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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Good, I'm fine with Harper saying that he would fight for Israel, I don't know what we could really add beyond planes and logistical transport planes.
If Israel is actually attacked by Iran then go fight for them they are an ally. Beyond that didn't Harper also state that he was more interested in a diplomatic solution through global pressure on Iran. He didn't stand up and make a war hawk speech.
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Kinda hard to be a war hawk when Iran's military would crush ours. In a one-on-one matchup, it'd be pretty embarassing. But with the help of the big brother (help...do everything, same thing) it's a different ballgame. The endgame is pre-emptive war though, not war after Israel gets attacked. Of course diplomacy is preferred...but then you can look at Iraq, the most obviously doppleganger here (unjustified pre-emptive war), and wonder how seriously will they try and make diplomacy the preferred method? A UN resolution again isn't going to happen (Russia and China will block), so I think diplomacy will be a very short lived option. Force is unfortunetly the end game for a Romney presidency.
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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
If Israel goes to war with Iran, Obama won't hesitate to send the troops in. The neocons still run the Pentagon.
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We agree on this one, though I believe Obama will try harder to avoid the war than Romney. But once Israel says they're going whoever the US President is will almost certainly support it militarily.