Is Iran a threat to the United States?

“Real News” opened up their show last night with an intense debate about the threat posed by Iran to the United States. Buck Sexton, The Blaze’s National Security expert, controversially stated that Iran was “not an existential threat” to the United States. Well, this certainly shocked GBTV’s S.E. Cupp, who wondered if he would say the same thing about Al Queda. So what did the panel think about Iran starting World War III with the United States as their main opponent? Find out in the clip above!

  • Anonymous

    Moshe Ya’alon, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister and former military chief-of-staff, said today that the Iranian missile base that “mysteriously” blew up (probably by Israel) in December, was working on intercontinental long-range technology that could hit the US. For details, see: 
    http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=256186

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TPYB7J2BTVYJ4JKBQZTMAU3BNQ Vinny

    Iran is not a threat at all actually.  The US has bases surrounding Iran on ALL sides, just Google it.  Israel has over 400 nukes, and the US also has a space missile defense program, so what threat are you really believing in??.  Iran is no threat, the MSM just spits out it’s pro Israeli propaganda to get all of you scared into wars as usual.  Just do some logical deducting and you will see that Iran is no threat AT ALL!!   Stop being manipulated.  Think for yourself logically without these deceivers pushing your buttons.

  • http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm snowleopard (cat folk gallery)

    Yes is a threat – a genuine and clear/present danger as well; they have the ability to strike indirectly here at home via terror attacks, economic terrorism, key political terrorism via violent means, and when they have nuclear tipped missiles they can unleash direct city attacks or a high altitude EMP effect attack; in the latter if even one nearby high altitude 20kt device goes off the devastation to the computer and electric systems over a large area will be fearsom.

  • http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm snowleopard (cat folk gallery)

    Vinny understand this much, the leadership of Iran is dedicated to the 12th Imam insantiy and desires the bloodbath to return the Imam; the fact is, they do not care if Iran survives a retaliatory strike, if they decide war will accomplish their ends, they will make the strike.

    Yes we can obliterate their entire nation many times over; the fact is that the usage of warfare depends on just how unstable and determined the initiator of such warfare will be.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TPYB7J2BTVYJ4JKBQZTMAU3BNQ Vinny

     You actually believe what you just typed? Wow….your brainwashed by the MSM, please turn off Fox news immediately so you can start thinking clearly for yourself.  This is no disrespect but they really got hold of you…  Please seek help.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TPYB7J2BTVYJ4JKBQZTMAU3BNQ Vinny

     Snowleopard, why would a nation destroy itself?  They aren’t that dumb!!  They know they would be obliterated immediately if they tried anything.  Abdinejad isn’t that stupid, please go listen to some of his interviews, this is completely untrue!! 

  • SoThere

    In Vinny’s own words, the Jew hater.

    “Most of our problems is from our support for israel, most of our wars are because of israel, our filthy hollywood is made up of mostly jewish directors, jewish funded films, and mostly jewish actors.”

    ” I do NOT stand with Israel, and everyone that reads history rather than Faux news will know the truth. I’m not anti-Jewish, I’m anti Zionist.”

    ” Now go do some research about how the Jew’s are 1.7% of the US population yet they make up over 40% of the politicians in power in the US, they also make up over 70% of the actors and directors in Hollywood and are responsible for all the filth and trash thats being pumped out to our youth. Tim Geitner, Feinstein, Bernake, Sachs, Chertoff, JP Morgan/Chase, Leiberman, Schumer…ect…the list goes on. FACT: 14 of the 23 senior officials that run the US Treasury are Jews….”

    “It’s only antisemitism if you believe the lie that the imposters currently occupying Palestine are Semites….which they most certainly are NOT!! Revelation 3:9 and Revelation 2:9!!”

    “Saw the 1.5% Jewish comment….yes, they are a very small population in the US…yet they dominate such high positions in the US…amazing right? pffffttt your blind. Goodbye.”

    And lets not forget your very first post here:

    ” on Glenn: Don’t ever call it ‘West Bank’ again 07/29/11 02:27 PM

    That explains why our JEWdicial system is so terrible.”

    Right out of Paul Joseph Goebbels playbook.

  • SoThere

    In Vinny’s own words, the Jew hater.

    “Most of our problems is from our support for israel, most of our wars are because of israel, our filthy hollywood is made up of mostly jewish directors, jewish funded films, and mostly jewish actors.”

    ” I do NOT stand with Israel, and everyone that reads history rather than Faux news will know the truth. I’m not anti-Jewish, I’m anti Zionist.”

