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some leaders maybe but not many
Reader comment on item: The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-Israel Nuclear Exchange
in response to reader comment: Why make it uninhabitable?
Submitted by mark (United States), Apr 21, 2008 at 19:54
Their leaders may say that, but I doubt seriously that the average iranian in even the most rural areas wants his civilization permanently destroyed. There is a considerable swathe of conservatives, but not crazy mullahs and bazaaris.
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| 1 | Iran-Israel nuclear conflict and gradually changing Islamic mindset [395 words] | Prashant | Jan 6, 2022 10:42 | 278026 | |
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| Nuclear Threat - The Real Conspiracy Theory [635 words] | M Tovey | Jan 9, 2022 23:46 | 278026 | ||
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| War of words going on for nearly 8 years- hot air on both sides? [273 words] | Shishir | Apr 17, 2013 09:35 | 205245 | ||
| 1 | The so-called experts do not work for Israel's protection [205 words] | Lujack Skylark | Apr 16, 2013 16:52 | 205228 | |
| 1 | Religion is the scourge of mankind, be it Islam (Sunni or Shiite), Judaism, or Christian. [21 words] | Wally in Chicago | May 8, 2015 13:57 | 205228 | |
| Challenging Wally in Chicago re his views on religions. [237 words] | Prashant | Jan 7, 2022 19:29 | 205228 | ||
| 1 | Israel has no choice [110 words] | stanley b | May 21, 2012 22:08 | 195745 | |
| 5 | On your mark ,Set,Gone [128 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Dec 7, 2011 14:47 | 191507 | |
| 2 | What about CNN? [42 words] | Hershl | Jul 7, 2010 09:54 | 175262 | |
| 1 | Nuclear war [101 words] | REX | Jun 26, 2010 01:30 | 174849 | |
| 1 | House of cards [155 words] | MJM | Apr 13, 2010 10:35 | 171279 | |
| 2 | As an Iranian.. [26 words] | Dr. Parsa | Mar 30, 2010 22:49 | 170795 | |
| 2 | Wipe out theocratic state from earth [123 words] | Muslimk*** | Mar 16, 2010 06:10 | 170213 | |
| 1 | Let Mutually Assured Destruction Work as it did in The Cold War... [142 words] | Stop The Insanity | Mar 10, 2010 00:58 | 169915 | |
| MAD won't work with Iran [49 words] | Albrecht Klein | May 17, 2010 03:51 | 169915 | ||
| End Of Age Of Oil [174 words] | John Peacher | Mar 6, 2010 16:34 | 169779 | ||
| 1 | Bombing Iran will not solve anything [418 words] | Kurt | Feb 27, 2010 13:39 | 169451 | |
| 2 | Cowardly [130 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Feb 18, 2010 16:48 | 169133 | |
| Pipes vs. Buchanan [136 words] | Zentrist | Feb 17, 2010 20:51 | 169094 | ||
| 1 | THE BBC-MENACE. [258 words] | Gordon Weare | Feb 17, 2010 18:46 | 169089 | |
| 1 | Iran- Stand in Line [181 words] | Eigthman | Feb 17, 2010 08:47 | 169050 | |
| Iran as a mirror-image of Nazism [127 words] | Kiel Hesselmann | Feb 23, 2010 05:12 | 169050 | ||
| 1 | What about Pakistan? [59 words] | AK Singh | Feb 10, 2010 10:58 | 168756 | |
| Why miss india? [37 words] | Jigriy | Mar 4, 2010 10:40 | 168756 | ||
| Wipe out Mongolistan as well [104 words] | Muslimk*** | Mar 17, 2010 06:14 | 168756 | ||
| Consequence of a Iran-Israeli attack [302 words] | vigilant101mshood7 | Feb 6, 2010 15:32 | 168555 | ||
| Inevitability!! [155 words] | Rob Watkins | Feb 2, 2010 23:02 | 168337 | ||
| Unthinkable v Doable [43 words] | Kiwi | Aug 6, 2009 08:49 | 159738 | ||
| 2 | Any islamonazi country would gladly kill all of Israel , even if it meant its own death. [289 words] | Phil Greend | Aug 5, 2009 22:15 | 159717 | |
