | Dec 12, 2007 18:53 | 116063 | ||
| Another perhaps unintended consequence of the NIE report [153 words] | Marc Segan | Dec 12, 2007 18:38 | 116062 | ||
| What pressure [54 words] | James Biga | Dec 12, 2007 18:34 | 116059 | ||
| US military [22 words] | c black | Dec 14, 2007 11:45 | 116059 |
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