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Reader comment on item: The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-Israel Nuclear Exchange
in response to reader comment: Israel may not retaliate

Submitted by common sense (United States), Nov 29, 2007 at 04:22

If an Iranian nuclear first strike were to occur, Olmert would immediately launch a commission to develop a negotiation strategy with the Iranians. He would commend them as a partner in peace and fly to meet with Ahmadinejad where he would be photographed embracing the Iranian president and applauding his restraint for only firing ten missiles. His hope would be that this would be a distraction from the twenty seventh investigation of Olmert by the police for alleged corruption and auto theft.

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Unthinkable v Doable [43 words]KiwiAug 6, 2009 08:49
Any islamonazi country would gladly kill all of Israel , even if it meant its own death. [289 words]Phil GreendAug 5, 2009 22:15
ARAB 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE' INFLICTED BY IRANIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK ON ISRAEL [32 words]PAUL GUREVICHJun 10, 2009 01:52
↔ What makes you think they'd care? [21 words]Abu NudnikAug 5, 2009 11:53
↔ RE: Arab collateral damage (won't stop the Iranians) [92 words]AlanAug 6, 2009 02:06
Mr. Pipes You have a duty to investigate Cinema Rex tragedy in IRAN caused by terrorists [139 words]Rex DavisJan 7, 2009 12:01
Bring It On Iran! [14 words]marleneJul 29, 2008 10:26
↔ Think [16 words]SadeqMay 23, 2009 13:12
A HIGHLY SPECULATIVE ANALYSIS [71 words]john h. rubelJul 21, 2008 19:40
Irresponsible and evil empires! [245 words]RenoirJul 11, 2008 13:12
destroy the myth... [76 words]donvanJul 1, 2008 13:53
↔ Well said! [86 words]newshawkusJul 10, 2008 19:12
Great Coffee Talk for Those Who Don't Live Here [44 words]Joseph BermanJun 30, 2008 09:28
↔ That's why...... [27 words]newshawkusJul 10, 2008 19:04
The End of the Islamofascist Regime of Iran [73 words]EdwardJun 19, 2008 19:30
↔ Not so sure [202 words]Straight_Talk_LuigiJun 22, 2008 21:16
Cordesman is flawed [830 words]Lame CherryJun 16, 2008 14:40
↔ You know, that's right Lame Cherry---Patriot Missiles [21 words]Straight_Talk_LuigiJun 18, 2008 16:29
I'll bet most of the Muslims, liberals and secular progressives [45 words]Straight_Talk_LuigiJun 16, 2008 14:29
↔ Err..No [118 words]MGJun 20, 2008 08:26
↔ Umm....YES. [725 words]Straight_Talk_LuigiJun 20, 2008 22:12
↔ Why weapons material? [43 words]Kathmandu TigerAug 14, 2008 01:50
Ya gotta love the Iranians! [80 words]DrRJPJun 12, 2008 16:26
Will not be happening [53 words]EricJun 11, 2008 22:44
Irresponsible comments [57 words]DaveJun 10, 2008 10:02
↔ Dave: Saturday Night Friend Israel and the Jewish People DO NOT NEED [122 words]james burkeJun 12, 2008 06:38
↔ Dave, Irresponsible comments [71 words]InfidelJun 12, 2008 16:41
↔ I see nothing wrong will telling the truth to Iran: "Stop the program or pay the piper" [210 words]DrRJPJun 12, 2008 19:15
↔ The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-israel Nuclear Exchange [141 words]DebbieJul 6, 2008 20:48
A Death in the Family [213 words]Rabbi William C. DeasonMay 21, 2008 15:24
END of Islamic Civilization [50 words]Alex SabyApr 21, 2008 21:54
↔ Alex Saby [9 words]Samson BellJun 10, 2008 04:10
↔ Islam...Scourge of Mankind for 1400 Years [195 words]Domenic PepeJun 13, 2008 15:20
↔ Re-Islamic civilization [21 words]Alex SabyJun 15, 2008 13:47
