Let’s Play Chicken
Jun 29th, 2008 at 5:10 pm by Susie
Remember when they told us the grownups were in charge again? Wish some grownups were in charge right now:
Iran has moved ballistic missiles into launch positions, with Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant among the possible targets, defence sources said last week.
The movement of Shahab-3B missiles, which have an estimated range of more than 1,250 miles, followed a large-scale exercise earlier this month in which the Israeli air force flew en masse over the Mediterranean in an apparent rehearsal for a threatened attack on Iran’s nuclear installations. Israel believes Iran’s nuclear programme is aimed at acquiring nuclear weapons.
The sources said Iran was preparing to retaliate for any onslaught by firing missiles at Dimona, where Israel’s own nuclear weapons are believed to be made.
Major-General Mohammad Jafari, the commander of the Revolutionary Guard, told a Tehran daily: “This country is completely within the range of the Islamic Republic’s missiles. Our missile power and capability are such that the Zionist regime – despite all its abilities – cannot confront it.”
The easiest warning to understand -” don’t touch that stove” - with all that is implied - because it’s hot, and you’ll get burned, and you will hurt - is often ignored by children - and they learn the hard way. Another I remember from my youth - “don’t poke that wasp nest with that stick” - with the implied - because you’ll make them angry and they will sting hell out of you and it will really hurt - and I learned the hard way. And now I have to watch Israel and my country poking Iran repeatedly with sticks - and ignoring, with child-like ignorance the potential deadly, earth shattering, bloody result.
Israel and our government have gone way far beyond needing a time out.
What a bunch of assholes!