    ” Now go do some research about how the Jew’s are 1.7% of the US population yet they make up over 40% of the politicians in power in the US, they also make up over 70% of the actors and directors in Hollywood and are responsible for all the filth and trash thats being pumped out to our youth. Tim Geitner, Feinstein, Bernake, Sachs, Chertoff, JP Morgan/Chase, Leiberman, Schumer…ect…the list goes on. FACT: 14 of the 23 senior officials that run the US Treasury are Jews….”

    “It’s only antisemitism if you believe the lie that the imposters currently occupying Palestine are Semites….which they most certainly are NOT!! Revelation 3:9 and Revelation 2:9!!”

    “Saw the 1.5% Jewish comment….yes, they are a very small population in the US…yet they dominate such high positions in the US…amazing right? pffffttt your blind. Goodbye.”

    And lets not forget your very first post here:

    ” on Glenn: Don’t ever call it ‘West Bank’ again 07/29/11 02:27 PM

    That explains why our JEWdicial system is so terrible.”

    Right out of Paul Joseph Goebbels playbook.

  • SoThere

    In Vinny’s own words, the Jew hater.

    “Most of our problems is from our support for israel, most of our wars are because of israel, our filthy hollywood is made up of mostly jewish directors, jewish funded films, and mostly jewish actors.”

    ” I do NOT stand with Israel, and everyone that reads history rather than Faux news will know the truth. I’m not anti-Jewish, I’m anti Zionist.”

    ” Now go do some research about how the Jew’s are 1.7% of the US population yet they make up over 40% of the politicians in power in the US, they also make up over 70% of the actors and directors in Hollywood and are responsible for all the filth and trash thats being pumped out to our youth. Tim Geitner, Feinstein, Bernake, Sachs, Chertoff, JP Morgan/Chase, Leiberman, Schumer…ect…the list goes on. FACT: 14 of the 23 senior officials that run the US Treasury are Jews….”

    “It’s only antisemitism if you believe the lie that the imposters currently occupying Palestine are Semites….which they most certainly are NOT!! Revelation 3:9 and Revelation 2:9!!”

    “Saw the 1.5% Jewish comment….yes, they are a very small population in the US…yet they dominate such high positions in the US…amazing right? pffffttt your blind. Goodbye.”

    And lets not forget your very first post here:

    ” on Glenn: Don’t ever call it ‘West Bank’ again 07/29/11 02:27 PM

    That explains why our JEWdicial system is so terrible.”

    Right out of Paul Joseph Goebbels playbook.

  • Anonymous

    Maybe it was one our F22 stealth fighters jets with Iran missile base and on patrol to intecept Iran ICBM tests at high alitude missile still flying slow in liftoff phase. F22 invisible to radar and maybe also to the nake eye?????

  • http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm snowleopard (cat folk gallery)

    Another possibility (not likely I will admit) is an internal faction that seeks to overturn the current government and PREVENT them from gaining nukes. Possible.

  • http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm snowleopard (cat folk gallery)

    Vinny – you seem to think leaders of nations are same, smart and stable; look unto world history and see how many madmen from the time of Nero, Caligula, onward into this era have been nuts.

    I have studied history and governments for years before Glenn even had his first radio show; believe what you chose, I do make up my own mind.

  • http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm snowleopard (cat folk gallery)

    Vinny – in the case of an EMP attack on the US or another country; yes, my aunt is a former Air Force Colonel, plus three other family members involved in high energy physics, sciences and electronics. They agree that this kind of attack is more than possible, it is probable.

  • Anonymous

    Question is obama pulling every trick in book to stop a Israel conventional weapons pre-emptive strike or it’s the real thing. Today Jan 5  obama pawn Sec. Defense annouce that our bunker buster bombs are ineffective against some of Iran harden nuclear sites. If our  bunker buster bomb ineffective ,then the bunker buster bombs Israel got from U.S won’t be effective too ! ,Is this a ruse to hold back Israel pre-emptive strike??. If true thanks obama for delaying Israel so much that time defend itself with option of a conventional pre-emptive ran out! Our president is interfering with a soverign nation of Israel to defend itself by eliminate Israel choices and options in defanging a nuclear threat!!

  • http://goo.gl/DvRNm Right Fielder

    Que the “24″ theme…  Good grief, given the right set of circumstances any country could be a “threat” to the U.S., but if America chose to use all weapons at her disposal…  I think not.

    Right now, the most effective weapon Iran has at its disposal is Obama and his ilk.

  • landofaahs

    If Iran is that big a threat then nuke ‘em.  Why waste our sons and daughters in a conventional war, not to mention resources.  If we gave them 4 weeks notice, then all the “Innocent” Iranians could leave the country, then only the defiant ones would be left to suffer their fate.

