From our friends at the AP:

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"Iran confirmed for the first time Wednesday that it has fully developed solid fuel technology in producing missiles, a major breakthrough that increases the accuracy of missiles hitting targets. Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani told The Associated Press that Iran has made an "important step forward" in developing the technology, which provides the Islamic Republic with the ability to fire solid-fuel engine ballistic missiles like the Shahab-3. The Shahab-3, with a range of 1,300 kilometers (810 miles) to more than 1,930 kilometers (1,200 miles), is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and reaching Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East."

So, a nuke program and missiles that can deliver the goods. Here's hoping that deterrence really is the best way to keep the peace. Otherwise, this could get nasty.

7/27/2005 10:44:59 AM

it's already nasty

it's been nasty since 1979 with those fucks

7/27/2005 10:47:22 AM

Anyone else wonder if M.A.D. is enough to deter Islamists?

7/27/2005 10:47:33 AM

no, I don't think so. They have no problem killing themselves killing us. The Russians were scared of MAD as we were... I don't think the same rule applies to these fundamentalists.

Time for another war.

7/27/2005 10:48:53 AM

^How's starting a war going to help, if Iran can defend itself with nukes? Are you suggesting a pre-emptive war on the model of the great success in Iraq?

7/27/2005 10:51:03 AM

I'm just wondering if they'd ever be ballsy enough to nuke Israel.

7/27/2005 10:51:04 AM

i say we pull the fuck out of the middle east and let them nuke each other.

7/27/2005 10:53:26 AM

i say we pull the fuck out of the middle east and then let them nuke each other the middle east.

[Edited on July 27, 2005 at 10:55 AM. Reason : .]

7/27/2005 10:55:22 AM

^^ Not viable. If one hair on Israel's head gets knocked out of place, we'd be right back into it.

[Edited on July 27, 2005 at 10:56 AM. Reason : .]

7/27/2005 10:55:34 AM

israel can take care of themselves

7/27/2005 10:57:13 AM

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"^ Not viable. If one hair on Israel's head gets knocked out of place, we'd be right back into it."

Why? We have never come to Israel's defense militarily before. Why would we suddenly do so now?

7/27/2005 10:58:09 AM

You mean that if Israel is nuked, you believe the United States would remain neutral?

7/27/2005 11:28:50 AM

well if anyone gets nuked theres gonna be a huge response.

im just saying i'd like them to nuke each other to the point where neither one of them exists.


course thats not gonna happen.

7/27/2005 11:30:31 AM

i don't know what to think of you hoping they nuke themselves. that's not a very human response.

however, I do think it's none of our business what they do. I say we convert quickly to renewable fuels, get the fuck out of the middle east, and let them do whatever they're going to do.

ooh, and fuck israel. they're not our problem either.

7/27/2005 12:02:00 PM

i hope they nuke you too.

7/27/2005 12:06:25 PM

word

7/27/2005 12:09:13 PM

7/27/2005 12:09:32 PM

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"I say we convert quickly to renewable fuels, get the fuck out of the middle east, and let them do whatever they're going to do."

i agree with you on this. not so much as a "we're destroying the earth" way as a "give the middle finger to the middle east" way.

and before somebody brings up our support of israel, FUCK ISRAEL. they need to be able to get along with their neighbors and that goes for syria, lebanon, egypt and jordan too.

[Edited on July 27, 2005 at 12:30 PM. Reason : *]

7/27/2005 12:29:54 PM

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"I say we convert quickly to renewable fuels, get the fuck out of the middle east, and let them do whatever they're going to do."

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"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

7/27/2005 12:45:57 PM

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"JerryGarcia: Are you suggesting a pre-emptive war on the model of the great success in Iraq?"

[yes]

7/27/2005 12:48:26 PM

Will they be funding their own reconstruction, too?

[Edited on July 27, 2005 at 12:49 PM. Reason : ...]

7/27/2005 12:49:18 PM

Iraqi oil.

7/27/2005 12:49:41 PM

Has Iraqi oil paid for anything, yet?

7/27/2005 12:56:13 PM

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"Has Iraqi oil paid for anything, yet?"

Chill out. We'll get there.

7/27/2005 1:12:28 PM

right after they shower our troops with flower petals

7/27/2005 1:14:20 PM

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"ooh, and fuck israel. they're not our problem either."

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"that's not a very human response."

7/27/2005 1:40:35 PM

excuse me, but saying that an entire country isn't our problem and saying that you HOPE it's nuked are quite different

you see that now?

good

7/27/2005 1:43:51 PM

just teasing.. relax

7/29/2005 4:59:17 PM