Comments on: Bolton: Israel Strike On Iran ‘During Bush’s Term Makes A Lot Of Sense’

By: Fool Zero

Fool Zero — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:51:59 +0000

Perino: “What I can tell you as the President’s spokesperson, he is singularly focused on trying to solve this issue diplomatically.”

Sounds a lot like 6 years ago when the issue being “solved diplomatically” was Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction.

By: Quizmos

Quizmos — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:34:35 +0000

This is plain and simply war-mongering on the parts of Bolton, Shavit, Kristol, and Fox News! War-mongering is illegal and it is reprehensible in its Un-American tone. These people ought to be reprimanded by the Justice Department and made to face charges of war-mongering if they do not cease and desist. We are still a nation of laws, they simply need to be upheld. That these people are so morally deranged is a matter between they and their pastors (who’s council seems so miserably absent these days in tempering our public discourse). God Bless America, and Goddamn those who are destroying Her.

By: Heynow

Heynow — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:39:02 +0000

Wow Bolton is really crazy. Somebody get him a some man love.

By: k

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:34:54 +0000

blah blah blah…

not that anyone here needs to be clued in to this but I love reading these quotes from republicans when Bill Clinton was pres…..enjoy-

http://sacramentofordemocracy.org/?q=node/view/3116

By: SP Biloxi

SP Biloxi — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:23:09 +0000

Send thy Bolten thy straight jacket.

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:16:15 +0000

If Israel wants to attack Iran, they should go ahead and do it. But they should not expect us to come to their rescue when Iran retaliates. The only reason why Israel would attack Iran would be to get us involved because we would have to defend them if Iran retaliated. Unfortunately I think that Obama would allow himself to get dragged into it if Israel did that while he was President rather than telling Israel, “you started it, it’s up to you to end it”.

By: hussein toasterhead

hussein toasterhead — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:00:43 +0000

misshusseinmolly Says:

OK. So they bomb the Natanz Nuclear Facility. Turn it into a cloud of dust. Will that be the end of it? Will that convince everyone that Iran’s “nuclear weapons program” is dead?

Yes, as well as several hundred thousand people downwind from the cloud of radioactive dust the bombing will produce.

Or will the bomb-happy wingnuts from both countries just be convinced that “they still have their program — they’re just hiding it”, and that we need to bomb them some more? When will it end?

I see another expensive and destructive quagmire on the horizon — whether it’s us or Israel that does the actual first bombing.

June 30th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

That’s also assuming that Israel is actually able to carry out the bombing campaign by itself. The campaign would involve not just bombing Natanz, but every radar and surface-to-air target between the Gulf and central Iran (I’m going to assume that Jordan does not give Israel flyover rights, though stranger things have happened).

Israel only has a few hundred F-15s and F-16s, and Iran has spent the last few years beefing up its defensive capabilities thanks to $120-130/barrel oil. There’s a good chance that Israel will not be able to complete the job. In which case we will have to commit our own troops and planes to save the day.

And then, of course, there will still be a very angry regime in Tehran. And unless our terrorist allies in the MEQ and Jundallah and Kurdish separatist groups are able to get the job done, we’ll have no choice but to put some boots on the oil-rich ground to do a little regime change.

By: texaslady

texaslady — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:51:00 +0000

Who can blame any other country for developing nuclear power when a war mongering nation is going after everyone. And don’t forget Mexico has huge oil resources but strangely we go after countries thousands of miles away. Oh thats right Mexico is our friend. For now and as long as we keep sending money.

By: D. Tree

D. Tree — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:48:06 +0000

correction: shouldn’t that be “former interim UN Ambassador John Bolton”?

not need to legitimize this buffoon any more than necessary!

By: misshusseinmolly

misshusseinmolly — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:43:51 +0000

hussein toasterhead Says
June 30th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

Oh, don’t worry about that. Israel knows exactly where the Natanz Nuclear Facility is. They were practicing for a hit on Natanz last week.
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OK. So they bomb the Natanz Nuclear Facility. Turn it into a cloud of dust. Will that be the end of it? Will that convince everyone that Iran’s “nuclear weapons program” is dead?

Or will the bomb-happy wingnuts from both countries just be convinced that “they still have their program — they’re just hiding it”, and that we need to bomb them some more? When will it end?

I see another expensive and destructive quagmire on the horizon — whether it’s us or Israel that does the actual first bombing.

By: RantingTommy

RantingTommy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:43:45 +0000

I’ve known lots of people that choose that style of mustache.

Never known one that wasn’t a class-A A$$hole tho.

By: hussein toasterhead

hussein toasterhead — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:42:31 +0000

texaslady Says:

Bankrupt a country through war, $400 million for covert operations, $9 trillion in debt how much longer can we exist ?

June 30th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
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Depends – do you think China will let us take out a second mortgage?

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:41:03 +0000

Since Bolton has no concept of what a blockage of the Straits of Hormuz would mean, I suggest an aerial tour of the straits for him, and then a really close up look, as he’s descending parachuteless from 15,000 feet.

By: DRxJ

DRxJ — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:40:48 +0000

Jeebus!
If you hold Bolton down, and shave his mustache, are the numbers “666″ embedded on his upper lip?
He seems to be chomping at the bit to start Armageddon.

What a rabid mucking foron!

By: texaslady

texaslady — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:39:44 +0000

With our jobs, resources, education being short changed, every other country, Russia included can quietly watch America become a 3rd world country. Bankrupt a country through war, $400 million for covert operations, $9 trillion in debt how much longer can we exist ? But as much as I detest bush I really think he is just a figurehead for those behind him. And he is too stupid to realize they are using him.

By: WaltB

WaltB — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:36:50 +0000

I completely agree with Bolton – as long as he’s the one leading the charge on foot, crossing the border with at least a 50 pound pack on his skinny, sorry back (and that’s before any bombs get dropped).

By: RantingTommy

RantingTommy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:36:40 +0000

The point of all of this is to accomplish the Cheney Administration’s goals:

#1 – drive the price of oil and gas up further

#2 – squeeze the middle class until it doesn’t exist anymore

#3 – sell war machinery

#4 – frighten their gullible base with ‘mushroom cloud’ imagery

Terrorism only works on the terrified

By: nanlichi

nanlichi — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:36:18 +0000

I agree with Bolton and the neocons on one thing, when there is clear evidence of a threat against our country, we have the obligation to neutralize that threat.

Out biggest enemy? Our greatest threat? Why that would be Bush, Cheney, Bolton and the whole frigging lot at Faux News. They absolutely should be neutralized before they do even more harm to our country.

By: texaslady

texaslady — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:35:43 +0000

Does any other history buff remember why Japan attacked America, they needed oil ! The PNAC group truly believes America should be the dominating control of all energy resources with force if necessary. The names of the 1997 group are familiar to everyone now. PNAC are the real axis of evil and need to be exterminated. Anyone know a good pest control ?

By: hussein toasterhead

hussein toasterhead — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:32:36 +0000

Tahut Says:

So while an Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear facility(s) keeps the US’s hands clean, there’s bound to be a strike against the US by Iranians in retaliation, thereby giving Bu$h the excuse necessary to declare war and get the public behind his decision 100%.

June 30th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
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The thing is, Iran doesn’t have to strike the U.S. mainland to hurt us. They only have to punch us in the wallet.