  • Anonymous

    Question did President obama give congress grounds for INPEACHMENT ???????Our President took a sworn oath to defend and protect U.S from enemy threats! For over year now U.S been observing by satellites and stealth drones over Iran how they are hardening their nuclear sites with additonal layers steel plates,rocks,concrete,earth! Our great military leaders and obama military advisors must of told obama act soon with pre-emptive strike or our bombs won’t be effective or AT THIS TIME or start a rush program for a new more powerful and deeper prentrator bunker buster bomb so we have option to  defend ourselves from nuclear threat??!!! I believe he did nothing??!! or voted not present at these meeting????? Just the other day obama  annouce we need a rush program to develope a new bunker buster bomb!!! Hey obama it’s little late to shut the barn door with rush program for new bomb!!!! The nuclear horse of Iran is already half way out the door!!!!!  Question did obama did a act for impeachment,did by not acting or failure to act at the time so we have option to defend U.S from a nuclear threat!! Now today Sec. Defense Panetta say our present inventory bunker  buster bombs will be ineffective against Iran harden sites. Was this failure to act in past ,to give Iran more time to become nuclear we have wait on developement of new bomb??????  Or is it a elaborate ruse  that U.S not ready yet for pre–emptive strike  we don’t  have new  bomb yet so Iran let it guard down for pre-emptive strike?????????? 

  • landofaahs

    The house of Saud had a little to do with it too, among others who would rather not see Iran get nukes.

  • http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm snowleopard (cat folk gallery)

    I forgot about that, there was an article one time a few months back that stated the United Arab Emerates and Oman would not allow Iran to get nukes; or for that matter even the Russians or Chinese could have done it.

  • landofaahs

    I would like to know what makes Glenn or you for that matter, an expert on this.  There are so many behind the scenes deals going on it would floor the average person.  Even the experts only know 50% at best all the backroom events going on.  You would be surprised who are friends and enemies off camera.

  • Anonymous

    Iran is a threat to the USA in the same way that a rabid racoon is a threat to a hiker. It’s ironic that the war jingo rises as our debt spirals out of control. Iran will win the war by doing nothing – we will implode without any external influence, because of our inability to service our national and private debt.

  • landofaahs

    My previous post is not a slam on  You or Glenn for that matter.  People who spent many years in the biz are guessing in the dark what is really going on, and that’s the retired ones.  The ones currently in the biz have a little more knowledge but it’s fluid too.  I would bet though that there are 6 countries at least from the area who are working together.  The enemy of my enemy you know. . 

  • landofaahs

    Why would suicide bombers blow themselves up???  Cause they’re fricking nuts that’s why.  Crazed people do not act in a rational manner, so don’t use rational thought in regards to defend crazy evil nutjobs. 

  • landofaahs

    We should have taken care of these aholes in 1979, but we had Jimmy the idiot Carter. I guess God keeps his worthless butt on this earth so he is reminded every day, what an absolute failure he was and is.  When Egypt breaks their agreement with Israel, poor Jimmy will see that even his greatest accomplishment was BS.

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  • Anonymous

    It has long been speculated that a major war will have as its catalyst the Strait of Hormutz.

  • w. Parker

    You’re the one who needs help if you think Iran wouldn’t strike the West, particularly america if they had the capability.  The leader of Iran is the Muslim counterpart to Idi Amin in N. Africa, insane, unstable, and wicked, except with a nuclear capability in the near future.  Even the IMEA of the liberal UN said months ago, Iran could be within a year of developing a nuke.  When will we know for sure if they have a nuke – - after they load it onto a missle and fire it, or some filthy terrorist smuggles it over the Mexican border and explodes it.  Are you and your like willing to take that chance? 

  • w. Parker

    You know what would be funny as all hell?  Has everybody seen the recent remote controlled advertising drones flying over NY City promoting the movie “Chronicle”?   How about making up about 100 or more in the likes of Navy SEALS, The Terminator, Spider Man, President Reagan, Uncle Sam, etc and fly them into and over the capitol of Iran harassing government buildings, Army installations, etc from the border or Afghan. or Iraq just to freak them out with camera’s attached…Dropping pamphlets saying: Stop making nukes or else-…The look on the faces of the Iranians as they swoop down and chase Generals, guards, police, etc….The camera footage would be priceless!…The Special Op’s version of Candid Camera~

  • w. Parker

    Jimmy Carter grew peanuts so long he became one

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TPYB7J2BTVYJ4JKBQZTMAU3BNQ Vinny

     So THERE!!!!  lol

  • http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm snowleopard (cat folk gallery)

