What do You Think Israel's Response will be?

[White 6]

I asked you to stop short of a nuclear solution. By bringing that in, there's no discussion possible. And fwiw, that would no doubt be the worst possible thing the Z regime could do. Let's agree to stop that idea right now before I'm tempted to get into it too.


Applying your comments to conventional weapons, what make you think that the hypersonic shit can be shot down. I saw coverage of the Z's being able to shoot down one in a group of six, and they may not have even been the enemy's best.

Maybe the UNSC this time White. The rubber appears to have met the road. It's not as if we didn't see this coming.

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And the saddest thing is that it didn't have to be this way!

No. It did not have to be this way. Iran could have decided that Israel has a right to exist, not supported its surrogate puppets attack, and not launched their own missile attack from 1,200 miles away. I will lose no sleep, over what Israel determines it must do, in order to live as a free country.

 

[jwoodie]

And the saddest thing is that it didn't have to be this way!

If Trump had been reelected, Iran would have been deprived of oil revenue to fund its terrorist activities, and the Abraham Accords would have signed. Instead, Biden waffled on Iran sanctions and Bibi decided to use the Hamas attack to start a new war. Sad, but true.

If Trump is reelected this time, I expect he will blockade Iran and parts of Lebanon and Yemen, then tell Bibi that war with Iran is a no-go. Once this is done, the Palestinians will see that they will have to negotiate with Israel or slowly starve.

Also, he will tell Zelinski that Ukraine is not going to join NATO and that he has 90 days to hold new elections and sign a peace deal with Russia. If not, we are out of there.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Glad to see you aboard on this one White! Maybe we can calmly work around all the denial to explore the options.

If Israel striked Iran with appreciable force, the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, and possibly other Iran proxies are going to lay it on Israel in a big way.

And that's not all. Turkey, Pakistan, and a bundle of other nations are going to join in!

or

The other option could be Biden doing what he's been only pretending to do all along. That is, chaining down America's loose cannon, Bibi.

Any other ideas?

Let's try to stay away from the nuclear option for now. The rest of the world is not going to let them get away with that!

Nope, the other nations will back off. They have been warned off by back door comms from Israel.

 

[Donald H]

If Trump had been reelected, Iran would have been deprived of oil revenue to fund its terrorist activities, and the Abraham Accords would have signed. Instead, Biden waffled on Iran sanctions and Bibi decided to use the Hamas attack to start a new war. Sad, but true.

Agree mostly but I'm not really sure that Hamas actually started it. Not a big issue now.

If Trump is reelected this time, I expect he will blockade Iran and parts of Lebanon and Yemen, then tell Bibi that war with Iran is a no-go. Once this is done, the Palestinians will see that they will have to negotiate with Israel or slowly starve.

I think that it's impossible to allow Trump to make any decisions on foreign policy if he's elected. He may be granted enough permission to say that he's made a decision?

Also, he will tell Zelinski that Ukraine is not going to join NATO and that he has 90 days to hold new elections and sign a peace deal with Russia. If not, we are out of there.

See my replies above. But it's good that you're starting to think on the remaining possibilities!

Fwiw, I think that a quicker solution must be found before the Z regime pulls the trigger! like within less than a week.

Iran and their proxies are going to consider it's their last chance and they'll send everything except the kitchen sink.

Keep thinking it through!

 

[Donald H]

Nope, the other nations will back off. They have been warned off by back door comms from Israel.

The only warning they will heed is nuclear.

Find somebody else for that discussion.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

The only warning they will heed is nuclear.

Find somebody else for that discussion.

You are, once again, wrong.

 

[Robert W]

Israel is likely to respond to Iran's attack. I tend to think it will be something to least effect the average Iranian. To me, the likely response will be those bunker busters to Iranian nuclear sites or an attack on the Islamic leaders if they can find them. The oil facilities would effect the economy too much and thus the population.

Interesting, I wish them the best of luck.

Count on Israel to give worse back to Iran than Iran sent to Israel.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Count on Israel to give worse back to Iran than Iran sent to Israel.

