tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post8944249317837152307..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: John Jay Myers on the Iranian threat to IsraelThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-78595034358889745042012-03-20T00:34:52.702-05:002012-03-20T00:34:52.702-05:00"If the Iranians get a bomb, they can attack ..."If the Iranians get a bomb, they can attack Israelis relentlessly with conventional terrorist means and have a nuke to use on our troops if we ever staged a reprisal attack. It is insurance against invasion." <br /><br />Iran could get a bomb any time it liked, Pakistan has them, Russia has many that are "missing in action" so if it was their goal to launch one against IsraelJohn Jay Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546740296152058587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-27804609850457201032012-01-31T22:14:12.980-06:002012-01-31T22:14:12.980-06:00If the Iranians get a bomb, they can attack Israel...If the Iranians get a bomb, they can attack Israelis relentlessly with conventional terrorist means and have a nuke to use on our troops if we ever staged a reprisal attack. It is insurance against invasion.<br /><br />If Iran did use a nuke we would NOT retaliate with nukes. We're going to flatten an Iranian what? Places with lots of Iranian people? Wrong.<br /><br />If Iran had a nuke, theyHot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-45361515457249961162012-01-31T15:14:11.422-06:002012-01-31T15:14:11.422-06:00The last time the Persians/Iranians engaged in the...The last time the Persians/Iranians engaged in the invasion of neighboring territory was the Byzantine–Sassanid War of AD 602–628. Iran is a Shiite nation surrounded by Sunni enemies except Iraq which is no longer under Sunni control (thanks to the US). They are unlikely to attack Israel due to the overwhelming response it would generate. They would be then sufficiently weakened as to be ΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976785560712692275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-90359667913394568202012-01-31T13:29:10.854-06:002012-01-31T13:29:10.854-06:00Reason 1: Because we would flatten them like a pan...<i>Reason 1: Because we would flatten them like a pancake.</i><br /><br />Maybe, but too many variables to make that a definitive statement. I can't see obama ordering nuclear or any other significant military retaliation against Iran. Additional sanctions are more his speed. <br /><br />Also unknown are reactions of other world powers - especially China and Russia, who have closer ties to CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.com