    Did’nt think it was a slam at all, I have to agree in the case with iran the old saying is true; sometimes a deal with a lesser devil to take down an larger one needs to happen.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5IPTG4KFECJD52OAV2P762HB3A Doran

    Only an ostrich with it’s head in the sand would believe that Iran was not a threat to the USA before Fensteins traitorous revelation in her speech the other day.. Now I don’t see how anyone could possible deny it.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5IPTG4KFECJD52OAV2P762HB3A Doran

    Ok now I watched the clip……..   you guys are blind as bats.  Iran doesn’t care about war with the US.   All they care about is getting their weapon delivered to Israel in order to start their holy war and return their “prophet”  They don’t believe they will be totally annihilated… the leadership doesn’t care about their people in the way you think,.. if they die they will be martyrs who will spur on allies of islam to continue the fight.    Let me be clear.. They want war!  They just aren’t ready for it yet.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TPYB7J2BTVYJ4JKBQZTMAU3BNQ Vinny
  • Jacob Cossman

    Iran doesn’t care about their destruction! Mutual assured destruction doesn’t apply here. Iran wants a nuke so they can kill all their enemies and die as a martyrs.

  • Anonymous

    Ya they almost ready for war with the little satan ,but not with the great satan but they’re getting close to that too!

  • Anonymous

    What up with our Sec. of Defense Panetta he talking a lot lately ?????? He just annouce today Feb  1,  that Israel will strike Iran some time in April,May,June was this statement a ruse on Iran or to prevent Israel strike? ,But just minute ago he said that our current Bunker Buster bombs in our inventory  would be ineffective against some of Iran harden sights,obama couple days ago wanted a rush program to develope a new bunker bombs Israel have same U.S bombs unless they produce some new ones themselves ,but these must be bigger and more powerful ,how would Israel deliver them they only have fighters jets have no B2 or B1 bombers . Unless Israel took out all Iran anti-aircraft defense  system completely and fighters jets then jury rig a C130 to act as a bomber droug chute deployment and bomb guidance system take over. What kind of ally are we to Israel giving advance warning to Iran ?????  Or Panetta playing mind games on Iran or on Israel ?????????? I feel something going to happen very soon ,Panetta is talking too much??????????? Question is obama backstabbing a trusted ally giving advance warning to Iran so Israel may lose option of a conventional pre-emptive strike to defend itself from nuclear threat????!!!!! Israel want defang Iran now in getting nuclear weapons to prevent a war or a nuclear war,put Iran back in the box, using conventional weapons!!! I guess obama want give Iran more time to get nuclear weapons or is he voting not present??????

  • General Kota

    This is some freaky stuff going on in Iran. This looks like war like it or not we are heading down that road. Prepare to meet Jesus the end is closer than it has ever been.

  • w. Parker

    I recently saw what you’re referring to.  Are people so blind that they can’t see the media in many instances are every much our enemy as our enemies elsewhere on the planet – little gutless buzzards, swooping down on the carcuses of any information they can get their sharp beaks on and gloating over what they know before all that care to hear…There needs to be tighter restrictions over what they can get their little beaks on and what their bowels can spew in the name of national security.  With all the talk of cyber attacks, Iran and obummer in the WH, and the UFO sighted over Texas and Oklahoma last night (that WAS a UFO!), feel this is 2012 and all sh_tt is going to hit the fan soon…

  • SoThere

    Sorry, I’m not a Jew hater like you are. Here’s the truth about you.

    In Vinny’s own words, the Jew hater.

    “Most of our problems is from our support for israel, most of our wars are because of israel, our filthy hollywood is made up of mostly jewish directors, jewish funded films, and mostly jewish actors.”

    ” I do NOT stand with Israel, and everyone that reads history rather than Faux news will know the truth. I’m not anti-Jewish, I’m anti Zionist.”

    ” Now go do some research about how the Jew’s are 1.7% of the US population yet they make up over 40% of the politicians in power in the US, they also make up over 70% of the actors and directors in Hollywood and are responsible for all the filth and trash thats being pumped out to our youth. Tim Geitner, Feinstein, Bernake, Sachs, Chertoff, JP Morgan/Chase, Leiberman, Schumer…ect…the list goes on. FACT: 14 of the 23 senior officials that run the US Treasury are Jews….”

    “It’s only antisemitism if you believe the lie that the imposters currently occupying Palestine are Semites….which they most certainly are NOT!! Revelation 3:9 and Revelation 2:9!!”

    “Saw the 1.5% Jewish comment….yes, they are a very small population in the US…yet they dominate such high positions in the US…amazing right? pffffttt your blind. Goodbye.”

