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Reader comment on item: How to Save the Obama Presidency: Bomb Iran
Submitted by Lawrence Miner (United States), Feb 2, 2010 at 14:39
Destroying the Iran nuclear threat is potentially strategically beneficial but tactically harmful. Now if Obama could convince Israel to do it, he could then tell the Israel haters that he advised against it and then carefully word a statement that elimination of Iran's threat to world safety is a goal he has always pursued. Then Obama could offer to help Iran financially, politically, and claim to be a peace maker. Of course Israel must have some quid pro quo but he'd likely find a way to back out of any commitment to Israel.
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| 1 | Iran and Nuclear reactors [81 words] | stanislaus | Mar 24, 2012 07:31 | 194723 | |
| 1 |  Israel is ready to fight but Obama will protect his frends, all 57 states of them... [391 words] | Robert Louis Tegenkamp, Th.D | Aug 7, 2012 17:48 | 194723 | |
| polls now [129 words] | John Hanses | Nov 10, 2011 10:56 | 190832 | ||
| WHAT CHOICE? [176 words] | Robert Louis Tegenkamp, Th.D | Aug 10, 2012 16:54 | 190832 | ||
| Losing Battles! [153 words] | John R Peacher | Mar 6, 2010 18:08 | 169788 | ||
| Bomb Iran, Bomb France, Bomb Britain, Bomb... America. [15 words] | Niels | Mar 2, 2010 17:36 | 169576 | ||
| Bomb Who?? [12 words] | John R Peacher | Mar 7, 2010 17:17 | 169576 | ||
| Moral equivalence [195 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Apr 25, 2010 15:55 | 169576 | ||
| 1 | Errm [10 words] | Hanfle | Mar 1, 2010 16:17 | 169531 | |
| Illegal invasion ... [102 words] | fred | Feb 27, 2010 19:17 | 169468 | ||
| Define illegal [80 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 08:41 | 169468 | ||
| F-for Fascista? [70 words] | grape of wrath | Sep 23, 2010 10:44 | 169468 | ||
| Excuse me??? [105 words] | Franco L'italiano | Sep 25, 2010 03:54 | 169468 | ||
| disastrous future [23 words] | obafemi m.a. | Feb 27, 2010 05:48 | 169445 | ||
| 1 | Really? Bomb another country with no real reason? Whats to stop people from bombing us then? [16 words] | David | Feb 20, 2010 07:12 | 169202 | |
| My thoughts on your questions [114 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 08:31 | 169202 | ||
| If we had done nothing [59 words] | Robert Louis Tegenkamp, Th.D | Aug 10, 2012 17:00 | 169202 | ||
| "With friends like that, the United States doesn't need enemies...." [34 words] | Braveheart | Feb 17, 2010 14:57 | 169065 | ||
| 1 | enough [125 words] | r ferrell | Feb 14, 2010 15:32 | 168897 | |
| Saving the Obama presidency /Why? [460 words] | Vigilant101 | Feb 11, 2010 12:10 | 168796 | ||
| Yes and No [138 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 08:55 | 168796 | ||
| Yes and No. [546 words] | Vigilant101 | Apr 24, 2010 21:26 | 168796 | ||
| There's no denying the truth ... [157 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 28, 2010 20:46 | 168796 | ||
| Justification for acting against Iran is moral and not political [405 words] | Stuart Fagin | Feb 10, 2010 09:26 | 168752 | ||
| what? more propaganda? [91 words] | grape of wrath | Sep 23, 2010 10:34 | 168752 | ||
| 2 | Is the American appetite for death and destruction bottomless? [288 words] | IL | Feb 10, 2010 03:29 | 168747 | |
| prefer "yes we will" over "yes we can" [133 words] | myth | Feb 12, 2010 09:53 | 168747 | ||
