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Reader comment on item: Deterring Tehran
in response to reader comment: A 4th Option.....
Submitted by LDC (United States), May 10, 2006 at 09:01
I offered this solution to friends of mine a couple of months after 9-11 and they told me to get back on my medication. But I still like it as a concept that kept the US and the USSR from blowing up the world. In today's political climate in DC, can you imagine the dust-up that would accompany such a policy? It would look like an explosion itself! I'm with you W. Sturm.
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| Deterring Tehran [197 words] | Debbie | Jul 13, 2008 16:39 | 135001 | ||
| Brazil, helping Iran to advance terrorists causes- just "business? Hello White House !!! Hello !!!! [436 words] | Ynna-tchkah | Jun 6, 2007 15:08 | 96272 | ||
| Why bother?? [191 words] | fajensen | May 24, 2006 12:03 | 46296 | ||
| Rice and Kissinger [329 words] | Harrak | May 21, 2006 13:26 | 46078 | ||
| A good reason why they won't strike Iran [65 words] | worlok | May 16, 2006 13:44 | 45724 | ||
 good article [145 words] | Harrak | May 16, 2006 23:56 | 45724 | ||
| There are certainly 2 things which are worse [236 words] | Jon-a brit in Euroland | May 15, 2006 09:49 | 45644 | ||
| dreams dreams.. [19 words] | Harrak | May 15, 2006 17:30 | 45644 | ||
| Harrak! [378 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 16, 2006 17:58 | 45644 | ||
| Agree and disagree [208 words] | Sully | May 17, 2006 10:16 | 45644 | ||
| Stop kidding yourself Harrak [189 words] | Frank | Sep 3, 2006 10:11 | 45644 | ||
| FATWA [171 words] | DONVAN | May 15, 2006 09:03 | 45641 | ||
| NO CHOICE [101 words] | JOHN MANITTA | May 14, 2006 22:11 | 45610 | ||
| The time is not ripe and we are not morally prepared to take on Iran now [240 words] | Sully | May 14, 2006 01:33 | 45545 | ||
| Israel must lead the game [311 words] | Germain Lucas | May 12, 2006 12:15 | 45417 | ||
| Going in wrong direction [158 words] | Faisal | May 13, 2006 03:36 | 45417 | ||
| it's all blah, blah, blah [50 words] | jfb | May 13, 2006 15:04 | 45417 | ||
| RE: Blackspeare--Confederation in Israel/Palestine [178 words] | Harrak | May 11, 2006 18:40 | 45368 | ||
| deterring Iran [106 words] | frank keefe | May 11, 2006 13:09 | 45342 | ||
| No Stomach [63 words] | LDC | May 11, 2006 17:04 | 45342 | ||
| Couldn't agree more [143 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 11, 2006 19:10 | 45342 | ||
| US talking stick giving carots..a new Important Fatwa [260 words] | Harrak | May 11, 2006 11:03 | 45339 | ||
| Thank you [36 words] | LDC | May 11, 2006 17:22 | 45339 | ||
| Harraksment--Sticks and Stones Can't Break Pipes Digital Bones [163 words] | Joe | May 11, 2006 18:05 | 45339 | ||
| Harrak Full of "it" [106 words] | Funk Soul Bruvha | May 11, 2006 23:36 | 45339 | ||
| answering LDC and JOE [346 words] | Harrak | May 13, 2006 11:51 | 45339 | ||
| Only Option: Attack Iran when you can [543 words] | true believer | May 11, 2006 11:01 | 45338 | ||
| "true believer" tells truth [124 words] | LDC | May 11, 2006 16:58 | 45338 | ||
| Understand, then act [355 words] | David | May 11, 2006 17:17 | 45338 | ||
| ... It Needs To Be Said [54 words] | Mark Roth | May 11, 2006 09:31 | 45335 | ||
| Politically Incorrect [225 words] | LDC | May 11, 2006 22:36 | 45335 | ||
| A nuclear South Africa? [83 words] | Ari | May 11, 2006 06:48 | 45330 | ||
| Iran is not a homgeneous society [152 words] | H. Yazdi | May 10, 2006 23:19 | 45323 | ||
