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"The Israelis have one eye on the calendar because of the pace at which the Iranians are proceeding both to develop their nuclear weapons capability and to do things like increase their defences by buying new Russian anti-aircraft systems and further harden the nuclear installations . "They're also obviously looking at the American election calendar. My judgement is they would not want to do anything before our election because there's no telling what impact it could have on the election." But waiting for either Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, or his Republican opponent John McCain to be installed in the White House could preclude military action happening for the next four years or at least delay it. "An Obama victory would rule out military action by the Israelis because they would fear the consequences given the approach Obama has taken to foreign policy," said Mr Bolton, who was Mr Bush's ambassador to the UN from 2005 to 2006. "With McCain they might still be looking at a delay. Given that time is on Iran's side, I think the argument for military action is sooner rather than later absent some other development." The Iran policy of Mr McCain, whom Mr Bolton supports, was "much more realistic than the Bush administration's stance". Mr Obama has said he will open high-level talks with Iran "without preconditions" while Mr McCain views attacking Iran as a lesser evil than allowing Iran to become a nuclear power. William Kristol, a prominent neo-conservative, told Fox News on Sunday that an Obama victory could prompt Mr Bush to launch attacks against Iran. "If the president thought John McCain was going to be the next president, he would think it more appropriate to let the next president make that decision than do it on his way out," he said. Last week, Israeli jets carried out a long-range exercise over the Mediterranean that American intelligence officials concluded was practice for air strikes against Iran. Mohammad Ali Hosseini, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, said this was an act of "psychological warfare" that would be futile. "They do not have the capacity to threaten the Islamic Republic of Iran. They [israel] have a number of domestic crises and they want to extrapolate it to cover others. Sometimes they come up with these empty slogans." He added that Tehran would deliver a "devastating" response to any attack. On Friday, Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, said military action against Iran would turn the Middle East into a "fireball" and accelerate Iran's nuclear programme. Mr Bolton, however, dismissed such sentiments as scaremongering. "The key point would be for the Israelis to break Iran's control over the nuclear fuel cycle and that could be accomplished for example by destroying the uranium conversion facility at Esfahan or the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. "That doesn't end the problem but it buys time during which a more permanent solution might be found.... How long? That would be hard to say. Depends on the extent of the destruction." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...n-predicts.html From what I can make of all that, Israel has an eye on the American elections with regard to a sneak attack on Iran. If it looks like Obama winning they will get a strike in while Bush is still in power or something.

Fresh water?

Now I know we're fucked.

I think they're just going to carry on appointing these types till we forget we need players.

Spurs are after Ferd.

