U.S. government told Iran strikes wouldn't work:

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GINOBIFFARONI

Monday, July 3, 2006 3:24 AM

Found this article interesting

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/07/02/hersh-iran.html

" Senior United States military commanders have told the Bush administration that military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities would probably fail to destroy them, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.

The senior commanders also warned that any attack could have "serious economic, political, and military consequences for the United States," the article says, citing unidentified U.S. military officials. "

And the scary part

" The official also says U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his aides "really think they can do this on the cheap, and they underestimate the capability of the adversary."

A recipe for mayhem ?

" Over and in, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done "

The Killers

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/killers/allthesethingsthativedone.html

GEEZER

Monday, July 3, 2006 1:25 PM

Here's a link to Mr. Hersh's article.

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060710fa_fact

Absent Mr. Hersh's bias and the opinions of some un-named sources with unknown political agendas, this looks like the Administation asked for a feasability study on bombing Iran's nuclear facilities, and was told it isn't feasible due to intelligence shortcomings and possible political fallout. Wow.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

CHRISISALL

Monday, July 3, 2006 7:36 PM

"Don't tell me that again, Science Officer!
We may go up into the biggest ball of flame since the last sun in these parts exploded, BUT WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT ONE IN TEN-THOUSAND CHANCE!"

-Bush to an advisor concerning the nuking of Iran

There's a Trek line for everything Chrisisall

CITIZEN

Monday, July 3, 2006 8:14 PM

Bush: I don't care if people die, just put my cartoons back on.

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

CHRISISALL

Monday, July 3, 2006 8:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by citizen:
Bush: I don't care if people die, just put my cartoons back on.

I think he empathizes with that big frog-lookin' character...he prolly doesn't like Penfold all that much.

And he ain't no DM Chrisisall

CITIZEN

Monday, July 3, 2006 8:45 PM

its Bushy its Bushy and the Brain Brain Brain...
Narf!

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

GEEZER

Tuesday, July 4, 2006 1:44 AM

OK. Here's the lead-in from Mr. Hersh's New Yorker article:

Quote:
On May 31st, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced what appeared to be a major change in U.S. foreign policy. The Bush Administration, she said, would be willing to join Russia, China, and its European allies in direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program. There was a condition, however: the negotiations would not begin until, as the President put it in a June 19th speech at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, “the Iranian regime fully and verifiably suspends its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities.” Iran, which has insisted on its right to enrich uranium, was being asked to concede the main point of the negotiations before they started. The question was whether the Administration expected the Iranians to agree, or was laying the diplomatic groundwork for future military action.

Sounds pretty ominous, doesn't it? The US administration causing trouble by imposing unrealistic pre-conditions for negotiation, as a leadup to "future military action."

No mention, however, of this.

Quote:
But the Americans, along with Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany _ the six nations that endorsed the package _ insist that Iran suspend its nascent enrichment activities before talks begin.

http://wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=577859

So it's not just us, it's also Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany who insist that Iran stop enrichment before talks can begin. Wonder if they're all planning "future military action" as well? Or maybe Mr. Hersh's piece reads more to his liking if he leaves this little bit about multi-national agreement on suspending enrichment out. Ya think?

"Keep the Shiny side up"

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, March 27, 2023 7:55 PM

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JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, March 2, 2026 7:21 PM

Israel hits them next Trump joins in

the Iranians start shooting back with missiles and drones going to Arab States and Israel

Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed during strikes on Iran
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-iran-ayatollah-khamenei-dea
d-after-us-israel-strikes-2026-2