Ahmadinejad: Israel is too weak to attack Iran's nuclear facilities

This new long trange Drone bomber has a range of 620 miles. Not far enough to hit ISrael which means it must be transported. It has a payload of 500 pounds. It is reputed to be able to carry four stealth cruise missiles. Well any cruise missile In know is well over 500 pounds. It does loojkm alot like teh old German Ww2 Buzz Bombs. It does not appear to be solid fuel buyt who knows. It needs a booster to staqrt off. This is another iranian piece of bluster and rhetoric. to make the Infiodels shake in tehir boots. Long range indeed. 520 miles is not long range.

Gotta love the rhetoric. I happen to think that the Iranians are expecting an attack on Iran, and that they are trying to dissuade the US and Israel.

I don't see a US military strike in the cards. The US is more concerned about nuclear weapons in Pakistan than in Iran. Besides an attack against a third Muslim country would bolster insurgent claims that America not only hates Muslims in America but intend to wipe Muslims off the face of the earth one country at a time A resurgent militaristic Iran is a result of the war in Iraq. When the US invaded Iraq, the message it sent to Iran was clear. Develop nuclear weapons as fast as you can. You are next. The invasion allowed them to do just that. Prior to US removal of Sadaam Hussien, Iraq and Iran were mortal enemies having fought an 8 year war against each other that depleted the cash reserves of both countries. After Sadaam's ouster, Iraq's Shiites , now in control, reunited with their Iranian brothers across the border. The result. With no enemy at it's doorstep Iran reaped a huge peace dividend. They've used the savings to build up an impressive military capability. Had the US not toppled Sadaam, Iran would still be devoting huge portions of their military budget to countering a conventional threat from Iraq rather than building a nuclear arsenal and other weapons of mass destruction. With Iraq out of the picture, Iran will soon be another nuclear state ...and the advantage will go to Iran.

Like the ones that stone women to death for exercising their freedom of choice to sleep with someone they are not married to, or the ones that whip them for appearing in public showing a bit of hair or ankle, we can presume.

We are moving slowly but steadily toward a military option. We had the same ramblings before the Iraq war. Anyone happy with the results from that one should be eager to start this one. You sow what you seed.Thank goodness for Toyota Yaris

Just bomb their plant already, what's the worst that could happen? They attack Israel, NATO retaliates and Iran is blown back to the stone age...or Persia.

This coming from the country that was in an 8 year stale mate with Iraq, and the US came in and kicked the Iraqi butts out of Kuait back to Bagdad in less than 30 days!

When u ask moderate iranians where they come from, they all say that they are from Persia. they clearly feel uneasy with the policies of their own country and they want to be a part of modern world. (on the other hand, Persian king Cyrus had saved jews from slavery. so historically there is no obstacle for jews to be a friend of Iran. :) ) So it is time for Iran to be Persia again which is in peace with all its neighbours. And of course if Israel wants to prevent Iran from being agressive, it should have a look to the mirror. Nuke free Middle-east is the only way for a consistent peace.

While the mainstream press seems to only write about this battle as if it is the U.S./Israel, against, countries like Iran, Syria or Hezbollak/Lebanon. The dirty little secret is the Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE etc., want the U.S. and Israel to bomb the crap out of Iran. They fear Iran as much if not more than Israel. They cannot however state this publicly, without incurring the wrath of their own "Arab street". But behind closed doors, it is well known, that these governments fear Iran, and want its nuke program halted.

Nothing but a paper tiger.

Israel is tiny, far and ineffective to face Iran. What about the US? It is bankrupt. Morally broken for its defeat in Iraq and now in Afghanistan. The US can not and will not fight another war. If it does, it will be a suicide calling for its full disintegration and demise. The US mission or the US crusade against Islam has been cut short by Arabs in Iraq and by Muslims in Afghanistan. The US is now fighting for its survival and continuation economically and socially.

Iran is a great upholder of freedom in the face of tyranny. Just ask all of the people who were attacked and killed from protesting the election.

If a non nuclear Iran is threatening that they will retaliate beyond the Middle East think what an Iran armed with nukes and long range missiles could do. Already their missiles can hit some parts of western Europe and they are trying to develop ICBM capability so give it a couple of years they might have the potential to fire conventional and possibly even nuclear missiles at mainland America if they want revenge. Iran might even have enough weapons grade uranium to build a nuke because they have been enriching uranium in their increasing number of centrefuges for about 5 years now. The idea they are a year away is probably based more on White House facts rather than from what the intelligence agencies think because Obama is determined nothing is done except talk so if Iran is at least a year away from a nuke then plenty of time to keep talking without feeling under any pressure to use force. The US is capable of launching a massive ariel assult on Iran right now they could destroy Irans entire military as well as its nuclear sites meaning Irans no threat to anybody and make sure Iran is neither a nuclear or conventional military threat to anybody for the next 20 years.

He is right.

Fanaticism only will not prevent theUS from hitting Iran. Iran is behaving like a bull frog: a lot of volume, but very little substance. Iran's military is obsolete, and that is what matters. Iran will be no match.

any country who starts to attack other country is guilty. Iran will not attack it will response to possible attack. The US is not learning from history of Iraq and Afganistan. US is on the direct way to loose its super power position.By this statements Iran is only showing its tooth in order not tobe aatacked - everyone would do this in that position. Everbody knows the real aggressor.

There is something self-contradictory in Russia's behavior. On the one hand she objects to Iran enriching Uranium even to the low 3.5% level for power plants, and on the other hand supplies Iran with such processed product which allows Iran to keep her stock of Uranium. A good solution for the contradiction would be for Russia to demand from Iran partial payment "in kind" for future reactors it will build, that is, pay for the fuel bars by giving to Russia the enriched Uranium used to produce them. This should be acceptable to Iran, after all, they claim that their Uranium is enriched to serve as fuel. The fact is that Iran does not have enough Uranium to run many power plants, so they will run out of the stuff soon enough. Problem solved.