England would have been annexed with Germany along with the rest of Europe had America not got involved in WWII. I'm sure Stevie would love to be a "Kraut" There were 300,000 Americans who came over for the ground war in Northern France, Belgium and the push in to Holland etc... there were over 3m British troops, so it always baffles me when people come out with statements like the Americans "saved" us. How the fuck did they save us? No one saved us, the krauts didn't even dare attempt a land invasion on us, it was part of the war they were highly unlikely to be able to win, mainly because of geography in us being an island. No one saved us, the krauts couldn't even win the Battle of Britain with more planes and more sophisticated planes. As for the yanks, they couldn't save anything. It's a true fact that had the Nips attacked the West Coast of yankland in 1941, they could have took half the country with minimal resistance because America wasn't prepared, the same as in general we weren't prepared at the start of the war. The Krauts had been preparing for 10 years with an army of over 20m people, we did well, and deserve to say we won the war because we did. America's biggest contribution in my eyes was arming us, because they provided a lot of the artillery for us and the Russians. We fought the western front single handed with odds against us for a long time, but I will say we probably would've been fucked if the Russians hadn't have battered them on the other side, that's not in doubt, because that kept a huge amount of the Kraut forces busy. America's contribution though? Nah. In a rare show of humility the French President even said we owe England a huge debt of gratitude for liberating France in the war, no mention of America there. They should never have bombed Nagasaki neither the absolute cunts, the nips were about to surrender, the yanks showed their capabilities at Hiroshima, if they really needed to show their might again, why not detonate a bomb off shore from Tokyo, a statement saying that's what you'll get if yous don't chuck it? But no, not the yanks, another 50,000 dead in a milisecond. So the yanks contribution to WW2 was minimal apart from being cunts, the true victors were ourselves more so than anyone for being the first cunts to stand up to the krauts, and keep it going for 6 years despite being outnumbered, and of course the Russians who deserve a lot of praise, shame it took them another 40 years to fuck off though, but that's another story. One last thing about the yanks, they can't win a war on their own, they're shit. Even in Vietnam faced with an army armed with little more than spears in places, they got battered, 58,000 dead. They're shit. Even in the Gulf the British troops there are in as much danger as the Iraqi insurgents with the amount of "friendly" fire, that has went on. I don't think there was ever an incident of us killing any of them in friendly fire, incompetent dense yank cunts. The Americans were very important though Stevie. Who do you think win the war in the Pacific against the Japanese. They also supplied a lot of manpower and bore the brunt of some of the worst aspects of D-Day (again very important in winning the war). Obviously the Soviets were crucial too, especially in the defeat of Germany. And RADAR won us the Battle of Britain. Btw, the reason the British were cited and the Americans weren't mentioned in the recent speech by Sarkozy is because it was at a banquet for the British PM. Nice gesture though because I think it still gets their goat that they owe us so much (to paraphrase Churchill). As for Nagasaki, you can argue about the rights and wrongs of that but to take that out of context and not consider the horrendous atrocities committed by all the other countries in the war is unfair. Finally the Americans were winning the war until the changed their tactics and, to repeat the well-worn phrase, began fighting with one arm tied behind their backs. They were hardly 'battered' if were talking casualties either. The US ones were heavy but there were over 2m Vietnamese killed iirc. It was a stupid and pointless though. It was an utter and complete disgrace and imo cowardly the bombing campaign in Vietnam and secretly Cambodia.

That point's already been made btw. Needed emphasising.

England would have been annexed with Germany along with the rest of Europe had America not got involved in WWII. I'm sure Stevie would love to be a "Kraut" There were 300,000 Americans who came over for the ground war in Northern France, Belgium and the push in to Holland etc... there were over 3m British troops, so it always baffles me when people come out with statements like the Americans "saved" us. How the fuck did they save us? No one saved us, the krauts didn't even dare attempt a land invasion on us, it was part of the war they were highly unlikely to be able to win, mainly because of geography in us being an island. No one saved us, the krauts couldn't even win the Battle of Britain with more planes and more sophisticated planes. As for the yanks, they couldn't save anything. It's a true fact that had the Nips attacked the West Coast of yankland in 1941, they could have took half the country with minimal resistance because America wasn't prepared, the same as in general we weren't prepared at the start of the war. The Krauts had been preparing for 10 years with an army of over 20m people, we did well, and deserve to say we won the war because we did. America's biggest contribution in my eyes was arming us, because they provided a lot of the artillery for us and the Russians. We fought the western front single handed with odds against us for a long time, but I will say we probably would've been fucked if the Russians hadn't have battered them on the other side, that's not in doubt, because that kept a huge amount of the Kraut forces busy. America's contribution though? Nah. In a rare show of humility the French President even said we owe England a huge debt of gratitude for liberating France in the war, no mention of America there. They should never have bombed Nagasaki neither the absolute cunts, the nips were about to surrender, the yanks showed their capabilities at Hiroshima, if they really needed to show their might again, why not detonate a bomb off shore from Tokyo, a statement saying that's what you'll get if yous don't chuck it? But no, not the yanks, another 50,000 dead in a milisecond. So the yanks contribution to WW2 was minimal apart from being cunts, the true victors were ourselves more so than anyone for being the first cunts to stand up to the krauts, and keep it going for 6 years despite being outnumbered, and of course the Russians who deserve a lot of praise, shame it took them another 40 years to fuck off though, but that's another story. One last thing about the yanks, they can't win a war on their own, they're shit. Even in Vietnam faced with an army armed with little more than spears in places, they got battered, 58,000 dead. They're shit. Even in the Gulf the British troops there are in as much danger as the Iraqi insurgents with the amount of "friendly" fire, that has went on. I don't think there was ever an incident of us killing any of them in friendly fire, incompetent dense yank cunts. Beautiful. It's practically art Stevie.