    And lets not forget your very first post here:

    ” on Glenn: Don’t ever call it ‘West Bank’ again 07/29/11 02:27 PM

    That explains why our JEWdicial system is so terrible.”

    Right out of Paul Joseph Goebbels playbook.

  • SoThere

    In Vinny’s own words, the Jew hater.

    “Most of our problems is from our support for israel, most of our wars are because of israel, our filthy hollywood is made up of mostly jewish directors, jewish funded films, and mostly jewish actors.”

    ” I do NOT stand with Israel, and everyone that reads history rather than Faux news will know the truth. I’m not anti-Jewish, I’m anti Zionist.”

    ” Now go do some research about how the Jew’s are 1.7% of the US population yet they make up over 40% of the politicians in power in the US, they also make up over 70% of the actors and directors in Hollywood and are responsible for all the filth and trash thats being pumped out to our youth. Tim Geitner, Feinstein, Bernake, Sachs, Chertoff, JP Morgan/Chase, Leiberman, Schumer…ect…the list goes on. FACT: 14 of the 23 senior officials that run the US Treasury are Jews….”

    “It’s only antisemitism if you believe the lie that the imposters currently occupying Palestine are Semites….which they most certainly are NOT!! Revelation 3:9 and Revelation 2:9!!”

    “Saw the 1.5% Jewish comment….yes, they are a very small population in the US…yet they dominate such high positions in the US…amazing right? pffffttt your blind. Goodbye.”

    And lets not forget your very first post here:

    ” on Glenn: Don’t ever call it ‘West Bank’ again 07/29/11 02:27 PM

    That explains why our JEWdicial system is so terrible.”

    Right out of Paul Joseph Goebbels playbook.

  • SoThere

    In Vinny’s own words, the Jew hater.

    “Most of our problems is from our support for israel, most of our wars are because of israel, our filthy hollywood is made up of mostly jewish directors, jewish funded films, and mostly jewish actors.”

    ” I do NOT stand with Israel, and everyone that reads history rather than Faux news will know the truth. I’m not anti-Jewish, I’m anti Zionist.”

    ” Now go do some research about how the Jew’s are 1.7% of the US population yet they make up over 40% of the politicians in power in the US, they also make up over 70% of the actors and directors in Hollywood and are responsible for all the filth and trash thats being pumped out to our youth. Tim Geitner, Feinstein, Bernake, Sachs, Chertoff, JP Morgan/Chase, Leiberman, Schumer…ect…the list goes on. FACT: 14 of the 23 senior officials that run the US Treasury are Jews….”

    “It’s only antisemitism if you believe the lie that the imposters currently occupying Palestine are Semites….which they most certainly are NOT!! Revelation 3:9 and Revelation 2:9!!”

    “Saw the 1.5% Jewish comment….yes, they are a very small population in the US…yet they dominate such high positions in the US…amazing right? pffffttt your blind. Goodbye.”

    And lets not forget your very first post here:

    ” on Glenn: Don’t ever call it ‘West Bank’ again 07/29/11 02:27 PM

    That explains why our JEWdicial system is so terrible.”

    Right out of Paul Joseph Goebbels playbook.

  • General Kota

    Wow and you want us to believe that you were in the military.  Sun Tzu is rolling in his grave because of your stupidity. Prove him wrong leftard.

  • General Kota

    Talk slower he is an occupier after all. They don’t live in the real world.

  • General Kota

    Maybe he is an Iranian spy. He gets the Jew hating down well. LOL!

  • SoThere

    He’s been complaining about the Jews from his very first post here.

    He’s the worst of the worst.

  • landofaahs

    Ain’t that the truth.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MWAAFFBVKAROICVSLJNTZJPMBA HELEN

    Keep dreamin’!  The guy in the WH is not abt to hit an islamic country w/anything harder than goose down.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MWAAFFBVKAROICVSLJNTZJPMBA HELEN

    Indeed not likely — Iran has not been known for its technical expertise.  The old joke back in the 70s — “What’s another term for suicide?”  ”Flying in a Bell helicopter serviced by an Iranian!”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MWAAFFBVKAROICVSLJNTZJPMBA HELEN

    I like Herman Cain’s plan for dealing w/Iran.  Without firing a shot, economics can put Iran out of the nuke business.  If we were to drill for our own oil, import fm Canada, and bring our own economy back fm the brink.  With the price of oil back to even $50/barrel, the Iranians won’t have money enough to keep investing in their nuke pgm.  Problem solved!  It would also likely encourage revolution on the part of the young people who are fed up w/the mullahs and their crazy ways.

