Romney thinks that Syria is Iran's route to the sea.....

[AdamT]

It wasn't appropriate to include Iraq.

Why not? Turkey and Iraq are Iran's only two direct routes to Syria. I would guess they would have a better chance getting there through Iraq than Turkey, though the chances of them moving large volumes across either are slim and none.

 

[ecofarm]

Why not? Turkey and Iraq are Iran's only two direct routes to Syria. I would guess they would have a better chance getting there through Iraq than Turkey, though the chances of them moving large volumes across either are slim and none.

Who's in charge in Iraq?

 

[tererun]

It wasn't appropriate to include Iraq.

Actually, if you look at something called a friggen map of the middle east you would notice that Iraq is directly in between ieran and syria and the most direct rout from many parts of iran would lead you right through large parts of iraq. This is because iran doesn't touch syria at all. but hey don't let physics and geography stop you. Don't let a simple map of the area stop you from speaking. Don't let the fact that the quickest way to syria without going through Iraq, turkey, Isreal, or egypt Is hundreds of miles out of the way and either involves large parts of africa you have to swim to, or the people of europe who are not going to let the iranian army through. The safest way to syria without a land war would be through the med going around africa. Good luck getting there with the US navy following you from the straights of hormuz.

it is called a map, try using it once in a while before making absurd statements.

 

[ecofarm]

it is called a map, try using it once in a while before making absurd statements.

Oh, please. Like I've never left the cornfield.

 

[jerry7]

One, Iran's ports are not blockaded, nor could they be without sparking a military conflict, and two, they have no viable means of moving cargo over land between Iran and Syria -- even if Syria wasn't in the midst of a civil war, which they are.

They are moving weapons and supplies to Syria through Iraq air space and have been for months with the approval of the Iraqi government.

 

[jerry7]

WTF is it with conservatives that makes them absolutely incapable of admitting even the most gob-smackingly obvious error? Seriously, the attempts to put lipstick on this gaffe are nothing short of pathetic.

LOL! Some clown liberal blogger working out of his mother's basement wet his pants last night thinking Romney had made a mistake and every fool on the left that doesn't know a thing about geography ran with it. Although the msm ignored it once Mubarak was overthrown and we lost Egypt as an ally they allowed the Iranian Navy to sail through the Suez canal into the Mediterranean sea for the first time since 1979. Now they have 2 warships in Tartus training the Syrian navy. They don't have to move goods overland through Syria, they fly them. With the approval of the Iraq govenment, something else the American press hasn't reported because they're busy covering for Obama.
Iran is determined to become the super power of the Mid East and needs access to the Mediterranean Sea to do it. It's not exactly rocket science.

 

[johnny_rebson]

Not for long. Unless Romney is elected and invades, turning the whole region against us.

Netanyahu has already told us we need to get our invasion troops ready for action. If we want that invasion to happen, we need to vote Obama the terrorist sympathizer out of office.

 

[Red_Dave]

The point here isnt that Syria is on the coast but that it does not share a border with Iran sure they could get through Iraq or Turkey but they have coasts (two in the case of the latter) also.

 

[sharon]

LOL! Some clown liberal blogger working out of his mother's basement wet his pants last night thinking Romney had made a mistake and every fool on the left that doesn't know a thing about geography ran with it. Although the msm ignored it once Mubarak was overthrown and we lost Egypt as an ally they allowed the Iranian Navy to sail through the Suez canal into the Mediterranean sea for the first time since 1979. Now they have 2 warships in Tartus training the Syrian navy. They don't have to move goods overland through Syria, they fly them.

With the approval of the Iraq govenment, something else the American press hasn't reported because they're busy covering for Obama.

Iran is determined to become the super power of the Mid East and needs access to the Mediterranean Sea to do it. It's not exactly rocket science.

You are incorrect on EVERY count..

According to the laws concerning the Suez Canal.. Any country that is NOT at war with Egypt can pay their transit fees and use the Suez Canal.

Iran does NOT have 2 warships in the Med. They had a cadet ship and a supply ship.