| Iran is not a homgeneous society!! [115 words] | Harrak | May 11, 2006 18:54 | 45323 | ||
| Absolutely correct -- Foment UNREST [62 words] | J.S. | May 12, 2006 16:58 | 45323 | ||
| Response to Mr. Harrak [123 words] | H. Yazdi | May 14, 2006 23:42 | 45323 | ||
| Solution! [245 words] | Harrak | May 15, 2006 10:26 | 45323 | ||
| Response to Mr. Harrak [142 words] | H. Yazdi | May 16, 2006 00:38 | 45323 | ||
| Reply 2 for Mr Yazdi [164 words] | Harrak | May 16, 2006 17:02 | 45323 | ||
| deterring teheran [127 words] | robert fusfeld | May 10, 2006 22:49 | 45321 | ||
| How to deter Iran [59 words] | Gordon E. Antenbring | May 10, 2006 22:24 | 45320 | ||
| reality [326 words] | gary | May 10, 2006 19:57 | 45314 | ||
| How Can We Build A Concensus at the UN Security Council? [126 words] | Arthur M | May 10, 2006 19:41 | 45313 | ||
| The best way to build concensus at the UN [216 words] | Sully | May 14, 2006 01:57 | 45313 | ||
| The gravity of it all is heavy no matter what. [436 words] | rench | May 10, 2006 17:28 | 45302 | ||
| Why not a little Shiite vs Sunni War?? [62 words] | J.S. | May 10, 2006 17:09 | 45300 | ||
| Shiite -Sunnite War Impossible!! [29 words] | Harrak | May 11, 2006 19:01 | 45300 | ||
| More Harraknophobia - 'Shiite -Sunnite War Impossible!!' he says [60 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 16, 2006 17:38 | 45300 | ||
| The Shiite and Sunni are not the same as the Cathor and Prontant sects in Europe. [77 words] | CharlesBHoff | May 16, 2006 22:42 | 45300 | ||
| In English, please! [147 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 17, 2006 18:46 | 45300 | ||
| It is unbecoming of Dr Pipes [214 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Yuval Brandstetter MD | May 10, 2006 16:54 | 45297 | ||
| I did not overlook. [122 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | May 20, 2006 15:10 | 45297 | ||
| Two ways to stop Iran [135 words] | Irving Weisdorf | May 10, 2006 16:25 | 45292 | ||
| A 3rd Way [54 words] | LDC | May 11, 2006 16:42 | 45292 | ||
| Wishful Thinking [122 words] | John Doe | May 10, 2006 15:53 | 45288 | ||
| Blame the Messenger [98 words] | Blackspeare | May 10, 2006 15:01 | 45281 | ||
| How about the messengers of the Confederation of World Jewish Immigrants? [127 words] | Harrak | May 10, 2006 17:00 | 45281 | ||
| Very Old News, Harrak [55 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 11, 2006 16:55 | 45281 | ||
| Valuable piece from Jihad Watch [192 words] | Harrak | May 10, 2006 11:18 | 45269 | ||
| Another Possibility [105 words] | Blackspeare | May 10, 2006 16:46 | 45269 | ||
| Harrak ridicules USA [186 words] | Infidel | May 11, 2006 13:31 | 45269 | ||
| Barking Harrak [259 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 11, 2006 16:24 | 45269 | ||
| Infidel [150 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 11, 2006 17:03 | 45269 | ||
| Don't fool yourself harrak [188 words] | Richard Lion heart | May 11, 2006 18:52 | 45269 | ||
| Forget about Harrak [135 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 12, 2006 02:38 | 45269 | ||
| harrak [35 words] | true believer | May 12, 2006 05:34 | 45269 | ||
| Harrak's rant [76 words] | Vijay | May 12, 2006 05:56 | 45269 | ||
| excellent and rare question! about the 8 years war [228 words] | Harrak | May 13, 2006 12:08 | 45269 | ||
| Iranian Weaklings [73 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 14, 2006 04:15 | 45269 | ||
| to Harrak: not such an excellent answer [455 words] | true believer | May 15, 2006 06:08 | 45269 | ||