It was Germany's massive loses on the Russian front that turned the war. iirc America came in for a few days at the end with chewing gum and ice cream for all which was nice....Of course after years of casual war profiteering. In saying that the American soldiers that fought in Europe were excellent and by all accounts very brave.

The thing is though from my point of view, I've got nothing against you as a person, but if America didn't exist I'd barely notice or care, so whatever names foreigners have for us however derogatory they are, I simply don't care because to me you as a country don't care, and I have no interest in how you think or how your peoples perceptions of things are. Insignificant to me, that's what I mean so I could never take offence as a Geordie and an Englishman. It was meant as a joke. My fiancee (who is English) finds the concept of the term "Limey" as being derogatory funny considering it is a term used when the English figured out how to fight scurvy. As for your views on the US: to clarify, are you saying that since the US doesn't care (as a nation) than you don't care about us? If that is the case that is perfectly acceptable. The reasons that I stand up (when it comes to the American/Yank thing) is the stereotyping that usually comes along with it. Well I know you're not all fat cunts who will die of heart disease at 40, and who think the Superbowl is the most watched event on earth (The Carling Cup was more watched world wide which sums it up), just most of you. To clarify what you asked me about, whether USA people care as a nation is inconsequential to me, that's what I meant, I simply don't care. I don't know anything about your country, we don't even get taught about your history in our schools, partly because you don't have much history, and secondly because no one cares. Interesting about the Superbowl. I wasn't able to find the TV Ratings for the Carling Cup but the last Superbowl was close to 100 mil. Superbowl Ratings Out of interest, what history classes are taught in UK schools regarding countries other than your own. Please keep in mind that I am a teacher and this actually does interest me and I am not trying to be condescending in any way. As for the lack of history in the US.. Let me once again apologize for that. The English should have colonized us a lot earlier. With the last 10ish years edumication policy? Probably be lucky to get across the channel. But more historically every thing from ancient Greece to Roman Britain (which intrinsically roped in much of the ancient world) feudal wars, crusades, protestant/catholic wars, right though to colonisation/Empire, which combined with causes and aftermaths of WW1 and WW2 and the cold war and you've not only covered most of the world, but also most of the roots of most 20th and 21st centuries problems. In fact I struggle to think of many things I wasn't taught about, but then my history teacher was pretty first class and I suspect much of that may well be a bit unfashionable these days. Or more succinctly: Which is pretty true (or been battered by). American high school students (the 9th - 12th years) have to take a year of World History and if they choose they can later on take a course specifically to European History. As for the Star Wars reference... maybe that is Empire Envy But that happened a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away so I don't know if us Yanks can handle that. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=s...G=Google+Search

I'm seriously thinking of printing all of Stevies longer posts, printing them on a really beautiful font and turning them into some kind of poster art that would clean out the Turner Prize.

He's going to change his name to Rasputin and hang around King Abramovich. He's getting a bit bored with footie apparently says it's too easy.

We'll all be dead long before this lurker moves clubs.

That's another million on the price.

Something like that.

You've changed your fucking tune. Aren't you still on the we can get quality for 5p bandwagon?? I'm saying a quarter of what you want to spend would strike the balance of exciting and affordable for me this year. It's hardly the 10P tax U-turn. I won't get all up in your shit over this for now. But be careful. There is a thread somewhere where we crossed swords on the relative value of playaz. I'd love you to get all up in my shit. I'm pretty sure i've had the same line on this subject since halfway through last season when you said we need to spend £100M (minimum) in the summer. I think my opinion was, not only is it not sensible to spend that much, but it's would hardly be possible for a team not in Europe. I don't see £25M as stretching plausibility though and never have. It was 100m over two windows tbf. And some of our debate was particularly concerning the price of relative quality in todays market iirc. If you're saying as it seems you are 2 for 25m is alright then we are in agreement.

