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Post number 10515

dagny — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:47:38 -0800

Iran launches missile attack on Iraq Anyone seen this reported by other sources?

By: jasonshellen

jasonshellen — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:59:19 -0800

Damn your quick on the draw dagny, gotta quit trying to write eloquent, curly commentary with my front page posts. No, this is the only place I have seen this. Can we assume from this that Iran is backing a US led war in the Middle East? Sides are being drawn very quickly in the region. I heard on the radio this morning that China has backed Afghanistan. Things are shaping up to be more than we initially bargained for with all the fist shaking going on in Washington. I wonder if the pollsters have been asking people... 'Would you support a war against China?' Might get a few different answers than in some of these 89% pro war polls I have seen.

By: kliuless

kliuless — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:13:22 -0800

war against china? they just got clearance to join the WTO. oh and there's the olympics...

By: jeffvc

jeffvc — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:19:47 -0800

jasonshellen: you don't have another link, do you?

By: jasonshellen

jasonshellen — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:28:21 -0800

Still searching for a better link than this one: 'China says US military retaliation is not wise'. I heard the original 'China backs Afghanistan' report on the radio so I am trying to verify it's authenticity. Gimme a few minutes...

By: eric anders

eric anders — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:35:39 -0800

Can't find the link, but Jason maybe you're talking about the fact that China signed some sort of accord with Afghanistan on something. I believe the date of that story was 9.12.01

By: jasonshellen

jasonshellen — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:37:06 -0800

Ok, just heard on the radio that this was 'speculation from yesterday'. I am getting a little sick of the amount of speculation going on with the media and I am sorry to have perpetuated it. Although I guess it could be argued that anything is possible. This article seems to make a little more sense given China's interests.

By: moz

moz — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:05:08 -0800

hey, so i guess it is world war 3 then.

By: jbelshaw

jbelshaw — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:35:26 -0800

The news networks reported yesterday that China was sealing off its border with Afghanistan, because of fears of terrorists fleeing to China.

By: Mossy

Mossy — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:14:39 -0800

China signed an economic agreement with Afghanistan the day before the attack I believe, or was it on the day of the attack? China won't get into a war now - they'll want to get into a position of near economic equality with the US before trying that... Hey, they have the resources, they've introduced those capitalist areas (I went to Shenzen a little while back, looks very properous indeed, and these areas are growing ridiculously fast - cheap labour, resources etc). Ah, worrying gets you nowhere.. China won't support the Afghans come war - the Pakistanis might, but only after the army revolts..

By: vbfg

vbfg — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 12:03:45 -0800

When China reaches parity with the US they'll be as plugged in to the global economy as any other trading nation. War is bad for business, though they do have Muslim seperatists of their own.