| true stuff True Believer but! [65 words] | Harrak | May 15, 2006 17:17 | 45269 | ||
| Surprising? Harrak's delusion is a commonplace in the Middle East [356 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 16, 2006 14:17 | 45269 | ||
| Iraq was not a cakewalk. [85 words] | CharlesBHoff | May 16, 2006 23:02 | 45269 | ||
| Earth to Charles: Come in please! [364 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 17, 2006 19:05 | 45269 | ||
| Good thinking! [13 words] | Frank Vosler | May 10, 2006 10:58 | 45264 | ||
| Mullah It Over [125 words] | Ken | May 10, 2006 10:31 | 45257 | ||
| Reply to "Mullah-ing it over" [146 words] | Merry Whitney | May 12, 2006 02:31 | 45257 | ||
| Deterring Iran [285 words] | Maurice Picow | May 10, 2006 08:23 | 45247 | ||
| Could this be a prelude to war? [83 words] | Peter J. Herz | May 10, 2006 08:23 | 45246 | ||
| Or, it could be... [7 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 19:24 | 45246 | ||
| Insane? [118 words] | Blackspeare | May 11, 2006 23:02 | 45246 | ||
| On Fixing Blame [207 words] | LDC | May 12, 2006 15:28 | 45246 | ||
| Fixing Blame [99 words] | Blackspeare | May 14, 2006 10:18 | 45246 | ||
| the ultimate defense [349 words] | Yehuda Ben-Asher, MD Efrat, Gush Etzion | May 10, 2006 08:05 | 45243 | ||
| Israel first !! [52 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Khalid Jamal | May 10, 2006 07:07 | 45239 | ||
| A gun is a gun [30 words] | JJ | May 17, 2006 09:33 | 45239 | ||
| A proper first step. [93 words] | Charles Smyth | May 10, 2006 06:27 | 45236 | ||
| Let them [136 words] | Vic Coffey | May 10, 2006 05:31 | 45235 | ||
| procrastinate - on Iran [52 words] | johnmac | May 10, 2006 03:36 | 45228 | ||
| Deterring Tehran? [249 words] | Andras Bereny | May 10, 2006 03:34 | 45227 | ||
| The black future of the Iranian People [114 words] | David Goshen | May 10, 2006 03:30 | 45225 | ||
| Explain Please [12 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 19:26 | 45225 | ||
| #end of oil not too far off [47 words] | David Goshen | May 12, 2006 12:40 | 45225 | ||
| A Quick Question [18 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Alex | May 10, 2006 02:57 | 45223 | ||
| A 4th Option..... [321 words] | W. Sturm | May 10, 2006 01:08 | 45217 | ||
 MAD Reinstated [73 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 09:01 | 45217 | ||
| Tehran can't be deterred [264 words] | Pat | May 10, 2006 11:33 | 45217 | ||
| Why should traditional Nuclear Deterrence fail? [191 words] | Al Wilner | May 10, 2006 11:34 | 45217 | ||
| Your 4th Option is Ill-Advised [55 words] | Baron Mordo | May 10, 2006 12:45 | 45217 | ||
| What? [75 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 10, 2006 18:25 | 45217 | ||
| So, Baron... [4 words] | LDC | May 12, 2006 15:31 | 45217 | ||
| Noises instead of communication? [152 words] | David W. Lincoln | May 10, 2006 00:48 | 45214 | ||
| So when the British... [25 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 08:53 | 45212 | ||
| Flauntist? [115 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 10, 2006 18:40 | 45212 | ||
| flutist is the English word [62 words] | Christopher Game | May 10, 2006 21:35 | 45212 | ||
| AAAAh... [5 words] | LDC | May 11, 2006 16:37 | 45212 | ||
| It's a trap [378 words] | Silent Bob | May 9, 2006 23:53 | 45211 | ||
| Not-so-Silent Bob [38 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 08:44 | 45211 | ||
| Pipes is piping... [181 words] | Jascha Kessler | May 9, 2006 23:20 | 45209 | ||
| The fear in the heart of the West. [173 words] | f.shakki | May 9, 2006 22:35 | 45205 | ||
