Comments on: Israel Calls Russian Anti-Aircraft System ‘Catastrophic’ to Iran, Russia

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sun, 23 May 2010 08:36:42 +0000

nuclear missiles) with which you have promised to commit genocide with (as Iran has many times

You’re either lying or an ignoramus. Provide a single piece of evidence saying that Iran has claimed it would use its nuclear weapons (which it doesn’t have) to commit genocide.

I’m sure Hitler would have called the gas chambers defensive systems.

I’m sure you know as much about what Hitler would’ve said as you know about what Iran has said–which is almost nothing.

By: Andrew Hamilton

Andrew Hamilton — Sun, 23 May 2010 06:19:33 +0000

Your distinction between defensive and offensive systems is dangerous sophistry. A “defensive system” (s-300) designed to protect an offensive system (your nuclear missiles) with which you have promised to commit genocide with (as Iran has many times) is morally and legally just as bad as the offensive system itself. I’m sure Hitler would have called the gas chambers defensive systems.
Indeed during the cold war anti-missile defence systems were banned by treaty because they would increase the likelihood of nuclear war.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:02:46 +0000

This is the problem with people who call themselves “gunslngr2hire.” Everything is cut & dried, black & white. No shades of grey. He can even quote Talmud completely out of context.

So listen up: the saying from the Talmud is about an individual person. Nowhere in the Talmud is their a justification for pre-emptive war or killing non-Jews because you THINK they may kill you first. To apply this saying to the I-P conflict completely bastardizes the original, distorts it & wrenches it out of context.

By: chicago-anon

chicago-anon — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:03:17 +0000

The Talmud says:
” …if a man rises to strike you, strike him first!”
This is true self defense and the philosphy of the IDF.

If I lived back in Israel, I would be concerned…

GIL

By: Pavel

Pavel — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:21:21 +0000

S-300 is not the most advanced russian system. S-400 is, and is a generation ahead of S-300.

And S-300 can attack land targets. so, NO, it is not entirely a defensive system, but rather a scary system as a whole, a very potent system.

plus, as we saw before, it might end up in hands of terrorists.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:05:33 +0000

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By: black mamba

black mamba — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:58:51 +0000

every country has their rights to defend themselves.S-300 is a defense system, why should Israel worries so much. WHY??

By: Lydia Biechewsky

Lydia Biechewsky — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:24:27 +0000

The conflict in Georgia is a pre-do for the delivery of
the system to Iran, just south of the Georgia region.
Iran fears that Israel will attack relatively soon and needs
that system ASAP.