| iran nuking jew and sunni alike [197 words] | barry | Feb 16, 2010 12:16 | 159717 | ||
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| What makes you think they'd care? [21 words] | Abu Nudnik | Aug 5, 2009 11:53 | 157111 | ||
| RE: Arab collateral damage (won't stop the Iranians) [92 words] | Alan | Aug 6, 2009 02:06 | 157111 | ||
| Mr. Pipes You have a duty to investigate Cinema Rex tragedy in IRAN caused by terrorists [139 words] | Rex Davis | Jan 7, 2009 12:01 | 147303 | ||
| Bring It On Iran! [14 words] | marlene | Jul 29, 2008 10:26 | 135866 | ||
| Think [16 words] | Sadeq | May 23, 2009 13:12 | 135866 | ||
| A HIGHLY SPECULATIVE ANALYSIS [71 words] | john h. rubel | Jul 21, 2008 19:40 | 135530 | ||
| Irresponsible and evil empires! [245 words] | Renoir | Jul 11, 2008 13:12 | 134881 | ||
| destroy the myth... [76 words] | donvan | Jul 1, 2008 13:53 | 134077 | ||
| Well said! [86 words] | newshawkus | Jul 10, 2008 19:12 | 134077 | ||
| Great Coffee Talk for Those Who Don't Live Here [44 words] | Joseph Berman | Jun 30, 2008 09:28 | 133916 | ||
| That's why...... [27 words] | newshawkus | Jul 10, 2008 19:04 | 133916 | ||
| The End of the Islamofascist Regime of Iran [73 words] | Edward | Jun 19, 2008 19:30 | 132670 | ||
| Not so sure [202 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Jun 22, 2008 21:16 | 132670 | ||
| Cordesman is flawed [830 words] | Lame Cherry | Jun 16, 2008 14:40 | 132283 | ||
| You know, that's right Lame Cherry---Patriot Missiles [21 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Jun 18, 2008 16:29 | 132283 | ||
| I'll bet most of the Muslims, liberals and secular progressives [45 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Jun 16, 2008 14:29 | 132281 | ||
| Err..No [118 words] | MG | Jun 20, 2008 08:26 | 132281 | ||
| Umm....YES. [725 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Jun 20, 2008 22:12 | 132281 | ||
| Why weapons material? [43 words] | Kathmandu Tiger | Aug 14, 2008 01:50 | 132281 | ||
| 1 | Islam and its contribution to India [216 words] | narasimha | Sep 23, 2012 09:35 | 132281 | |
| Reply: Narasimba [9 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Sep 24, 2012 09:52 | 132281 | ||
| Ya gotta love the Iranians! [80 words] | DrRJP | Jun 12, 2008 16:26 | 131913 | ||
| Will not be happening [53 words] | Eric | Jun 11, 2008 22:44 | 131815 | ||
| Irresponsible comments [57 words] | Dave | Jun 10, 2008 10:02 | 131650 | ||
| Dave: Saturday Night Friend Israel and the Jewish People DO NOT NEED [122 words] | james burke | Jun 12, 2008 06:38 | 131650 | ||
| Dave, Irresponsible comments [71 words] | Infidel | Jun 12, 2008 16:41 | 131650 | ||
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| The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-israel Nuclear Exchange [141 words] | Debbie | Jul 6, 2008 20:48 | 131650 | ||
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| 2 | END of Islamic Civilization [50 words] | Alex Saby | Apr 21, 2008 21:54 | 126425 | |
| Alex Saby [9 words] | Samson Bell | Jun 10, 2008 04:10 | 126425 | ||
| 69 | Islam...Scourge of Mankind for 1400 Years [195 words] | Domenic Pepe | Jun 13, 2008 15:20 | 126425 | |
| Re-Islamic civilization [21 words] | Alex Saby | Jun 15, 2008 13:47 | 126425 | ||
| 1 | what is the definition of being CIVILIZED? [97 words] | Amir Ali Tayyab | Jun 18, 2008 14:24 | 126425 | |
| 1 | Submitted by Domenic Pepe, Jun 13, 2008 15:20 [203 words] | ASaby | Jun 22, 2008 22:16 | 126425 | |
| 1 | No Civilization [210 words] | Melchizedek, India | Jul 18, 2008 18:12 | 126425 | |
