Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Okay, game out the ways this can end:Iranian (crewed and owned) aid ships head for Gaza

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Source: Reuters
* First ship left Iran Sunday, another leaves this week
* Iran says will continue until Gaza blockade lifted
* 100,000 Iranians volunteer to crew ships - report

TEHRAN, June 14 (Reuters) - Iran is sending aid ships to blockaded Gaza, state radio said on Monday -- a move likely to be considered provocative by Israel which accuses Tehran of arming the Palestinian enclave's Islamist rulers, Hamas.

One ship left port on Sunday and another will depart by Friday, loaded with food, construction material and toys, the report said. The boats would be part of international efforts to break Israel's isolation of the Gaza Strip.


Okay then ... at the first action level ..

  1. We have the possibility the ships sail right to Gaza without incident, I rate that chance at ZERO
  2. Israel moves to stop the ships and the Iranian Quds Force IRGC troops among the 'passengers' provoke another incident ending in mass death on board
  3. Israel moves to stop the ships and disables them at sea leaving them with a choice of drifting or being towed into Ashkelon
  4. Israel moves to stop the ships and one of the patrolling Iranian Kilo subs attacks an Israeli ship on the pretext that Israel is committing an act of piracy
  5. Israel moves to stop the ships and detecting a Kilo in position to attack, attacks it
The first three do not lead to war. Number 3 is the only 'acceptable' answer in terms of the PR and the international lynch mob.

Would the Iranians be STUPID AND CRAZY enough to create a situation in which things can easily spiral out of all imaginable control?

Were HAMAS and Hezbollah shocked at the Israeli response to 3 kidnapped men by a corrupt liberal peacenik govt in 2006?

Any provocation by Iran, or action involving their perceived need for some tetstoreronicislamicide will have an excellent chance of an end result of regional war. And a great chance that regional war will ultimately lead to use of WMD ending with Israeli use of nuclear weapons.

Does Iran recognize this?

Do they think this way?

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi.Since when has the act that lead to war, been commited while using common sence?
I would opt for the numbers 4 or 5.
there might be a number 6.
Israel sinks the Iranian sub before the aid ships arrive and leave no trace of their action - involvment.

Jay said...

i like ur blog. u have a lot of good news.
did u hear the one about the Muslim couple who tried to pull a Niddal Hassan on an American air force base? its no joke. this is the sad reality today with the rise of global Islam. before September 11 comedians could say wtvr they wanted about Islam. today, 4get it :(