Comments on: THE OLD WISE MAN AND THE NUTCASE http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:05:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: cktgfaoma http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-428100 cktgfaoma Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:49:39 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-428100 <strong>obhwjexolc</strong> hmgefuwsagi hwqasycu rbthwxi hruyfxo obhwjexolc

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]]> By: JB Casper http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-287022 JB Casper Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:58:04 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-287022 While it's obvious that crazy critter in Iran has to be stopped and soon, did I miss something regarding the risks of August 22nd? I thought Iran was trying to get, but doesn't yet have nukes! While it’s obvious that crazy critter in Iran has to be stopped and soon, did I miss something regarding the risks of August 22nd? I thought Iran was trying to get, but doesn’t yet have nukes!

]]> By: dave t http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-285873 dave t Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:58:57 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-285873 lets hope no one does any thing stupid because the jews will make iran glow in the dark for 40 years :( lets hope no one does any thing stupid because
the jews will make iran glow in the dark for 40 years :(

]]> By: Ogre http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-285689 Ogre Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:51:27 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-285689 I'm with kreiz: I don't think even a nuclear strike by Iran on Israel would be enough for the US to use nukes. The left would argue against it because it's mean, the Republicans would argue against it because it would "make enemies." Me, I'd be held back by guard from pushing the damn button. I don't think we have the will to use nukes, and I think Iran knows it. I’m with kreiz: I don’t think even a nuclear strike by Iran on Israel would be enough for the US to use nukes. The left would argue against it because it’s mean, the Republicans would argue against it because it would “make enemies.”

Me, I’d be held back by guard from pushing the damn button. I don’t think we have the will to use nukes, and I think Iran knows it.

]]> By: kreiz http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-284496 kreiz Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:40:07 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-284496 But there's plenty of criticism to go around, as Stanley Kurtz at NRO notes: "If liberals are lost in wishful thinking about the prospects of negotiated settlements and nuclear containment, <i>conservatives are naive about the possibility of ending terror by a decisive military blow.</i> Gerges is right that Hezbollah is not some finite terror force, but the expression of the will and aspirations of a massive portion of the Lebanese people. As such, it is unlikely to be bombed out of existence." The same principle applies to Iran. But there’s plenty of criticism to go around, as Stanley Kurtz at NRO notes:

“If liberals are lost in wishful thinking about the prospects of negotiated settlements and nuclear containment, conservatives are naive about the possibility of ending terror by a decisive military blow. Gerges is right that Hezbollah is not some finite terror force, but the expression of the will and aspirations of a massive portion of the Lebanese people. As such, it is unlikely to be bombed out of existence.”

The same principle applies to Iran.

]]> By: kreiz http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-284460 kreiz Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:30:13 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-284460 John Derbyshire recently observed that wishful thinking, not love, hate or greed, is the most persistent human characteristic. My biggest criticism of liberalism is its tendency to indulge in wishful thinking. Here, we are indulging in the worst kind of fantasy, hoping against hope that a fanatically religious Iranian government will respond to rational cues, ignoring rhetoric (and actions) to the contrary. A child denies or ignores facts, hoping they will go away. We're engaged in child-like behavior. John Derbyshire recently observed that wishful thinking, not love, hate or greed, is the most persistent human characteristic. My biggest criticism of liberalism is its tendency to indulge in wishful thinking. Here, we are indulging in the worst kind of fantasy, hoping against hope that a fanatically religious Iranian government will respond to rational cues, ignoring rhetoric (and actions) to the contrary. A child denies or ignores facts, hoping they will go away. We’re engaged in child-like behavior.

]]> By: ProCynic http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-284269 ProCynic Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:35:00 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-284269 <strong>Can't we just bomb Iran already?</strong> Rick Moran points us to a warning that we should beware August 22, an otherwise obscure date that apparently bears some significance on the Islamic calendar. You simply cannot negotiate with wackos like Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. You have to kill them.... Can’t we just bomb Iran already?

Rick Moran points us to a warning that we should beware August 22, an otherwise obscure date that apparently bears some significance on the Islamic calendar.

You simply cannot negotiate with wackos like Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. You have to kill them….

]]> By: Gotta Know http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-284223 Gotta Know Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:14:22 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-284223 August 22, less than two weeks away. This is one time in which I am very happy there are so many miles between the US and Iran. This luxury becomes more meaningless with each passing day as missile technology grows more sophisticated, and as Iran can play the odds by trying to slip a nuclear weapon within range by ship. August 22, less than two weeks away. This is one time in which I am very happy there are so many miles between the US and Iran. This luxury becomes more meaningless with each passing day as missile technology grows more sophisticated, and as Iran can play the odds by trying to slip a nuclear weapon within range by ship.

]]> By: Philomathean http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-284209 Philomathean Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:02:48 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-284209 <strong>"Allah will know his own"</strong> The eminent historian Bernard Lewis has earned a reputation as a meticulous and thoughtful scholar of Middle East culture. He's been well ahead of the curve on many developments, which is what makes his latest op-ed for the Wall Street “Allah will know his own”

The eminent historian Bernard Lewis has earned a reputation as a meticulous and thoughtful scholar of Middle East culture. He’s been well ahead of the curve on many developments, which is what makes his latest op-ed for the Wall Street

]]> By: bubbaj http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/comment-page-1/#comment-284160 bubbaj Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:31:32 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/08/09/the-old-wise-man-and-the-nutcase/#comment-284160 I keep telling people that the only thing that will wake up the world to the dangers of islamofacism and its prince of darkness, abinanutjob, is the utter destruction of Israel because apparently 9/11 wasn't enough. How sad. I keep telling people that the only thing that will wake up the world to the dangers of islamofacism and its prince of darkness, abinanutjob, is the utter destruction of Israel because apparently 9/11 wasn’t enough. How sad.

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