| Tiredness, not fear [96 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | May 11, 2006 21:41 | 45205 | ||
| Wake Up Infidels! [109 words] | Benedict | May 9, 2006 22:27 | 45203 | ||
| Deterring Tehran [182 words] | Donald W. Bales | May 9, 2006 20:41 | 45193 | ||
| Are the Iranians really fed up? I doubt it. [381 words] | Pat | May 9, 2006 19:55 | 45189 | ||
| Israel Oh Israel what are you waiting for? [84 words] | Nenette Grunberg | May 9, 2006 19:21 | 45183 | ||
| Deterrence Requires Force [158 words] | yonatan silverman | May 9, 2006 18:03 | 45173 | ||
| Forward to "Silent Bob" [20 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 08:46 | 45173 | ||
| Boycott Iranian products, beginning with their oil! [141 words] | Dr RJP | May 9, 2006 17:57 | 45172 | ||
| Russia has already refused sanctions [108 words] | brenda | Sep 13, 2009 11:29 | 45172 | ||
| Iran [127 words] | John Green | May 9, 2006 17:45 | 45170 | ||
| Assignment of Condition: IRAN = CONFUSION [727 words] | David | May 9, 2006 17:19 | 45165 | ||
| The heart of the problem is Russia and China [53 words] | Matt | May 9, 2006 17:15 | 45164 | ||
| China [101 words] | true believer | May 10, 2006 08:03 | 45164 | ||
| Walmart Boycott [59 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 08:20 | 45164 | ||
| It's too late [40 words] | Pat | May 10, 2006 11:40 | 45164 | ||
| 2 | Stop trading with China [104 words] | Matt | May 10, 2006 16:04 | 45164 | |
| It is the same in Europe [33 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 11, 2006 11:56 | 45164 | ||
| We gave in to Iran long ago [139 words] | Pat | May 11, 2006 19:23 | 45164 | ||
| European dilemma [75 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 20, 2006 17:00 | 45164 | ||
| "we" are not pro-muslim!! [80 words] | fajensen | May 24, 2006 12:19 | 45164 | ||
| china is bad news [21 words] | samuel welsh | Mar 13, 2011 12:17 | 45164 | ||
| The only moral way to deal with Iran [102 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | May 9, 2006 17:14 | 45163 | ||
| Not so simple [356 words] | Silent Bob | May 11, 2006 21:55 | 45163 | ||
| Dr Pipes' forgotten option/ Nuclear letter [118 words] | HARRAK | May 9, 2006 17:14 | 45162 | ||
| The Third Option? [299 words] | van der Ley | May 9, 2006 17:13 | 45161 | ||
| Fuuugggedddabouddit !!!!! [562 words] | Joe | May 9, 2006 17:11 | 45160 | ||
| Iran is harder to defeat than former USSR [258 words] | Harrak | May 9, 2006 17:52 | 45160 | ||
| Iran is Israel's Problem [104 words] | Jorgen Habermas | May 9, 2006 19:17 | 45160 | ||
| 1, 2, 5 & 6 - OK [5 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 21:20 | 45160 | ||
| This comment makes sense [14 words] | William Sumner Scott | May 9, 2006 22:15 | 45160 | ||
| To Joe [119 words] | Jeremy | May 9, 2006 22:32 | 45160 | ||
| Sure, Jorgen [46 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 09:09 | 45160 | ||
| Really? Big-Talking Iran humiliated by little Mexico! [123 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 11, 2006 17:18 | 45160 | ||
| Iranian Coup [161 words] | Paul M. Neville | May 9, 2006 17:04 | 45158 | ||
| A Congress of Chamberlain [127 words] | L Cary | May 9, 2006 21:32 | 45158 | ||
| Iran Nukes [242 words] | Yoven | May 9, 2006 16:51 | 45155 | ||
| and in addition [207 words] | joel novak | May 9, 2006 16:13 | 45144 | ||
| Why use of nukes make no logical sense [146 words] | S. J. Jacobs | May 9, 2006 17:30 | 45144 | ||
| Been There - Done That [37 words] | LDC | May 9, 2006 21:38 | 45144 | ||
| Logic has no place here [70 words] | Pat | May 10, 2006 11:56 | 45144 | ||
