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Originally posted by dooper
I started to watch your YouTube post, and when it suggested that these Zionists were intellectually limited, I checked out.
Something like 155 Nobel Prize winners were Jewish, which would indicate that as a people, they have a 115:1 ratio over any other race.
That's not what I'd call intellectually limited.
Originally posted by dooper
After all, no one is going to allow Iran to have nuclear weapons. They are Islamic nuts! Fanatics!
The the best fanatic, is a dead fanatic.
Originally posted by dooper
They are as a people, as a religion, and as a culture, far more brilliant than any other people, religion, or culture.
Originally posted by Founding
Anyone want to make a bet that Iran is going to lose the war? (If you can call it a war :lol
Originally posted by dooper
I started to watch your YouTube post, and when it suggested that these Zionists were intellectually limited, I checked out.
Something like 155 Nobel Prize winners were Jewish, which would indicate that as a people, they have a 115:1 ratio over any other race.
That's not what I'd call intellectually limited.
Israelis are primarily Jewish, and Jews are apparently some of the most brilliant people in the world.
So, knowing that, I opted out of your YouTube BS.
Hey! Remember when the Iranians dropped that old bastard Ayatollah Khomeini right out onto the street?
That's a class act, all right.
Originally posted by BuffaloJoe
FreePalistine - don't confuse me as being pro Israel, but indeed, some of your points seem rather embellished and/or optimistic.
2) Its people are all united amongst when it comes to confronting outsiders.
This might matter if an occupation would be the ultimate goal of any Israeli attack. Then all of these people could get in line to be suicide bombers resisting their foreign occupation.
While Iran's leader openly talks about the need to remove Israel and its citizens from the pages of history, Israel is genuinely concerned with the proliferation of their culture, religion, and future existence. At this point, their biggest threat could be eliminated by removing Iran's nuclear capabilities. They could further their cause by delivering massive blows to Iranian infrastructure. That strategy would buy them decades of relative safety from Iran's threat to erase Israel from the chalkboard.
7) It has trained Hezbollah and since Hezbollah tactics were so successful
imagine how Iranian military will fare in battle.
What examples of this success are there? Suicide bombers, and random lobbing of big firecrackers? This can hardly be seen as successful. If by successful, you mean maintaining their ability to exist, then you got something there.
9) It occupies strategic locations in the straight of Hormuz, in the Persian
Gulf and large borders with Iraq and Afghanistan.
These large borders are currently within arms reach of the US military. Any advantages to be gained from their geographic location would be quite limited and sporadic at best. Any restraints placed on the waterways will be removed by countries they affect.
11) Flood Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon with IRGC troops and Basji militias which number in excess of 12 million plus
11.5 million of those troops/militia will likely need to have very strong throwing arms because their arsenal will be limited to rocks unless they are planning to take turns using weapons. It would be pretty easy for Israel to fend off an advancing mass of relatively unarmed loyalists even if they are running fast.
12) It has stated that American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are not a
threat to Iran but an advantage to Iran because they are more of a
hostage.
Whoever it has that said that is surely confused
14) Iran has the satellites to seek accurate targets across the Middle East
Israel has, at a theoretical minimum, equal capabilities. It is probably safe to say that Israel is not working in that minimum capability scenario.
15) American bases across the ME would be under threat with ballistic
missiles and IRGC operatives for allowing Israeli aircraft to access
Iraqi airspace.
If this were to happen, it will probably only happen once. At which point, the US would take care of the infrastructure demolition discussed earlier.
What Iran should do is elect a leader who puts an end to the "destroy Israel for all time" rhetoric. Israel and the ME need to learn to live and respect each other's right to exist w/o constant confrontation and threats - it is pointless. Once that is accomplished, Israel also has to put someone in charge that believes in addressing disputes amongst neighbors with something other than bullets.
Originally posted by Kyoto111
The usa & uk will get involved they always do (If there is someing in there for them like oil or new wepons.