  • Anonymous

    Wow! Everyone agrees that Iran WILL come up with a nuke sooner or later–probably sooner. We’re all getting antsy about the possibility of missing a perfect opportunity to drill into their heads that they’re not allowed to do what they want–that they have to do what the USA says. We wouldn’t want them thinking they can have a nuke and do what they want!

    Seriously, we can’t be defining “appeasement” in terms so simplistic that we define it as anything short of controlling the whole world like they are our slaves.  We must treat other nations’ sovereignty with respect if we expect to get any in return.

    Once, America was looked upon with respect and admiration throughout the world without demanding it.  Now we feel that we deserve that respect and admiration and demand it.  That’s a big change.  We’re now standing on shaky ground. We’ve made it shaky.  We’ve increased the uncertainty of our future.

  • General Kota

    I expect nothing less from an Occupier pooper.

  • Anonymous

    It’s called the Art of War, Vinny.  You might want to look into the read some time.  You might learn something.

  • Anonymous

    As landofaahs stated, Vinny, why would suicide bombers blow themselves up?  You do realize that Iran has the mentality of suicide bombers, don’t you?  As long as they believe it will further their agenda, they WILL use a nuke at any and ALL costs.  This is basic common sense, which I know you lack.

  • Ryan Roland

    Couple thoughts: 

    Regarding what is an act of war: “Are economic sanctions considered an act of war?

    Regarding SECupp’s – Was 1979 a dress rehearsal for the revolution Buck was talking about: 
    Remember that the 1979 revolution was a DIRECT result of the US govt (CIA) overthrowing a *democratically elected* Prime Minister and installing our preferred dictator (the Shah) – search ‘Operation Ajax’. Interestingly, their country was headed toward a secular democracy in the 1950s. It was under the oppression of the Shah that the Iranians coalesced behind a popular religious leader who opposed the Shah – Ayatollah Khomeini. When they overthrew the Shah, fearing that the US would again try to reassert their influence and initiate a coup like in 1953, Iranians assaulted the US embassy and took the hostages. Note the demands they made: the Shah’s return to Iran to face criminal charges, an official apology for American involvement in Iran, including the coup in 1953, and a promise to steer clear of Iranian affairs in the future. After the revolution, the Ayatollah assumed power and setup an Islamic theocratic govt in which he had ultimate control. This was not what most people had wanted or thought Khomeini would do, but by then it was too late.

    So the implication that 1979 represents what would happen again is a bit far-fetched.

  • General Kota

    He said he was in the military but does not know anything about weapons.
    Funny how the idiot does not know basic science but he says he went to college. Isn’t the just odd maybe he should go back high school instead of making himself look like a fool?

  • Anonymous

    I don’t think high school would actually work for Vinny, though.  Too much indoctrination happening at high schools these days.  That’s one reason Vinny is so stupid now, General Kota, Sir.  I went to college myself and know full well the dangers states like Iran represent.  I have gone through several threats in my head about a future I do not wish to happen.  A few involve China.  A worse one involves Islamo-Fascist states such as Iran and their ties to Islamic terrorism.  Each and every one of my scenarios is possible given the right circumstances.  Iran getting a nuke is such a circumstance.  I mean, if terrorists can get away with hijacking 4 planes and killing 3,000 people right under our noses with our intelligence agencies being none the wiser, they can most certainly do so by bringing a nuke across the Mexican or Canadian borders and detonating it in a heavily populated area like New York or LA.  That would kill literally millions, and we may not recover from it as quickly as some would think.  It’s just one possible future I see given the right circumstances.  Islamo-Fascist states like Iran need to be stopped before they reach such a level.  Don’t get me wrong.  I know how powerful our military arsenal.  But our military arsenal wasn’t enough to prevent 9/11, and even a military arsenal as large as our own has holes that Islamic terrorists can seek out and use to their advantage.  No military, including our own, is perfect.  All it takes is one well placed nuke and the job would be done. Of course, that fact does work both ways.

  • General Kota

    I am afraid to ask but what is the worst case that we could face in the future?

  • Anonymous

    Okay, Disqus is experiencing some problems again, General Kota, so I will reply to you below comment here.

    Two disastrous scenarios I can see happen in the relatively near future if conditions are right.  One is the Chines Communist threat.  I can see a WW3 where the Chinese numbers ally themselves with the Russian weaponry against the US, Western Europe, Japan, and probably India.  Now, this is disastrous because it will lead to a true global nuclear holocaust.