Someone from N.O. or someone who knows someone on N.O. is updating this.

The thing is though from my point of view, I've got nothing against you as a person, but if America didn't exist I'd barely notice or care, so whatever names foreigners have for us however derogatory they are, I simply don't care because to me you as a country don't care, and I have no interest in how you think or how your peoples perceptions of things are. Insignificant to me, that's what I mean so I could never take offence as a Geordie and an Englishman. It was meant as a joke. My fiancee (who is English) finds the concept of the term "Limey" as being derogatory funny considering it is a term used when the English figured out how to fight scurvy. As for your views on the US: to clarify, are you saying that since the US doesn't care (as a nation) than you don't care about us? If that is the case that is perfectly acceptable. The reasons that I stand up (when it comes to the American/Yank thing) is the stereotyping that usually comes along with it. Well I know you're not all fat cunts who will die of heart disease at 40, and who think the Superbowl is the most watched event on earth (The Carling Cup was more watched world wide which sums it up), just most of you. To clarify what you asked me about, whether USA people care as a nation is inconsequential to me, that's what I meant, I simply don't care. I don't know anything about your country, we don't even get taught about your history in our schools, partly because you don't have much history, and secondly because no one cares. Interesting about the Superbowl. I wasn't able to find the TV Ratings for the Carling Cup but the last Superbowl was close to 100 mil. Superbowl Ratings Out of interest, what history classes are taught in UK schools regarding countries other than your own. Please keep in mind that I am a teacher and this actually does interest me and I am not trying to be condescending in any way. As for the lack of history in the US.. Let me once again apologize for that. The English should have colonized us a lot earlier. I hear there are plans afoot to teach the Star Wars Empire as a form of American classical history.

You've changed your fucking tune. Aren't you still on the we can get quality for 5p bandwagon?? I'm saying a quarter of what you want to spend would strike the balance of exciting and affordable for me this year. It's hardly the 10P tax U-turn. I won't get all up in your shit over this for now. But be careful. There is a thread somewhere where we crossed swords on the relative value of playaz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marouane_Chamakh This is the made up one innit Jimbo?

Arrogant?? Compared to some??? For arrogance see those bastards on the telly last night. Also my example of the yank, I wouldn't expect a foreigner to know what fucking county Stoke is in! I've met Americans who think Paris is in London. I met one who told me he'd been up to Scandinavia. It turned out to be Edinburgh. Fuckin hell!! That is bad... I rather cruelly went along with it pointing out that was the reason we had to join the E.U. as we were more or less running France (met with serious nods and a round of I see's...). Don't say stuff like that in France though, you'll start a war (seriously ). If only they didn't have those nukes.

Arrogant?? Compared to some??? For arrogance see those bastards on the telly last night. Also my example of the yank, I wouldn't expect a foreigner to know what fucking county Stoke is in! I've met Americans who think Paris is in London. I met one who told me he'd been up to Scandinavia. It turned out to be Edinburgh. Fuckin hell!! That is bad... I rather cruelly went along with it pointing out that was the reason we had to join the E.U. as we were more or less running France (met with serious nods and a round of I see's...).

Arrogant?? Compared to some??? For arrogance see those bastards on the telly last night. Also my example of the yank, I wouldn't expect a foreigner to know what fucking county Stoke is in! I've met Americans who think Paris is in London. I met one who told me he'd been up to Scandinavia. It turned out to be Edinburgh. Fuckin hell!!

Arrogant?? Compared to some??? For arrogance see those bastards on the telly last night. Also my example of the yank, I wouldn't expect a foreigner to know what fucking county Stoke is in! I've met Americans who think Paris is in London.

Difficukt to judge the article just off that really. I'd have thought you'd have read it already. Aye. I read every single article in every single Toon fanzine. Soopafan. do you read mine Mate can you active my account, can't seem to get on. ? On HWT. You've got my e mail address you sent me one a few weeks ago iirc.