| Bomb Iran [231 words] | u know who | Feb 8, 2010 19:25 | 168671 | ||
| Nuke them before they take us... [16 words] | Egil | Feb 9, 2010 15:20 | 168671 | ||
| another 'what if'? [176 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kafiristan | Feb 9, 2010 16:54 | 168671 | ||
| disagree: "The US is in two wars now. I don't think we can handle a third." [158 words] | myth | Feb 11, 2010 08:56 | 168671 | ||
| Bomb Iran [72 words] | U know who | Feb 11, 2010 09:49 | 168671 | ||
| Bomb Iran [19 words] | u know who | Feb 11, 2010 09:52 | 168671 | ||
| Bomb Iran [34 words] | u know who | Feb 12, 2010 11:35 | 168671 | ||
| rapid exposure [257 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kafiristan | Feb 15, 2010 17:56 | 168671 | ||
| Rapid Exposure [72 words] | U know who | Feb 16, 2010 19:45 | 168671 | ||
| Norway is also ashamed of its government... [82 words] | Ola Nordmann | Mar 1, 2010 16:28 | 168671 | ||
| (Visualize me genuflecting) [14 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:04 | 168671 | ||
| Since When Did America Start a World War? [795 words] | M. Tovey | Feb 8, 2010 16:04 | 168643 | ||
| What if? [203 words] | David West | Feb 7, 2010 22:07 | 168605 | ||
| what if? [273 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kafiristan | Feb 8, 2010 19:00 | 168605 | ||
| Regretfully the Clues [53 words] | Jay1 | Feb 7, 2010 14:24 | 168598 | ||
| bombing Iran ? Very good idea for Bush, not good idea for Obama. [103 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Feb 7, 2010 08:54 | 168586 | ||
| Who are the allies and who is the foe? [112 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Feb 7, 2010 05:23 | 168579 | ||
| War on Islam? Israel, an open sore? [211 words] | Hughie | Feb 19, 2010 15:39 | 168579 | ||
| Source and common sense [198 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Feb 21, 2010 14:57 | 168579 | ||
| Response To Dr. Brandstetter [152 words] | Hughie | Feb 22, 2010 13:50 | 168579 | ||
| How does one kill an idea? [35 words] | myth | Feb 23, 2010 15:36 | 168579 | ||
| The Naivete of political correctness [126 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Feb 26, 2010 07:36 | 168579 | ||
| islamist-left alliance, recent election posters from NL in arabic and turkish language, Wilders' response [132 words] | myth | Feb 26, 2010 11:13 | 168579 | ||
| Toe to toe [25 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:15 | 168579 | ||
| Interesting as an idea but likely a mistake in reality [169 words] | Lazman | Feb 6, 2010 17:52 | 168562 | ||
| he won't do it b/c it wouldn't work [128 words] | multi_io | Feb 6, 2010 15:53 | 168557 | ||
| I Love Dr. Pipes' responses. [66 words] | James Callihan | Feb 6, 2010 14:50 | 168554 | ||
| Bomb Iran [202 words] | Jay1 | Feb 6, 2010 01:40 | 168530 | ||
| DON'T Do it! [222 words] | Peter Herz | Feb 5, 2010 22:55 | 168521 | ||
| Send this to Iran and not bombs [74 words] | G.Vishvas | Feb 6, 2010 18:39 | 168521 | ||
| Smart president [130 words] | G.Vishvas | Feb 5, 2010 20:48 | 168518 | ||
| HMMMMMMM ... [102 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:31 | 168518 | ||
| Re: The Shi'a Bomb, Persian Aspirations, and Israel. [361 words] | Sudad Jawad | Feb 5, 2010 17:46 | 168514 | ||
| Iran and the Arabs [664 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 8, 2010 14:35 | 168514 | ||
| Foreign Policy [595 words] | Brian | Feb 5, 2010 11:44 | 168505 | ||
