tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post8517957443708218225..comments2024-03-18T23:59:39.885-07:00Comments on Skeptical CPA: The Bleat Goes OnIndependent Accountanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800220849565219709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-46697102124704397482009-01-16T06:24:00.000-08:002009-01-16T06:24:00.000-08:00Thanks men for the comments...I'm following along ...Thanks men for the comments...<BR/><BR/>I'm following along thinking yes Paki... unstable... very... very...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-68448330119800973872009-01-15T12:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T12:37:00.000-08:00IAUnlike you, I do not see the attack on Chabad as...IA<BR/>Unlike you, I do not see the attack on Chabad as incidental. I see it as a message: "we will attack Israel, anywhere, anytime".<BR/><BR/>The intelligence needed for an attack on Chabad appeared to be much more involved than the attack on major targets. They could have easily attacked the train station, in spite of all the Indian security, and any disruption there, even minor would have meant chaos for a long time.<BR/><BR/>Foreigners were the target, and that means international trade, and that means internationalists, and that means...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-17629047385847106252009-01-15T11:11:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:11:00.000-08:00Printfaster:There are 165 million Moslems in India...Printfaster:<BR/>There are 165 million Moslems in India out of a population of 1.1 billion, or 15%. Yes, they are a potential fifth column. <BR/>We disagree about who was the "prime target in Mumbai". I think the Chabad center was a target, but with 179 killed, only six were Jews, so they were a "bonus" for the Jihadis.<BR/>I don't know if Pakistan is a bigger threat than Iran. But it is a more immediate potential threat, with 50-100 nuclear weapons and a military sympathetic to Jihadis, some of those nukes could go anywhere. I have the utmost respect for Russia's current leadership. Czar Putin is a "Man among munchkins". Little if anything escapes him. Send me an e-mail on Iran. Your thoughts intrigue me.Independent Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800220849565219709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-34044928641274598012009-01-15T10:58:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:58:00.000-08:00Oh yes, if you did not think that the Russians rec...Oh yes, if you did not think that the Russians recognized the threat posed by Pakistan, remember which country occupied Afghanistan before the US etc?<BR/><BR/>The Chechen revolt would be multiplied in spades if the wildmen of Pakistan expanded into the Russian "stans". Think of what would have happened to Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan if the Taliban were not stopped. Nevermind Turkmenistan, or Kyrgyzstan, or Stanandollie.<BR/><BR/>Iran is contained on three sides, four if you include the gulf. They are not going anywhere, and in the middle east context, have all that they want. I can give you a different read on our relations with Iran, but will not do it in print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-24872184183642228202009-01-15T10:41:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:41:00.000-08:00Good read on PutinActually the real problem is Pak...Good read on Putin<BR/><BR/>Actually the real problem is Pakistan. Iran is but a side show. If Pakistan goes unstable, dare I say more unstable, all the kings horses and all the kings men cannot keep this mess together.<BR/><BR/>While I agree the Iran nuclear program is worrisome, it is under a stable regime. You and I may not like it, but it is still stable. Pakistan is too populous and too diverse to bring under control. Yes, India would engage the Paki nuclear forces, but if some wild Pakistanis (redundant I know) took it upon themselves to seek justice against the US, Saudi, the gulf, Israel, watch out. Even a bout with India would be a big problem since as I recall there are about 100M moslems in India. Talk about a 5th column.<BR/><BR/>So while Iran professes harm against Israel, until 2015, Israel should be able to manage such a threat. An immediate threat from Pakistan would not be manageable. Whom would you attack in Pakistan to mitigate any threat? With Iran the answer is simple. Pakistan is so diffuse and loaded with potential threat that anything emerging from there is catastrophic.<BR/><BR/>Even Obama must recognize this, as both Bush and Obama are beefing forces in Afghanistan, the staging area for containing Pakistan.<BR/><BR/>I for one, do not believe that Pakistan can be contained. If you need proof, look to the Mumbai attacks. And if you do not believe Pakistan is an immediate threat to Israel, ask yourself: "who was the prime target in Mumbai?" A clue is that they wear yarmulkes.<BR/><BR/>And the Bush "soul" thing. All posturing and meaningless. Kind of Texan for "you stay on your ranch, and I will stay on mine, and we can stay friends".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-78923411235872662892009-01-14T20:38:00.000-08:002009-01-14T20:38:00.000-08:00Anonymous:To attempt to answer your question, bear...Anonymous:<BR/>To attempt to answer your question, bearing in mind, unlike George Bush, I cannot look into Putin's soul. When Bush said that, I thought, "What a fool. Does this supposedly born-again Christian realize who he claims to be? Only The Master looks into souls".<BR/>Read my 11 January and 21 and 24 August 2008 posts which mention Putin. <BR/>I conclude Putin would say the Israeli-Palestininan contretempts was a sideshow of little world significance. The real action is in Asia. India-Pakistan, both with nukes for one. Stay out. The next place of interest is Iran, with 4,300 active centrifuges and likely capable of producing a nuclear warhead within three years. The Palestinians, are irrelevant Putin would say. We killed 250,000 Chechens out of a population of 1.3 million, did the Arab states say or do anything? No. And if they had? <BR/>Now to Iran. I think Putin would say, "I'll send 3,000 tanks south into Iran if Uncle Sam makes an amphibious landing against Iran and Unc and the Israelis provide air support from bases in Saudi Arabia. If the Saudis don't like it tough. Paraphrasing Marie Antoinette, 'Let the Saudis eat ham'. They do what they are told, or else". Tell the Saudis by crushing Iran we are pulling their ass out of the fire. For which we expect more than a polite, "Thank you". I suspect Putin suggested this to Bush a long time ago. When Bush fainted upon hearing this, Putin concluded Bush is a clown. Bush's failure to join Putin in crushing Iran is part of what is leading to a new Cold War with Russia. Putin thinks US foreign policy is run by a bunch of well meaning petulant children.Independent Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800220849565219709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611021408437270881.post-8960182524361554672009-01-14T19:31:00.000-08:002009-01-14T19:31:00.000-08:00IA... squishy nations... What would Putin say abou...IA... squishy nations... <BR/><BR/>What would Putin say about the Middle East and Israel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com