Who are the real paranoid terrorists? Who keeps attacking and bombing its neighbors? Not Iran! Have you wackos guessed the answer yet? Maybe next year you will figure out who is the real threat to peace in the M.E. Maybe the year after? Maybe never!!??

you people are fooling yourselves if you think that an attack on Iran would be as simple as that of Iraq. if you think an air strike or two will shake their resolve, you are probably mistaken, and if you think an invasion is doable then you are also dreaming. leave Iran alone.

Let' be clear for a moment. Should Iran ever launch a first nuclear strike against anyone or anything, no one, including Russia and the Chinese, will stand in the way of making Iran the largest parking lot on earth. The maniacs there know tis, the choice is theirs

Everyday US,European and Isreal threaten Iran and they do have valid reason to be concern with their security. Iran have right to a peacefull nuclear energy and the western countries must stop threating the well being and the advencment of the Iranian people. Viva Iran.

As if Iran should be allowed nukes. ha! all I can say is, its wonderful that Israel has her nukes. It's precisely because Israel has had them and the arabs have not had them that until now WW3 has been avoided. Israel wisely attained nuclear power decades ago and should NEVER give hers up...However, if we can prevent further proliferation anywhere in the world, then at least were not creating MORE nukes and that's a good thing. Israel has proven over and over again that it is a completely responsible nation with her nuclear power...attacked how many times since the 50's and they still never used them or threatened to use them? What is MORE worrisome is North Korea, Pakistan, India, and some lesser former Russian states. But make no mistake, allowing iran nuclear weapons, is a recipe for global disaster as not seen before, and all of you who advocated for their right to have them will ALSO be paying the price. But as I have always said, your Jew hate is so strong that you would actually imperil yourselves if it meant you could get at Israel. Now I call that anti Semitism. No misapplied labels either. The shoe fits. Perfectly. THAT is reality and thanks to you, and many others, people and countries, it's all coming soon to a theatre near you. literally.

Should the US attack Iran, there would be a certain amount of rightness in Iran carrying out terror attacks against US interests. When you carry out violence and aggression against another state, you have no right to peace and security.

pertaining to Iran and involving the only country on Planet Earth Israel has a hope to manipulate into attacking Iran on their behalf on the assumption that Iran might, sometime in the future threaten Israel's nuclear monopoly in the Middle East. The day after Iran anwith the aid of Russia began to fire up Bushehr, making it an official nuclear site. Which under International Law makes it illegal to attack it. In the face of Netanyahu's promises to the Israeli electorate that Bushehr would never come online. Interesting times, and a hysterically funny Israeli response.

Last time: The US nor Israel could be classed as "world agressors", that title is reserved for muslims.

Iran seems perfectly reasonable to be paranoid when considering Israeli influence on the US (Bibi I can move American opinion Netanyahu) and the amount of threats emanating from Israel and the US daily

The same reassurances were heard from Hitler .

If someone attacked me or mine there would be nowhere they could hide from me on this earth so why should Iran be any different? Is there some law of nature that says America and Israel can attack other contries with impunity? It is Americans who pay for Israel to exist so why shouldn't Iran attack America if Israel attacks them or if America attacks them. The second world war gave America this crazy idea that they can bomb other people's cities but no-one is allowed to hit them back. It is time they learned the lesson that the Japs and the Germans learned way back then. Israel also needs to learn that lesson and even more urgently.

Did Iraq's "Baghdad Bob" get a job in Iran now?

As long as our current administration is in place. They will never help Israel even in a situation where they would rather blow up there own country to blow up Israel. The USA is being inept again when it comes to preemptive necessity to get rid of Puppets like him.

Dictatorships commonly use the bugbear of external attack to stay in power. Iran is no exception.

It is evident across the globe that Israel has lost much respect. and Iran has gained it. If a weak and capitulation prone Israel were to begin to start talking defiantly as Iran does maybe it might gain some respect ? Weak nations always breed contempt from the bullies. Just look at how the US tramples Israel's sovereignty with incredible impunity.

We've invented deception. -Iran.

Horrible country. Backwarded and uncivilized. I hope they will learn a lesson sooner or later. I will never understand their hate for Israel. Not even Arabs they are. I hope Israel can teach them a lesson.

When rogue nations have threatned peaceful coexistent of the world in the past it has been left up to the American people to put down. Iran's foggy and clouded egoism could end up turning their country into a glass parking lot. Iran has no idea of secret technologies America's has to unlease going beyond all previous ultimate weapons capabilies.

If we only had the courage to strike Iran...

I can't honestly find much of any kind of provokations from Iran more than as reactions of threats made by USA and/or Israel. All i hear is a bunch of loudmouths from aswell Israel, USA and Iran. But there are only two nations that actually are threatening the third with a first strike. Those two countries are USA and Israel. So i must ask, from where does the real threat come from when it's obviously not from Iran? As someone said earlier; If you don't want another war, then don't start it. It's simple as that. Paranoia is not a valid reason for starting wars and killing civilians.

If Iran struck at the US, the Iranian nations would be competely destroyed. Everyone in Iran knows that. So shut the f# up Javanin, you'll be first to go.

Unnecessary provocation. Everybody already knows this. During the days leading up to the American invasion of Iraq, the Iraqi officials made similar claims. It is better for Iran to remain silent and remove the stigma of an attack on Iran having any similarity to the attack on Iraq.