| "the havoc Iran could cause" vs Iran not to "use a nuclear bomb unless attacked first?" [87 words] | myth | Feb 5, 2010 20:54 | 168505 | ||
| A Case Against Air Strikes In Iran [745 words] | Hughie | Feb 5, 2010 11:40 | 168504 | ||
| Well said, Hughie [3 words] | Peter Herz | Feb 5, 2010 23:02 | 168504 | ||
| Clinton publishes article in german paper covering european security and Iran (link, quote, translation) [308 words] | myth | Feb 5, 2010 09:26 | 168501 | ||
| Bomb Iran? [36 words] | Dave US | Feb 5, 2010 07:51 | 168496 | ||
| Bomb Iran? [46 words] | Juggler | Feb 5, 2010 04:59 | 168492 | ||
| How to Save the Obama Presidency. Bomb Iran. A chance for Obama to stop Tyranny. [119 words] | Anne A. | Feb 4, 2010 16:00 | 168467 | ||
| :0) [10 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:36 | 168467 | ||
| Um, hello? What about abiding by the Constitution? [45 words] | Phil | Feb 4, 2010 10:21 | 168450 | ||
| Constitution ... [19 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:38 | 168450 | ||
| He will not do it [82 words] | Trumpeldor | Feb 4, 2010 02:59 | 168429 | ||
| It will be done only by Israelis!!! [145 words] | Jaladhi | Feb 4, 2010 14:53 | 168429 | ||
| He will not do it [1352 words] | mo | Feb 4, 2010 15:28 | 168429 | ||
| 2 | it is sad that America has become so weak or weakened that standing up to a smaller, weaker terrorist country is not an automatic thing .. ..Feb 2010 [378 words] | Phil Greend | Feb 3, 2010 23:51 | 168424 | |
| Perplexed [16 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Marquevich | Feb 3, 2010 23:38 | 168423 | ||
| How to Save the Obama Presidency: Bomb Iran [153 words] | steven L | Feb 3, 2010 22:26 | 168421 | ||
| OBAMA ? This leftist ??? [44 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Feb 5, 2010 13:12 | 168421 | ||
| Afghanistan [27 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:44 | 168421 | ||
| Why "O" won't do what it takes to save his presidency ... not that I mind his utter failure. [415 words] | Kim | Feb 3, 2010 21:37 | 168418 | ||
| :0) [5 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:48 | 168418 | ||
| Damage done by Bush [121 words] | G.Vishvas | Feb 3, 2010 18:48 | 168414 | ||
| Why ? [14 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Feb 7, 2010 05:50 | 168414 | ||
| about cheney-republicans [103 words] | G.Vishvas | Feb 7, 2010 17:40 | 168414 | ||
| Blame it ALL on Bush [30 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 09:56 | 168414 | ||
| Oooookaayyyy [126 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 10:10 | 168414 | ||
| Why bomb Iran? Good place to start! [675 words] | Robert Sirignano | Feb 3, 2010 18:33 | 168411 | ||
| Bombing Iran to save a presidency [84 words] | mike | Feb 3, 2010 16:33 | 168395 | ||
| the face of things to come? [138 words] | Jules Posten | Feb 3, 2010 15:00 | 168384 | ||
| How about saving millions from an Iranian eschatological nuclear attack? [74 words] | Mladen Andrijasevic | Feb 3, 2010 14:37 | 168382 | ||
| You are aware [69 words] | sheerahkahn | Feb 3, 2010 14:12 | 168380 | ||
| No we should not bomb Iran [442 words] | Kurt Basking | Feb 5, 2010 01:57 | 168380 | ||
| Promoting dangerous ideas [156 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Feb 3, 2010 14:06 | 168379 | ||
| Clash of civilizations [224 words] | Roberto | Feb 3, 2010 13:28 | 168375 | ||
| Israel has had a working reactor since '55 and the bomb since '61. [120 words] | Menachem Ben Yakov | Feb 3, 2010 12:48 | 168373 | ||