| Nobody's a fool... and you aren't the ONLY genius!!! [96 words] | Amir Ali Tayyab | Jul 23, 2008 16:30 | 126425 | ||
| Wow... you must have won Historical Noble Prize for such informed and wise words [195 words] | Amir Ali Tayyab | Jul 29, 2008 11:14 | 126425 | ||
| 1 | To Amir [133 words] | Melchizedek | Jul 29, 2008 20:07 | 126425 | |
| 1 | You are specific to your religion and not seeing people out of your religion [381 words] | A.Melchizedek, India | Jul 30, 2008 19:43 | 126425 | |
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| 1 | Prophet Mohammed would love to have you around. [4 words] | ASaby | Jul 31, 2008 21:11 | 126425 | |
| watch your attitude and language [62 words] | Amir Ali Tayyab | Aug 1, 2008 12:36 | 126425 | ||
| and you'd definitely be on the OPPOSITE side of Mohammad (pbuh) [18 words] | Amir Ali Tayyab | Aug 1, 2008 17:55 | 126425 | ||
| A person who has Psycho anger would do Terrorism [217 words] | A.Melchizedek, India | Aug 1, 2008 19:01 | 126425 | ||
| 1 | The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-Israel Nuclear Exchange [224 words] | btilly | Aug 2, 2008 13:56 | 126425 | |
| Amir [177 words] | btilly` | Aug 2, 2008 14:07 | 126425 | ||
| don't twist words of QURAN to justify your anger [1 words] | Amir Ali Tayyab | Aug 4, 2008 12:52 | 126425 | ||
| 1 | Amir.... [97 words] | AmbrosiaBlue | Jan 14, 2009 14:12 | 126425 | |
| your words don't mean peace... why? [75 words] | amir | Feb 2, 2010 00:37 | 126425 | ||
| muslims killing muslims [88 words] | rick | Dec 6, 2011 17:36 | 126425 | ||
| huh! [19 words] | amir | Dec 6, 2011 22:18 | 126425 | ||
| buzz? [61 words] | rick | Dec 8, 2011 22:07 | 126425 | ||
| B..S? [154 words] | Kafur | Mar 7, 2012 07:35 | 126425 | ||
| you mentioned ww2 [83 words] | kafur | Mar 8, 2012 04:29 | 126425 | ||
| Caution [271 words] | Joseph Riley | Apr 1, 2013 22:11 | 126425 | ||
| Agreed [270 words] | Ste | Jan 17, 2015 07:36 | 126425 | ||
| Islamic Persecution [32 words] | Cyrus | Jul 5, 2016 03:54 | 126425 | ||
| no, oil imports from the Gulf wouldnt be that big of a deal [119 words] | mark | Apr 20, 2008 00:54 | 126212 | ||
| Great Posting. [159 words] | Ynnatchkah | Apr 20, 2008 21:09 | 126212 | ||
| Maybe not the end of globalization [100 words] | Kafir | Dec 4, 2007 20:48 | 115737 | ||
| thoughts [849 words] | mark | Apr 20, 2008 00:47 | 115737 | ||
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| Muslim Survival [29 words] | Ernst Blofeld | Dec 3, 2007 02:13 | 115610 | ||
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| A Frightening Possibility [126 words] | Richard B. | Nov 27, 2007 21:53 | 115029 | ||
| Israel may not retaliate [42 words] | Gyan | Nov 26, 2007 22:51 | 115020 | ||
| possible scenario [82 words] | common sense | Nov 29, 2007 04:22 | 115020 | ||
| The convergence of logic and intuition. [77 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Nov 26, 2007 21:47 | 115011 | ||
| Iran is saner than it seems [106 words] | TGGP | Nov 26, 2007 21:45 | 115010 | ||
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| "meta-rationality"? [318 words] | TGGP | Nov 29, 2007 02:30 | 115010 | ||
| Meta-unreality [177 words] | Brian H | Dec 4, 2007 12:52 | 115010 | ||
| Let's drop the meta [257 words] | TGGP | Dec 5, 2007 04:58 | 115010 | ||
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| Highly improbable hypothesis [26 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Nov 26, 2007 15:14 | 114959 | ||
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