Iran Threatens a Preemptive Military Strike Even If Not Attacked First

**goldendog** · 22nd February 2012 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jets

Actually, I would not be. These two countries hate each other.

If Iran is facing an imminent strike which Israel seems intent on doing. Why would it surprise anybody if they took measures to defend itself?

**Jets** · 22nd February 2012 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by goldendog

If Iran is facing an imminent strike which Israel seems intent on doing. Why would it surprise anybody if they took measures to defend itself?

That could also apply in reverse and yes, I agree with you.

**goldendog** · 22nd February 2012 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Jets

That could also apply in reverse and yes, I agree with you.

Yet just one has offered proof that their present nuclear arsenal is for hostile intentions and not just a deterrent

Would Israel allow Iran to use Nuclear power for peaceful intentions? Or will there always be this suspicion therefore a reason to accuse them of pursuing a weapon to destroy Israel?
It sure does appear that is the case. Only one country is being the aggressor here.
Is Israel using it's nuclear capabilities to bully people again?

**Jets** · 22nd February 2012 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by goldendog

Yet just one has offered proof that their present nuclear arsenal is for hostile intentions and not just a deterrent

Would Israel allow Iran to use Nuclear power for peaceful intentions? Or will there always be this suspicion therefore a reason to accuse them of pursuing a weapon to destroy Israel?
It sure does appear that is the case. Only one country is being the aggressor here.
Is Israel using it's nuclear capabilities to bully people again?

Neither country are saints. Although Israel may present itself like a bully, Iran is not doing itself any justice with its anti-Israeli rhetoric. Again, I blame both countries for keeping this fuse lit.

25th February 2012 07:12 PM

I do not trust Iran period. Anything is possible.

**Hollywood** · 25th February 2012 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by smallstuff

The plot thickens as Iran announced this week that they intend the launch a preemptive strike against their "enemies" even if they are not attacked first........which is the same thing as what "Preemptive" means. I have attached the link to the CNN news article for your review if you wish. Iran threatens preemptive action - CNN.com
After reading, please lelt me know your thoughts but please do so with respect to other's opinions and posts and without foul language would be greatly appreciated!

I hope I attached my poll correctly: Do you think Iran would launch a premptive attack?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Not Sure

Seems to me that if a nation was really serious about launching a preemptive attack it would not announce to the world it's intention to do so. Such attacks work best if they are a surprise, unexpected. Isreal pulled off a classic in 1967.

**Mayor Snorkum** · 1st March 2012 12:08 AM

"Iran Threatens a Preemptive Military Strike Even If Not Attacked First"

Hmmmm....the Mayor wonders what the word "preemptive" means...

**Mayor Snorkum** · 1st March 2012 12:14 AM

Iran is making noise.

Iran is not ready to cross the polish border, they're still working on the Anschluss of Austria. They've probably militarized the Rhineland, but not much more.

All Iran is doing, all it's been doing, is buying time and tweaking noses while it continues it's multi-year effort to build nuclear weapons. The dithering of the West has allowed them time to build their missiles, and the continued dithering is giving them more time to build the warheads.

The Lefties on this board were almost unanimous in their conviction that Iran isn't working on a bomb.

Suddenly, they're nervous.

Of something, they're not sure what.

**Mayor Snorkum** · 1st March 2012 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by goldendog

Would Israel allow Iran to use Nuclear power for peaceful intentions?

And the kool-aid drinkers speak. Iran ISN'T going to use nuclear power for peaceful intentions. The whole point of having civillian nuclear power is the generation of plutonium fuel for bombs.

1st March 2012 02:54 AM

Hi Hollywood- I understand your point but as you may recall, the coalition forces in Desert Shield built up forces, base camps, command posts and met with coalition forces on a daily basis for months prior to launching Desert Storm on Saddam over Kuwait. The US and UK and other participants announced ahead of time our intentions to attack Iraq and Afghanistan prior to even having the final startegic plans drawn up and President Bush televised his intent to seek a declaration of war from Cngress which itself, was televised.

I am in your camp over the philosophy of pre-announcing intentions of military action prior to the initiation but it goes on all the time. I have only cited a few examples. There have been many more. Even North Korea announced it would sink any South Korean ships participating in the disputed waters off the North Korean coast and sure enough they sank the S. Korean escort. What happened in retaliation....nothing.

One cannot tell the theories behinds such announcements. But thanks for adding your views, gave you thumbs up!