Would be good for you to read today's WSJ & Washington Post, Gene. There's some of that "first-hand" "eyewitness" "insider" stuff that you seem to accept on its face as gospel, but it disagrees substantially with the NIE's conclusions.

Seems we have conflicting "I was there" reports - that's gonna have to cause a seizure in that pea-brain of yours.

Reply By: Island DogPosted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 This is the same government that wanted to put to DEATH the man who converted from Islam to Christianity. This is the country that produces over 90% of the WORLDS Opium. This is the country where Al-Qaeda is operating at the same levels as on 9/11. So you want us to go and take over their country and start nation building? Isn't that the thing you keep screaming about otherwise? I have never seen such propaganda before.

What I and MOST Americans want is for Bush to destroy those responsible for 9/11, the attack on the Cole, The Marine barracks and the first attack on the trade towers! They are in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan. If any of these groups are operating in Iraq, it is because we invaded Iraq and allowed them to set up operations. I favor destroying the terrorist factions in Iraq as well. That is very different from Nation Building like Bush is trying in Iraq!

I thought they didn't have one?

Reply By: LeaukiPosted: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 The NEW intelligence says that Iran suspended their nuclear weapons program. I thought they didn't have one?

What difference does it make-- If they do not have one they are NOT the danger Bush is warning about!

Afraid of reading, Gene?

To you? Probably none. To me? A lot, since I regularly visit Haifa University.



Having been a student in the university of Haifa while Hizbullah was sending rockets into it (a university is a prime target for these people, it's filled with young Jews), I can tell you that they ARE the danger Bush is warning about.

It's true that they are not a danger to you. Not yet.

You can watch them take out the Jews in Israel first, and don't have to care, because you are not an Israeli Jew.

You can watch them take out the Christians in Lebanon, and don't have to care, since you are not a Maronite.

It will never spread to the US, right?

But what if it does? Who will care? Who else will be left?

No, "Colonel", if this report is true (and you seem to think it is), it means that Iran HAD such a programme and that means they ARE a danger.

So please be honest enough to point out that you think Bush is wrong because Iran is not a danger TO YOU. Don't pretend it's an objective fact that they are no danger at all just because you are not on top of their list of enemies.

all they have to do to hit the us is put one of their current rockets on an oil tanker. i do believe that they have a few of these and sail into range of the us. so yes iran is a direct threat to the usa. dispite what good old gene has tried to convince us.

and if this idiot can think of that. i would think that those brilliant people in Iran can.