US Intelligence Expert: Regime-Change the Answer in Iran

[ECH1969]

Former justice department prosecutor and intelligence expert John Loftus says that Israel is unable to thwart Iran's nuclear projects through military action – but that there is an alternative.

"Israel only has a few option and striking back is not one of 'em," Loftus told Israel National Radio's Tovia Singer. "The F-16-IL version that Israel possesses only has a combat radius of about 2,200 kilometers and you would need about 3,000 to hit the hard targets in Iran. Iran saw what did to the Osarik reactor in Iraq and have spread their nuclear development stuff all over the country and a lot of the stuff is in the northeast corner of the country – completely out of Israel's flight range. So, unless Iraq votes to allow Israel over flight rights to attack Iran – which isn't going to happen - then Israel simply doesn't have the fuel to fly around Saudi Arabia to come up the Straits of Hormuz and attack Iran. There is simply not a military option available to Israel."

Loftus stressed, however, that there are other options that are likely to succeed and are already being put into effect. "The Bush administration is hoping that, ironically with Jacques] Chirac's help, UN pressure will cause a regime-change in Syria. That the Mehlis investigation is going to come down hard and heavy. The US military is chomping at the bit to go across the border and take out the terror bases in Syria that Assad claims are not there. Once Syria is gone, Iran is isolated, with US troops on both their borders, in Afghanistan and in Iraq."

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The retard is going to do something stupid.

[Kagemusha]

1. Uh, like Iraq can stop Israel if it wants to...

That's a silly requirement.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. Loftus is one of the bastards...

...who went after Sami al-Arian for being a terrorist fundraiser.


"The aircraft carriers are there to defend the picket-line of ships that will place a blockade on the Straits of Hormuz," Loftus said. "Ninety percent of Iran's economy is based on oil exports – so a blockade of as little as three weeks can cause their economy to collapse, the people to rise up and the mullahs to be overthrown.

Brillllliant idea. That'll surely bring 'em around to our way of thinking.

[teryang]

4. A blockade would hurt us a lot worse

This is why they are building pipelines to Asian customers. The straits are going to become irrelevant. Even with damage to the Iranian economy, I would expect them to close the straits before American naval forces. It would wreak worldwide economic havoc. This is what the Iranians mean when they say a price will be paid for any attack.

[acmavm]

3. These assholes haven't gotten one damn thing right so far. They're

certainly not going to let ignorance, incompetence, and delusional behavior get in their way now.

This is just like the war's gonna take six months, the'll be throwing flowers at us, singing songs about the bush** admin for a thousand years crap.

[teryang]

5. The Mehlis investigation has found that the accusers are liars

...and that they have been paid huge sums for their lies.

Loftus has got the wrong aircraft as well its the F15I.

This guy is terribly misinformed.

[global1]

6. Regime Change Is The Answer In The U.S. As Well. ......... n/t

[Lost4words]

7. Thats what I ve been saying 'bout the USA for 5 years.

Return the country to the people for we can do better.