If They Don't Overdo It, They'll Have to Do It Over and Over Again

 

[martybegan]

The Guards are the pawns.

I see the people of Iran as pawns. And the Guard are who guarantee the Mullahs power.

 

[Lisa558]

You are, once again, wrong.

The person you are responding to actually said that he’s not sure HAMAS started this. Anything to make excuses for Islamic terrorists.

P.S. You are one of the few liberals who are on the correct side of this. Most are raging against Israel with antisemitic propaganda and siding with the Islamic terrorists. The same poster you responded to said, for example, that “Iran always offers a peaceful resolution” - and he made this astounding comment just 24 hours after they launched their massive missile attack.

 

[DBA]

Me, too. Whatever the response, it is justified.

Your politics are all over the map.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Israel will make Iran cry and beg.

 

[Independent thinker]

Israel is likely to respond to Iran's attack. I tend to think it will be something to least effect the average Iranian. To me, the likely response will be those bunker busters to Iranian nuclear sites or an attack on the Islamic leaders if they can find them. The oil facilities would effect the economy too much and thus the population.

Interesting, I wish them the best of luck.

Seems only fair that if Iran launches 180 missiles to Israel, Israel should launch 180 missiles to Iran.

 

[georgephillip]

Israel is likely to respond to Iran's attack. I tend to think it will be something to least effect the average Iranian. To me, the likely response will be those bunker busters to Iranian nuclear sites or an attack on the Islamic leaders if they can find them. The oil facilities would effect the economy too much and thus the population.

Interesting, I wish them the best of luck.

Here's one possible response the Jews would be advised to resist:

 

[Robert W]

I see the people of Iran as pawns. And the Guard are who guarantee the Mullahs power.

When I owned the Appraisal company, I did a lot of appraisals of Iranians homes and also for mortgage agents who worked on loans of Iranian home owners. I asked questions of them at times and frankly they appeared to give me honest answers. One who lost property in Iran by leaving Iran said if you were poor, you like the religious nuts. If you were rich, you liked the Shah. I talked to a former head of Irans communication agency over the cops there and he said he retired early when the Shah was in power but feared for his safety when the Ayatollah took over. He said to me had he still had the same job when the Nuts took over, he would have been executed by the religious nuts.

 

[ThisIsMe]

They are sure to respond. Right now they are in Lebanon going after Hezbollah. If I were them, I would take out Iran's key energy production facility.

That hurts the people though. Shouldn’t they keep it targeted on their military? Air bases, equipment, tanks, electronics etc?

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

That hurts the people though. Shouldn’t they keep it targeted on their military? Air bases, equipment, tanks, electronics etc?

Entire Xeno Nations Need to Be Phobed

No patriot should care at all about any of the Iranian people.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Entire Xeno Nations Need to Be Phobed

No patriot should care at all about any of the Iranian people.

Have “the people” done anything to you? You can’t fault them for what they believe. I’m sure they would use the same reasoning to justify nuking America and killing citizens, because “Americans hate Iranians” is what they believe.

We need to wage war on their government, not the people, until such time as the people harm us

Why is that wrong?

 

[White 6]

Your politics are all over the map.

It is the benefit of being Independent. I get to look at individual issues, individually, as I do not owe support to a tribe. My history has always been, that I support the country, as I see fit.

 

[Lisa558]

It is the benefit of being Independent. I get to look at individual issues, individually, as I do not owe support to a tribe. My history has always been, that I support the country, as I see fit.

It’s sad that there are so few Democrats who support Israel on this thread. We have you, then John Horses who gave you a thumbs up, and Fort Indiana.

Other than that, the rest are siding with the Palestinians - and even defending HAMAS terrorists - while many are just spewing virrulent antidemitic bile.

It’s been pretty hard to be a Jew in a liberal area, such as where I am. We have armed security at shul, a friend of mine had to walk by Arabs chanting “Death to Jews!”, and another was taunted as she was picking out Chanukah decorations.