| It aint gonna happen [175 words] | Gamaliel Isaac | May 9, 2006 16:07 | 45141 | ||
| The Solution [48 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 16:23 | 45141 | ||
| First, build a coalition [29 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 9, 2006 16:49 | 45141 | ||
| Europe's Moment of Truth [61 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 21:15 | 45141 | ||
| LD Cary, you have been unfair to Italy [150 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 10, 2006 04:52 | 45141 | ||
| OK, maybe Italy [90 words] | LDC | May 10, 2006 19:23 | 45141 | ||
| Germany and France [51 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 12, 2006 02:28 | 45141 | ||
| Yes [74 words] | John R | May 9, 2006 15:38 | 45136 | ||
| Why Not Korea? [70 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 16:30 | 45136 | ||
| Sometimes deterrence really deters [380 words] | Kenneth S. Besig | May 9, 2006 15:37 | 45135 | ||
| ISLAMIC NUKES [255 words] | DONVAN | May 9, 2006 15:34 | 45134 | ||
| Iran [34 words] | Stu | May 10, 2006 01:46 | 45134 | ||
| IRAN [169 words] | DONVAN | May 10, 2006 15:59 | 45134 | ||
| Iran can not be trusted to keep its word. [9 words] | true believer | May 11, 2006 11:22 | 45134 | ||
| fully agree donvan [21 words] | fedup | May 13, 2006 02:11 | 45134 | ||
| Whistling Past the Graveyard [154 words] | L D Cary | May 9, 2006 15:29 | 45133 | ||
| attack to win and win [267 words] | Carmen Waggoner, Ph.D. | May 9, 2006 15:26 | 45131 | ||
| Me 2 [15 words] | Dr. Lee D. Cary | May 9, 2006 16:05 | 45131 | ||
| Is non-violence hopeless [59 words] | William Sumner Scott, J.D. | May 9, 2006 16:36 | 45131 | ||
| No Will [81 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 21:10 | 45131 | ||
| Another Suggestion [68 words] | Jonathan Usher | May 9, 2006 15:22 | 45130 | ||
| Why Would They Care? [10 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 16:06 | 45130 | ||
| Iran Third Option [441 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Paul Lawrence Rose | May 9, 2006 15:20 | 45129 | ||
| Wish I had read... [11 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 16:08 | 45129 | ||
| Cold war, deterrence and Iran (response to Mr Pipes view) [87 words] | Anubhav | May 17, 2006 08:17 | 45129 | ||
| Iran's leaders may be insane, and probably are by some definitions but. . [154 words] | Sully | May 19, 2006 02:11 | 45129 | ||
| 4th Option: 'Use it or lose it' [149 words] | Tyler | May 26, 2006 02:36 | 45129 | ||
| About the "international" community... [281 words] | J.S. | May 9, 2006 14:51 | 45123 | ||
| Serves You Right... [25 words] | LDC | May 9, 2006 21:44 | 45123 | ||
| Deterring Tehran [271 words] | Dan Rusen | May 9, 2006 14:40 | 45121 | ||
| Who does Iran fear? [83 words] | William Sumner Scott, J.D. | May 9, 2006 14:27 | 45120 | ||
| Answer: China [70 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 16:14 | 45120 | ||
| To prevent Iranian Nukes [21 words] | Vance A. Bailey | May 9, 2006 13:52 | 45117 | ||
| Wrong Generation [38 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 16:18 | 45117 | ||
| Persuasion via the mailed fist [140 words] | Robert H. Tyrka Sr. | May 9, 2006 13:47 | 45116 | ||
| Thank You Robert [7 words] | LD Cary | May 9, 2006 16:20 | 45116 | ||
| America is not that superpower anymore. [96 words] | CharlesBHoff | May 17, 2006 20:10 | 45116 | ||
| There may be nothing to bomb. [38 words] | Graham Rael-Brook | May 9, 2006 13:35 | 45114 |
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