Iran: 'US is within our firing range'

**Phatie** · 02.09.07, 10:02 AM

'US is within our firing range'
09/02/2007 13:58 - (SA)

Tehran - A top Iranian cleric said on Friday the United States was within Iran's "firing range", a day after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to hit back at US interests worldwide if attacked.

"Americans have surrounded us but it works to our advantage. They are within our firing range in the east, west and elsewhere," Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said in his Friday prayer sermon carried live on state radio.

He was referring to the US military presence in neighbouring Iraq and Afghanistan as well as in the Gulf waters off southern Iran.

"Would you dare to violate Iranian borders? See what harm will be done to you then," said Jananti, who heads the hardline electoral watchdog the Guardians Council.

Khamenei on Thursday warned that Iran would hit back at American interests worldwide if the United States attacked the Islamic republic to thwart its nuclear programme.

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**vanzefflin** · 02.09.07, 10:04 AM

We should send them your avatar.

**gently_collapse** · 02.09.07, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by vanzefflin

We should send them your avatar.

haha!

**jimmy812** · 02.09.07, 11:57 AM

I love that: "Americans have surrounded us, but it works to our advantage." What?!? That's an interesting theory they have there.

**ZeoBandit** · 02.09.07, 12:04 PM

You've been in our range for 40 years!!!!

**Scotty** · 02.09.07, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by ZeoHalen

You've been in our range for 40 years!!!!

**JasonG5150** · 02.09.07, 02:41 PM

fuck them they are a bunch of angry towel heads

**sisca** · 02.09.07, 03:30 PM

bring it, motherfuckers. we'll turn your sand into glass with the push of a button. the sooner we do it, the better.

**Dr5115** · 02.09.07, 03:59 PM

I can't disagree wit Sis, I a single B-2 training flight with an accidental release would do the world some good.

Couldn't we just drop a nuke, and claim that they blew it themselves

**lal5150** · 02.09.07, 04:07 PM

stick to the slurpee machine . towel head hajee's........

**LegallyInsane** · 02.09.07, 05:04 PM

No no, I'm sure the translator got it backwards. He meant to say, "Our country is within US firing range."

While I continue to support the war in Iraq, the only part that bothered me was that an argument could be made that we went in without an overt attack by Iraq on us (that is not to say that 11+ years of Saddam thumbing his nose and violating the cease fire from Desert Storm wasn't provocation enough.) In this case however, I am all in favor of a well-targetted pre-emptive strike, even if it has to be nuclear. I don't like killing innocents but how many innocent lives in Isreal, the US, or elsewhere would we be saving? Imagine if you had been told in 1937 that firebombing Berlin would prevent Hitler from doing what he did; would you do it?

**KRAMER5150** · 02.09.07, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by lal5150

stick to the slurpee machine . towel head hajee's........

it's squishe machine
thank you,come again

**Kevy5150** · 02.09.07, 10:54 PM

Obviously we aren't following a diplomatic approach to this issue anymore. But we cannot sit back and let them spit these threats at US and Israel. We need to take out those facilities. Odds are there will be an attack on Iran after we're through with Iraq, unless Israel takes it.

**smithjc** · 02.09.07, 10:59 PM

I say we torch the place.

Surrounded by US forces but it's to their advantage?? Whattan idiot.

**Phatie** · 02.09.07, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by smithjc

I say we torch the place.

Surrounded by US forces but it's to their advantage?? Whattan idiot.

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