    The other scenario I see involves the subversion of Islamo-fascists not really defeating China and India militarily, but taking over the military of both China and India, as well as Russia for good measure, by taking control of the government.  In so doing, this will give them nearly a 2 billion man army with the likes of China and India and the weapons to do the job with the likes of Russia and China.  This, too, will likely lead to a global nuclear holocaust.  And its a scarier thought because Islamic extremists are less predictable than Chinese Communists.  If Muslims manage to successfully subvert themselves well enough inside the Chinese, Indian, and Russian governments, the military of each government would be at their bidding.  This would lead to a coalition that I don’t think the US alone could defeat.  Russia has just as many nukes as we have and even more chemical weapons than we have last I checked.  China has, at official estimates, well over 500 million reserve troops.  India has, at official estimates, well over 300 million reserve troops.  If Muslims were to take command of those troops and those weapons, I’m afraid the few million troops the US has in reserve won’t stand much of a chance.  Now, I’d prefer to keep India on our side as India is now.  In order to do so, we need to stop the Islamo-fascist subversion dead in its tracks.

  • General Kota

    Well if we get the right leader in hopefully none of this even happens. The more I watch the news the more it looks like we are living in a Tom Clancy novel but we don’t have Sam Fisher to come to the rescue. GREAT!

  • Anonymous

    Indeed.  Let’s hope we get the right leader this time around General, Sir.  We need someone to save us from our disastrous future.

  • Anonymous

    Each human being is wired with an electrical system don’t forget.

  • w. Parker

    Do you access Glenn’s site just to be contrary to every other post?  Do you live in a hole after being rejected by society and just starved for attention?  Could it be that you are Iranian or just have completely lost your mind to stupidity….

  • Anonymous

    Question is our President is working with our enemies against us? While with his phony BS words of obama that he against Iran attaining nuclear weapons!! If Iran get their nuclear weapons we be facing nuclear missiles threat to our whole country,not only from Iran but also from Cuba again and Venezuela !!! One thing  betraying backstabber obama don’t got from most of the people that have a brain is their trust and votes!!! 1.) he play the Catholic during election for their vote now he trying do away with their religion with assaults in their schools,hospitals and churches with charities!!!! 2.) We made agreements with all fractions in AFG to be there until their country jell where  people respect each other and can live in peace without fear,and to unite into one solid country and have all fractions give up their weapons to unite the country and form trust between fractions!!,Now our troops leaving too soon a fraction that sieze control of government just throwing out elected officials anyone not from their fraction! Hey obama you can take credit for setting up the Northern Alliance for slaughter of their people because broken your word,leaving them no weapns to defend themsleves!Remember the terrorists had to take out the Northern Alliance fame commander before moving on to 911 !!! Now you most likely will not hear a peep out the left wing of obama great betrayal and slaughter of Northern  Allaince !!!! 3.) Senior citizens health care BS if your over 45 or 50 you be subject to bean counter ration care or death panels obama other end to abortions need to be lucky to see your senior years !!! Talking about throwing Grand Ma over the cliff it was obama who said go take a pain pill ,and with treatment you could have another good 10 to 15  of life. Why obama want to rob people of their hard medical benefits from their employers and medic-care is to buy his voting block of don’t want to work leeches   and with illegals when with the wave of hands excutive order and czars make them legal or eligible for health care when they never pay in like our seniors and other hard workers!! 4.) He trying to play Israel to hold back on pre-emptive strike ,until their options run out with hardening of Iran nuclear sites or become nuclear ,What is doing saying to Israel you have no right to defend yourself from a nuclear threat,How can any Jewish persons keep voting for obama???? 4a.) To me his true intentions on Iran becoming a nuclear power  on his watch,his actions and non-actions  speak truer than his phoney words !!!! Without taking out Iran nuclear sites and canceling our missile defense obama setting U.S up for his friends Chavez and Castro to nuclear missile strike to our cities!  Iran would gladly give nukes to Cuba and Venezuela !!!!!

  • Anonymous

    So when the U.S. military sends a team on a suicide mission, they’re also crazy nuts???

  • Anonymous

    The only nation to use nukes on another, is the good ole U.S.A.. And it was an unnecessary action. If you truly believe the propaganda machine, then you are blind. Iran already has nuclear capability. The media denies this to forward an agenda. The fact that Iran hasn’t used them, shows that they are not the threat you believe them to be. We NEED  to have an enemy…it’s what drives the jingoistic mentality of stupid Americans. And it keeps the “War Machine” in business. Wake up, people!!!

