Monday, August 23, 2010

Chickens Meet Roost; Roost Meet Chickens.

Iran has built a new unmanned bomb dropping drone.
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But this my favorite quote from the story.
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The 4-meter-long unmanned plane, dubbed the Karrar, or striker, in Farsi, was inaugurated on the national day for the country's defense industry in a ceremony aired live on state TV.
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No details were provided on the craft's capabilities.
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In a speech at the unveiling ceremony, Ahmadinejad said Iran should seek the ability to make pre-emptive strikes against a perceived threat, although he said it would never strike first.
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"If there is an ignorant person or an egoist or a tyrant who just wanted to make an aggression, then our Defense Ministry should reach a point where it could cut off the hand of the aggressor before it decided to make an aggression," he said.
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"We should reach a point when Iran would serve as a defense umbrella for all freedom-loving nations in the face of world aggressors. We don't want to attack anywhere — Iran will never decide to attack anywhere — but our revolution cannot sit idle in the face of tyranny. We can't remain indifferent."
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The highlighted section is pretty much word for word "The Bush Doctrine". America has made the pre-emptive use of force "in defense of peace" a new standard. The chickens, as they say, have come home to roost.