| Action tough, but necessary [60 words] | FHM | Feb 3, 2010 12:39 | 168371 | ||
| Question for Mr. Pipes [174 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ali | Feb 3, 2010 11:32 | 168369 | ||
| 1 | Bombing Iran; a follow up to Mr. Pipes' response [204 words] | Ali Goldoust | Feb 5, 2010 00:59 | 168369 | |
| response to Ali - rallying behind the Mullahs [66 words] | AS | Feb 6, 2010 01:02 | 168369 | ||
| Follow up [175 words] | Ali | Feb 7, 2010 02:30 | 168369 | ||
| Re: Dr. Pipes, there is a much better alternative to your suggestion. [308 words] | Aymenn Jawad | Feb 3, 2010 09:56 | 168364 | ||
| "A global confrontation between the US and most of the rest of the world? " [54 words] | myth | Feb 3, 2010 18:19 | 168364 | ||
| How to Save the Obama Presidency: Bomb Iran [64 words] | Luka | Feb 4, 2010 04:59 | 168364 | ||
| Re: Response to Myth [218 words] | Aymenn Jawad | Feb 4, 2010 12:48 | 168364 | ||
| how about pressuring the NATO allies in oder to make them pressure Iran [71 words] | myth | Feb 5, 2010 08:56 | 168364 | ||
| Re: Further Response to Myth and Question for Dr. Pipes [266 words] | Aymenn Jawad | Feb 5, 2010 17:13 | 168364 | ||
| Response to Aymenn [411 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 6, 2010 09:52 | 168364 | ||
| Re: Response to Dhimmi No More [444 words] | Aymenn Jawad | Feb 6, 2010 14:20 | 168364 | ||
| support individuals in opposition plus the airstrike [56 words] | myth | Feb 6, 2010 22:09 | 168364 | ||
| 1 | Why bombing Iran's nuclear sites is the right thing to do! [606 words] | Robert Sirignano | Feb 3, 2010 03:02 | 168347 | |
| Obama loathes the military too much to make war on Iran successful [148 words] | Daniel Garrett | Feb 3, 2010 00:57 | 168345 | ||
| Bomb Iran ... Pipes? [63 words] | David Pinto | Feb 3, 2010 00:48 | 168341 | ||
| Bombing Iran will not begin any world war [127 words] | sinbad1 | Feb 4, 2010 09:55 | 168341 | ||
| Iran and Moslems [267 words] | BA | Feb 2, 2010 23:11 | 168338 | ||
| "dealing with the evils folks in the Islamic world" is not the issue [74 words] | myth | Feb 3, 2010 18:28 | 168338 | ||
| and what about the bombing of Israel, india and Pakistan? they already got nukes! [201 words] | amir | Feb 2, 2010 22:46 | 168336 | ||
| limited attack and wider support in the region [162 words] | myth | Feb 3, 2010 06:27 | 168336 | ||
| Iran has threatened to wipe Israel off the map. [38 words] | M.D. | Feb 3, 2010 10:29 | 168336 | ||
| Alrighty then... [21 words] | Big John | Feb 3, 2010 11:57 | 168336 | ||
| Excuse me [94 words] | Roberto | Feb 3, 2010 16:05 | 168336 | ||
| indeed, why not peace [69 words] | pdm | Feb 4, 2010 09:42 | 168336 | ||
| Roberto: Your war against Islam [54 words] | amir | Feb 4, 2010 19:31 | 168336 | ||
| I agree [72 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 10:27 | 168336 | ||
| Cognative Dissonance [67 words] | Michael Rosenberg | Feb 2, 2010 22:41 | 168335 | ||
| 'We' keep telling islamopaths - 'They're Right' ! [228 words] | Gordon Weare | Feb 2, 2010 20:07 | 168332 | ||
| Call the Godfathers together first [681 words] | Roger Andover | Feb 2, 2010 19:42 | 168331 | ||
| too much militarism [86 words] | hpeskin | Feb 2, 2010 19:32 | 168330 | ||
| conflict not necessary for war, actions of war other than shooting [174 words] | myth | Feb 3, 2010 10:02 | 168330 | ||
| Bomb Iran? Not a good idea for this president [72 words] | Marty | Feb 2, 2010 19:14 | 168329 | ||