  • landofaahs

    The odds of a mission’s memebers surviving is different then the deliberate blowing yourself up to kill others. If our soldiers ever are stupid enough to do that, then they are crazy. Of course the muslim terrorists are sacrificing themselves for the devil. they follow.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TPYB7J2BTVYJ4JKBQZTMAU3BNQ Vinny

     1. Goldman Sachs CEO, Lyold Blankfein - Jew

    2. World Bank CEO, Robert Zoellick – Jew

    3. Ex World Bank CEO, James Wolfesen – Jew

    4. Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke – Jew

    5. Ex Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan – Jew

    6. IMF Deputy CEO, John Lisky - Jew

    7. Obama Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner – Jew

    8. George Bush Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson – Jew

    9. Bill Clinton Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin – Jew

  • SoThere

    Your a liar and a Phony Soldier. Lets go through your lies and timeline once again.

    Please answer a few questions for me. I’m trying to get the timeline.

    1. You said that your mother was a Crackhead and your Father abandoned you. You lived in a one room flat, was on welfare, eating McDonald’s double cheeseburgers that gave you all kinds of medical problems, then the Military FORCED you to enlists. Just who and how did they do that?

    2. According to you, that was 2000. You said that you were in a special unit so you weren’t deployed to Iraq until 2009. Why 2009? What was your MOS? What Unit were you in?

    3. You said that you played Volleyball with the Iraqi children. When did Volleyball become a favorite of the Iraqi children? Did you set up the net or did they?

    4. You said your PA (flak jacket) weighed 50 lbs when everyone knows that the PA worn by the Army in 2009 weighed only 23 lbs. What did the Soldiers do with those outdated (flak jackets)? You should know this one, right?

    5. You said that you have 2 Bachelor degrees (5 years of study full time, maybe 4 if you really push yourself). Where did you go to school, what are they in and how did you get them while you were on active duty in the army, moving from base to base?

    6. What was Dallas? I mean, what did it look like?

    7. You said that you teach children as a substitute teacher. When did you teach children and what School did you go to to get your teaching credentials and when did you attend that school?

    8. You also said that you spent 2 years on the street as a police officer. What Police Academy did you attend and where was it? Lets see, one year in the Police Academy and two years on the street as a Police Officer.

    9. You claimed that you made the “National Deans List” at College. What college was that?

    Please answer these questions and explain how you did all these things when you were in the Military from 2000 to 2010. I just can’t see the timeline for all your accomplishments, Vinny.

    OH, one more thing, why do you hate the Jews? The fact that you’re a anti-Semite bigot and Jew hater speaks for itself.

  • SoThere

    Your a liar and a Phony Soldier. Lets go through your lies and timeline once again.Please answer a few questions for me. I’m trying to get the timeline.1. You said that your mother was a Crackhead and your Father abandoned you. You lived in a one room flat, was on welfare, eating McDonald’s double cheeseburgers that gave you all kinds of medical problems, then the Military FORCED you to enlists. Just who and how did they do that?2. According to you, that was 2000. You said that you were in a special unit so you weren’t deployed to Iraq until 2009. Why 2009? What was your MOS? What Unit were you in?3. You said that you played Volleyball with the Iraqi children. When did Volleyball become a favorite of the Iraqi children? Did you set up the net or did they?4. You said your PA (flak jacket) weighed 50 lbs when everyone knows that the PA worn by the Army in 2009 weighed only 23 lbs. What did the Soldiers do with those outdated (flak jackets)? You should know this one, right?5. You said that you have 2 Bachelor degrees (5 years of study full time, maybe 4 if you really push yourself). Where did you go to school, what are they in and how did you get them while you were on active duty in the army, moving from base to base?6. What was Dallas? I mean, what did it look like?7. You said that you teach children as a substitute teacher. When did you teach children and what School did you go to to get your teaching credentials and when did you attend that school?8. You also said that you spent 2 years on the street as a police officer. What Police Academy did you attend and where was it? Lets see, one year in the Police Academy and two years on the street as a Police Officer.9. You claimed that you made the “National Deans List” at College. What college was that?Please answer these questions and explain how you did all these things when you were in the Military from 2000 to 2010. I just can’t see the timeline for all your accomplishments, Vinny.OH, one more thing, why do you hate the Jews? The fact that you’re a anti-Semite bigot and Jew hater speaks for itself.

  • Anonymous

    Actually, it seems the one who is blind here is YOU.  It’s NOT the propaganda machine that I believe.  It is the facts of reality itself that I believe. Iran has the mentality of suicide bombers.  If they had a nuke, they’d use it first chance they get.  That is who they are.  That is who Ahmadinejad.  That is what the Islamo-fascists ALL are, period.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/GH54WLR74DWPCMUUCMPHV5FOXA grace

    Americans can never mind their own business. We need to stop getting in fights with everyone and stick to ourselves. Israel can handle things themselves.