Obama offers Iran dialogue; Israel tells U.S. it is time to act

Sunday 27th September, 04:16 AM JST

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Loganinippon at 02:41 PM JST - 27th September

Iran is between Iraq and Afganistan. BIG OIL wants a pipeline to go from China through those countries to the various seas to the west. I have pics of U.S. troops guarding pipe segments in both Iraq and Afganistan. I pray for the Iranians.
Helter_Skelter at 03:03 PM JST - 27th September

LFRagain,

That's quite a post about a tiny strip of desert that the Muslim Arabs couldn't have given a rip about until the Jews turned it into a productive first-world nation. You do realize Israel has contributed more to the world in science, technology, and medicine in the last fifty years than the Muslim Arabs, with 800 times the land and 50 times the population, have contributed in their entire history. The only thing the Muslims Arabs seem capable of producing is poverty, terrorism, and misery. Oh yeah, and blaming the Jews. I mean, how a big a dupe do you have to be to believe it's about the land?

Anyway, Obama has no intention of preventing Islamic terrorist regimes from obtaining nuclear weapons. Israel will have to go it alone. I do look forward to Iran's nuclear facilities being destroyed and not having to listen to the new Hitler of the ME Ahmadinejad anymore.
skipthesong at 04:18 PM JST - 27th September

I wonder when the Israelis will be able to live in peace on their tiny sliver of land..." The looks of many of today's post, never!

What is it that Israel has done to Iran?
JoeBigs at 04:25 PM JST - 27th September
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said earlier Saturday that the Iranian nuclear facility proves “without a doubt” the Islamic republic is pursuing nuclear weapons.

It is good to see that our dear friends want to get us into another war. I wonder if they are willing to pay for it in blood?

I wonder who would pay for what comes from it, the U.S. or others?

I for one think we need to carry a big heavy stick against all involved in this peace process.
1. Make sure Iran is will keep their nuke ambitions to a civilian level
2. Israel is ready to come to the table by stopping their unauthorized advancement of their radical settlement advancements.
3. Iran proclaims that Israel has the right to exist as a nation (in the middle east)
4. Israel makes sure that the Palestinian people have a free and unoccupied state. (no that does not mean attack in the next 3 years)
If these things are allowed to happen then we may have soemthing to work with.

But to have this happen 2 things have to happen.
1. The radical state of Iran must change
2. The extremist state of Israel must change....
So will this happen?

No

So keep the blood flowing and have fun.
Badsey at 05:17 PM JST - 27th September

At one time the Persian Empire was the dominant force in the region -for many years. I could even make the claim that the Persians have contributed more history/innovation than the Greeks/Romans combined. -and they were a true Democracy, not the banker led inflation societies of today.
4thEstateDotCom at 05:18 PM JST - 27th September
- - "I could even make the claim that the Persians have contributed more history/innovation than the Greeks/Romans combined. -and they were a true Democracy, not the banker led inflation societies of today."
You could. But you couldn't back it up.
Sarge at 06:43 PM JST - 27th September

"The extremist state of Israel"

What makes the state of Israel extremist?
RomeoRamenII at 06:45 PM JST - 27th September

Israel tells U.S. it is time to act

That will never happen as long as we have a reader and not a leader.
RomeoRamenII at 06:57 PM JST - 27th September

What makes the state of Israel extremist?

Because unlike europeon nations, it hasn't bowed to Islam.
RomeoRamenII at 08:34 PM JST - 27th September

Obama offers Iran dialogue

Translation: I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down . . . maybe . . . but not really . . . let's talk. It's the only thing I'm good at doing as long as my teleprompter doesn't breakdown.

Iran is laughing at 0bama as they make him look like a gutless fool in front of the world. The One is in way over his head.
sabiwabi at 10:18 PM JST - 27th September

What makes the state of Israel extremist? Because unlike europeon nations, it hasn't bowed to Islam.

That's nonsense, European nations have not bowed to Islam. But what makes Iran such a "threat" is that it is one of the few nations that has not bowed to zionism. If you want to know which nations have bowed to zionism, its all those who rant about Iran's nuclear program but are completely silent about Israel's.
SuperLib at 12:56 AM JST - 28th September

People aren't afraid of Israel's nukes. They're a civilized nation. People are afraid of Iran having nukes because they're an ass-backwards Islamic theocracy. It has little to do with hypocrisy and everything to do with plain common sense.
JoeBigs at 08:43 AM JST - 28th September

Sarge at 06:43 PM JST - 27th September "The extremist state of Israel" What makes the state of Israel extremist?

Simple answer, Bebe, dare I say more?

RomeoRamenII at 06:45 PM JST - 27th September Israel tells U.S. it is time to act That will never happen as long as we have a reader and not a leader.

If Israel wants to act then let them act. Stop supporting us getting into another unwanted war. You far right wingers just do not get the concept of finishing one war before going into another.

No wonder we are in the mess that we are in.....

The word of the day is called,"S.T.R.A.T.E.G.Y."...I know I know that is so hard to understand.......LOL
zurcronium at 10:36 PM JST - 28th September

People aren't afraid of Israel's nukes. They're a civilized nation. People are afraid of Iran having nukes because they're an ass-backwards Islamic theocracy. It has little to do with hypocrisy and everything to do with plain common sense.

Yeah, right. The recent invasion and attempted genocide of Gaza by the Israeli storm troopers was an an act of a civil nation. The ongoing apartheid is very civilized as well.

The wingers just have zero ability to see the truth about anything. Kids starving in the occupied lands of Palestine has no impact at all since they are not christian and white.
tigermoth at 11:22 PM JST - 28th September

I've never quite figured out why any of the Western or more powerful nations have any right to tell another nation that they can or cannot have nuclear weapons. From the standpoint of not being potentially obliterated by some wacko from a third-world crap-hole and an unhealthy religious fanaticism, yes I can see where we might not want them to have such dangerous toys. But to possess them ourselves and dictate to others that they cannot is arrogance and hypocracy in the extreme. But that's human stupidity and discussions on that topic would be endless.

As far as the whole Israeli - Arab conflict goes, it's not so much a matter of injustice in land grabbing as the general hatred that has existed between these two groups for centuries and the general ethno-centric hatred and stupidity that seems to be prevalent throughout the Middle East. I mean, come on. We're not talking about prime real estate in Lower Manhattan here. One dusty piece of scrub is the same as the next. Look at Google Earth. There is a ton of land and a relatively sparse population. All could very easily grab their own sand and rock-strewn sh*t-hole without fighting it out with a neighbor. But it comes down to pride and who was 'wronged'. It's one thing to say that 'you would be angry to if you were thrown off your land' if it were a prime location, or if the land was so densely populated that relocation was difficult. But in the geography that we're dealing with here, is it that big of a deal and worthy of fighting and dying for? I suppose home is where the heart is. Screw it, I'd move a few dozen miles away and call it a day.