American-Jewish billionaire blasts Obama over negotiations with Tehran; says US should show Iran nuclear capabilities.
NEW YORK – During a panel at Yeshiva University on Tuesday evening, Sheldon Adelson, noted businessman and owner of the newspaper Israel Hayom, suggested that the US should use nuclear weapons on Iran to impose its demands from a position of strength.
Asked by moderator Rabbi Shmuley Boteach whether the US should negotiate with Iran if it were to cease its uranium enrichment program, Adelson retorted, “What are we going to negotiate about?”
Adelson then imagined what might happen if an American official were to call up an Iranian official, say “watch this,” and subsequently drop a nuclear bomb in the middle of the Iranian desert.
"Then you say, ‘See! The next one is in the middle of Tehran. So, we mean business. You want to be wiped out? Go ahead and take a tough position and continue with your nuclear development. You want to be peaceful? Just reverse it all, and we will guarantee you that you can have a nuclear power plant for electricity purposes, energy purposes’," Adelson said...
Now I'm no fan of the murdering mullahs of Iran, but reckless stupidity like this statement will only make things worse.
It IS true that Obama has failed miserably- and is probably seen as weak- which invites war, not discourages it...to show resolve is one thing...and the other is yelling impotent bluster. Adelson is merely piling on Obama's failure.
Obama's threats, red lines and bluster over chemical weapons was just that in the end.
War is coming. It's just a matter of when.
. "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"- Mao Zedong
What kind of war do you think we'll get? Anything that has to do with a few nuclear weapons going off will be a lose, lose for the entire planet. Idiots. Shooting off nuclear weapons is like drinking and driving. It's best if you don't do it at all.
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We nearly got sucked into WWIII in Syria- all because of a statement about a red line on the use of chemical weapons.
People in power should think clearly before shooting their mouths off.
Anyway, I think it's only been delayed. The breaking resolve of Europe and the USA and the push to ease sanctions on Iran is showing weakness- forcing Israel further and further into considering making a unilateral strike on nuke sites in Iran.
We'll see what happens then.
. "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"- Mao Zedong
I see progress. Obama threatened, Kerry commented, Russia moaned and groaned about U.S. militaristic grandstanding, Assad backed down and the U.N is taking care of the chemical weapons. Now if Obama had any balls like any true Republican president, he would've charged in like Bush with missiles and bombs exploding, started THE BIG WAR (which it would have been), then said he went solely for stopping weapons of mass destruction. Which was the better outcome? The Syrian rebels aren't happy, but they wouldn't have remained our allies for long anyway.
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Even if we had intervened militarily in Syria, you seriously believe that would have led to some all-encompassing global conflict? This isn't the latest Call of Duty.
tunnelcat wrote:I don't know. The whole region is a hornet's nest of pissed off Muslims that hate everyone.
fixed by it for ya
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
tunnelcat wrote:I don't know. The whole region is a hornet's nest of pissed off Muslims that hate everyone.
fixed by it for ya
True, everyone but themselves are infidels and I don't much like them either. They just happen to hate Americans with more vengeance.
Will Robinson wrote:He did?!? They are?!?
You are easy! Vladimir sends his regards. He cites you as one of the usefull Americans.
You LIKE the idea that we go in there and mess around in their affairs with our military better? Why don't you charge on over there yourself and show everyone who's boss, especially Vladimir. You can assassinate Assad while you're at it. In my opinion, Vladimir saved us the trouble. Assad's one of his minions anyway.
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Top Gun wrote:Even if we had intervened militarily in Syria, you seriously believe that would have led to some all-encompassing global conflict? This isn't the latest Call of Duty.
Top Gun, to you never was necessary to be on the verge of life and death? Because I was. You know, what thoughts visit the person in the face of death? I was still yesterday the healthy young man, worked, was taken for a ride in a car, met girls and rode mountain skiing, went to restaurants. And today I lie in reanimation, completely naked, without mobile phone, my friends and relatives are forbidden to visit me. And around you see only the same unfortunate people who can survive or not survive. You think only that it was necessary to behave more carefully. And you pray that your body sustained operation, so you can return to his former life . All normal healthy people you seem unattainable gods who can do what they want. And you can not . I mean, when you find yourself in the face of death, you clearly understand how fragile your life and health . I think the world is as fragile as human health. Everything who experienced war, pray only for one that never any more there was no war. Nowhere . Never.
Sorry your not feeling well Sigma. Nobody lives forever so you should probably utilize this downtime to consider the future. I also agree with you about war. I grew up around a bunch of gung-ho trash talkers. After research and a few 100 documentaries, no real man would ever want to go to war.
No, Flip, this situation with me, I have described happened to me two years ago. Now I can even eat everything I want and now I can also afford more, as any healthy person. Thank you.