↔ what is the definition of being CIVILIZED? [97 words]Amir Ali TayyabJun 18, 2008 14:24
↔ Submitted by Domenic Pepe, Jun 13, 2008 15:20 [203 words]ASabyJun 22, 2008 22:16
↔ No Civilization [210 words]Melchizedek, IndiaJul 18, 2008 18:12
↔ Nobody's a fool... and you aren't the ONLY genius!!! [96 words]Amir Ali TayyabJul 23, 2008 16:30
↔ Wow... you must have won Historical Noble Prize for such informed and wise words [195 words]Amir Ali TayyabJul 29, 2008 11:14
↔ To Amir [133 words]MelchizedekJul 29, 2008 20:07
↔ You are specific to your religion and not seeing people out of your religion [381 words]A.Melchizedek, IndiaJul 30, 2008 19:43
↔ You deserved an equally ABUSIVE response, but I forgive you for your INNOCENCE as a child [183 words]Amir Ali TayyabJul 31, 2008 14:37
↔ Muslims means PEACE, that is why you don't see 1.5 billion of them committing crimes against humanity [105 words]Amir Ali TayyabJul 31, 2008 14:41
↔ Prophet Mohammed would love to have you around. [4 words]ASabyJul 31, 2008 21:11
↔ watch your attitude and language [62 words]Amir Ali TayyabAug 1, 2008 12:36
↔ and you'd definitely be on the OPPOSITE side of Mohammad (pbuh) [18 words]Amir Ali TayyabAug 1, 2008 17:55
↔ A person who has Psycho anger would do Terrorism [217 words]A.Melchizedek, IndiaAug 1, 2008 19:01
↔ The Unthinkable Consequences of an Iran-Israel Nuclear Exchange [224 words]btillyAug 2, 2008 13:56
↔ Amir [177 words]btilly`Aug 2, 2008 14:07
↔ don't twist words of QURAN to justify your anger [1 words]Amir Ali TayyabAug 4, 2008 12:52
↔ Amir.... [97 words]AmbrosiaBlueJan 14, 2009 14:12
no, oil imports from the Gulf wouldnt be that big of a deal [119 words]markApr 20, 2008 00:54
↔ Great Posting. [159 words]YnnatchkahApr 20, 2008 21:09
Maybe not the end of globalization [100 words]KafirDec 4, 2007 20:48
↔ thoughts [849 words]markApr 20, 2008 00:47
↔ Why make it uninhabitable? [135 words]KafirApr 20, 2008 08:35
↔ some leaders maybe but not many [37 words]markApr 21, 2008 19:54
Muslim Survival [29 words]Ernst BlofeldDec 3, 2007 02:13
They asked for it [91 words]David W. LincolnNov 27, 2007 11:31
A small item Cordesman didn't mention but would mean the world to the US and Europe [78 words]RickNov 27, 2007 09:35
Not just Israel & Iran [70 words]MannyNov 27, 2007 09:24
Attack on Iran Surely To Come, Maybe Soon. [171 words]clarence paul puckettNov 27, 2007 00:23
↔ A Frightening Possibility [126 words]Richard B.Nov 27, 2007 21:53
Israel may not retaliate [42 words]GyanNov 26, 2007 22:51
↔ ⇒ possible scenario [82 words]common senseNov 29, 2007 04:22
The convergence of logic and intuition. [77 words]Seamus MacNemiNov 26, 2007 21:47
Iran is saner than it seems [106 words]TGGPNov 26, 2007 21:45
↔ Iran probably IS saner than it seems, but is that sane enough? [90 words]Charles MartelNov 28, 2007 12:34
↔ "meta-rationality"? [318 words]TGGPNov 29, 2007 02:30
↔ Meta-unreality [177 words]Brian HDec 4, 2007 12:52
↔ Let's drop the meta [257 words]TGGPDec 5, 2007 04:58
↔ Undeterred [107 words]Brian HDec 7, 2007 18:16
↔ Deterred [97 words]TGGPDec 8, 2007 20:00
Threat from Iran [85 words]Hessel MeilechNov 26, 2007 20:41
↔ Wouldn't there be a next logic step in development? [222 words]JoeMay 7, 2008 01:56
Highly improbable hypothesis [26 words]Alain Jean-MairetNov 26, 2007 15:14
Deterrence can't be relied on in dealing with the insane [96 words]Charles MartelNov 26, 2007 15:02

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