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Submitted by Phoenix287 (United States), Oct 10, 2009 at 13:18

And what do you expect him to do vis-a-vis Iran? Attack it? That's not in our interest, it may be in Israel's interest, but not in the U.S. interest. We don't have the financial or troop resources right now. Would Israel be willing to send IDF troops this time? If not, why? And if so, how are they going to defend against the retaliation by Hezbollah and Hamas? Even at full strength the IDF was not capable of dealing with Hezbollah 3 summers ago.... War is the easy way out, at least when you don't stop to think about all the contingencies that go with any offensive effort. Iran is not Iraq nor Afghanistan, a lot of people will die -- American, Iranian and Israeli; probably tens of thousands. Not to mention, you'll be perpetuating the Iranian clerical regime by causing the people to rally behind them. It's amazing how quickly Americans forget the lessons they learned from the last war: we will NOT be greeted as liberators.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Barack Hussain Obama is buying peace on Higher cost [27 words]Amitabh TripathiOct 27, 2009 07:51163602
What Good Public Relations Can Do [162 words]B.N.GururajOct 24, 2009 23:55163528
The Milli Vanilli Grammy... [41 words]HomefrontOct 19, 2009 01:58163235
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize [176 words]Suren SukhtankarOct 14, 2009 15:40163067
Peace prize? [35 words]RozOct 14, 2009 12:35163065
Vision of a Peace Prize [39 words]Dale BrownOct 12, 2009 15:33162994
sometimes a cigar [90 words]attaturkOct 12, 2009 09:32162983
Oprah Effect [8 words]moeursalenOct 10, 2009 22:08162922
What to do... [168 words]Phoenix287Oct 10, 2009 13:18162903
I rather agree [25 words]Peter HerzOct 12, 2009 20:55162903
The U.S should be delighted with its Nobel Prize [118 words]Dr Arnold MANNOct 10, 2009 11:09162900
I rather disagree--at least in part [327 words]Peter HerzOct 12, 2009 21:08162900
correction [116 words]CanaanOct 14, 2009 22:48162900
Our emperor in his newest clothes [131 words]Rebecca MouldsOct 10, 2009 10:53162898
Congrats, Mr. Prez! [193 words]Peter HerzOct 10, 2009 06:38162887
The Nobel Prize to Obama divinizes hypocrisy [120 words]Francesco MangasciàOct 10, 2009 03:30162886
It could be true, but then something else could be true as well. [276 words]P C ManiOct 10, 2009 02:58162885
How about that? [60 words]CanaanOct 14, 2009 23:03162885
Prize for "Hope" [250 words]Fay VoshellOct 10, 2009 02:26162884
A gold yoke on Obama's neck. [145 words]batya daganOct 9, 2009 21:55162872
Lest we forget [127 words]there is NO Santa ClausOct 9, 2009 20:04162867
the downgrading of the Nobel Prize [150 words]Jules PostenOct 9, 2009 19:04162866
The International "Dhimmi" of the Year Award [46 words]merisraelOct 9, 2009 18:18162863
Why is it so difficult to understand? [333 words]P C ManiOct 12, 2009 02:56162863
Obama in a good company... [43 words]TiborOct 9, 2009 17:49162862
Precedent [11 words]BronsonOct 12, 2009 01:04162862
Nobel Prize is No Trade for the Freedoms-Liberties Guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence-Constitution of the United States of America [376 words]M. ToveyOct 12, 2009 19:48162862

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