| How to save Obama's Presidency : Bomb Iran [226 words] | Nenette Grunberg | Feb 2, 2010 18:53 | 168327 | ||
| War is popular for only a short period of time [84 words] | Joe Six-Pack | Feb 2, 2010 16:11 | 168312 | ||
| War is the answer. A massive war of self defense. [74 words] | Ralph C. Whaley MD | Feb 2, 2010 16:09 | 168311 | ||
| Them Before Us [193 words] | Arlinda | Feb 3, 2010 15:29 | 168311 | ||
| Why us? [46 words] | Neil S. | Feb 2, 2010 16:06 | 168310 | ||
| How can Obama save his presidency and the world too. [274 words] | batya dagan | Feb 2, 2010 16:04 | 168309 | ||
 A win-win opportunity. [93 words] | Lawrence Miner | Feb 2, 2010 14:39 | 168301 | ||
| An even easier solution [155 words] | J.J. Surbeck | Feb 2, 2010 14:13 | 168300 | ||
| don't leave it to the Israelis [60 words] | myth | Feb 3, 2010 06:35 | 168300 | ||
| Bomb Iran based on American Opinion??? [120 words] | Tigurre | Feb 2, 2010 14:11 | 168299 | ||
| "US loses any credibility" with who ? [46 words] | myth | Feb 4, 2010 14:35 | 168299 | ||
| Why would a Leftist politican do that? [37 words] | Pankaj Saksena | Feb 2, 2010 13:40 | 168297 | ||
| Are we forgetting something? [135 words] | Nick W. | Feb 2, 2010 13:03 | 168295 | ||
| Destroying Iranian nuclear facility [111 words] | Janusz Kowalik | Feb 2, 2010 12:51 | 168294 | ||
| Obama would rather bow low to the Ayatollah. [108 words] | M.D. | Feb 2, 2010 12:24 | 168290 | ||
| Bomb Iran [200 words] | mo | Feb 2, 2010 15:27 | 168290 | ||
| What is more important?? [16 words] | Jaladhi | Feb 2, 2010 11:21 | 168284 | ||
| Probably Right [273 words] | RonThompson | Feb 2, 2010 10:57 | 168283 | ||
| Economics is first priority [222 words] | Lars Nielsen | Feb 2, 2010 10:49 | 168282 | ||
| Bombing nuclear facility [55 words] | Edoardo Rospo | Feb 2, 2010 10:23 | 168281 | ||
| Bombing Iran [107 words] | Bill Wanger | Feb 2, 2010 10:03 | 168280 | ||
| That's a nice thought, but he won't do it since his interests are not our interests. He would paraphrase the old saw, "What would Bill Ayres think"? [18 words] | Mark | Feb 2, 2010 09:37 | 168279 | ||
| How to Save the Obama Presidency: Bomb Iran [23 words] | Larry Shapiro | Feb 2, 2010 09:15 | 168278 | ||
| Bombing Iran to Save A Presidency [391 words] | Deven | Feb 2, 2010 12:50 | 168278 | ||
| Waging war to drum up popularity is a foolish plan [95 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Feb 2, 2010 08:40 | 168276 | ||
| Response to all [518 words] | NT Ham | Feb 2, 2010 14:51 | 168276 | ||
| What about cutting taxes? [34 words] | jemison | Feb 2, 2010 15:04 | 168276 | ||
| Liberty vs Islam...Ghlam [131 words] | BA | Feb 3, 2010 00:39 | 168276 | ||
| Need for balance of power corrections in the world [137 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Feb 3, 2010 07:48 | 168276 | ||
| Stone cold way to see it Mohamed. [138 words] | Gordon Weare | Feb 3, 2010 14:43 | 168276 | ||
| i want united states go after iran with bombs [108 words] | syed mohammad ali | Feb 4, 2010 06:07 | 168276 | ||
| "every right to kill defend" what ? [18 words] | myth | Feb 4, 2010 14:25 | 168276 | ||
| What's new, Syed? [196 words] | Jeff | Feb 5, 2010 13:28 | 168276 | ||
| Not true [79 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 10:42 | 168276 | ||
| Bombing Iran [91 words] | John Schwartz | Feb 2, 2010 08:28 | 168274 | ||
| Bombing Iran [74 words] | Franco L'italiano | Apr 24, 2010 10:49 | 168274 |
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