Iran has terrible problems concerning aircraft parts and a terrible record of failures and crashes.

MALIK is the boss in Iraq these days.. and the news has reported the movement and discussions and promises regarding Iran supplying arms and munition thru Iraq to Syria.

Nobody is covering for Obama.. The Saudis, the GCC and the Turks re supplying the rebels with small arms with US approval.. The current discussion is whether or not to supply them with heavier weapons.

NOW.. look at a map.

 

[Peter King]

While factually incorrect, it would bypass the straits of Hormuz which does help bottle up Iran now.

Iran is not dependent on the Straits of Hormuz, they also have landmass on the other side of that straits. The straits are a strategic point for the oil industry, if Iran can block it it would seriously hamper oil transports. If Iran wanted to bypass the straits itself they can use the land that borders the gulf of Oman/Arabian sea. Moving stuff through Syria (with it's proximity to Israel, war zone in Syria and the US friendly state of Iraq between it and the sea in Syria would make that option moot). Especially because to get out of the sea at that side one needs to sail through the Mediterranean Sea and go through the Gibraltar sea. All of that is not an option, Romney is talking out of his behind IMHO again.

 

[paris]

If syria is iran's path to the ocean, then what is Iran's path to syria? This is not just wrong, this is failed grade school geography wrong. How can this guy organize the most basic of containment of iran when he isn't even aware of the hundreds of miles of coastline on both the north and south sides. Even if he did go through syria he has to get his ships through the med and that has US, european, and other hostile navy's all over it. iran's best path to the ocean is by pakistan and india. missing that is crazy bad for any military action with Iran. This is not just a mistake in the heat of the moment either. this is a long term ignorance about simple geography of a country that threatens what he thinks is the most important american ally out there. How the **** is he going to protect isreal from iran if he doesn't bother with the west bank?

How can any republican even think this guy has any business commanding the armed forces of america when he cannot even look at a friggen map and none of his advisors have pulled him aside and shown him that iran doesn't even touch syria's border? This is not a flub like saying there are 57 states, this is not spelling potato wrong, or even seeing russia from his back porch. How can the republicans even think a person who doesn't even know the basic geography if iran could be in command of the military? How could you possibly do the job? This is like being a new york taxy driver and thinking the fastest rout to the bronx in the long island expressway. This is like being a pilot trying to get from DC to LA and flying east over the ocean.

And yet i am sure we will here from the romney supporters some fantastic leap of logic on how he actually knows what the hell he is doing. If Ann coulter is right and Obama s a retard he is still better educated that romney is. under republican logic Romney is dumber than a retard.

Ann Coulter said Obama is a retard? LOL. The GOP is full of win.

 

[sharon]

Netanyahu has already told us we need to get our invasion troops ready for action. If we want that invasion to happen, we need to vote Obama the terrorist sympathizer out of office.

Oh brother.. Tell Bibi to ready his invasion troops for the thousand mile one way trip to Iran ..

The US doesn't take orders from Israel.

 

[AdamT]

LOL! Some clown liberal blogger working out of his mother's basement wet his pants last night thinking Romney had made a mistake and every fool on the left that doesn't know a thing about geography ran with it. Although the msm ignored it once Mubarak was overthrown and we lost Egypt as an ally they allowed the Iranian Navy to sail through the Suez canal into the Mediterranean sea for the first time since 1979. Now they have 2 warships in Tartus training the Syrian navy. They don't have to move goods overland through Syria, they fly them. With the approval of the Iraq govenment, something else the American press hasn't reported because they're busy covering for Obama.
Iran is determined to become the super power of the Mid East and needs access to the Mediterranean Sea to do it. It's not exactly rocket science.

In fact foreign policy pundits have been mocking Romney for this stupid comment for weeks, as he made the same grade school blunder before ... and he STILL doesn't get it. The main concern regarding "Iran's route to the sea" is oil exports which are necessary to sustain Iran's economy. Now, I'm no logistics expert, but I think it's safe to say that Iran ain't movin' a whole lot oil by air over Iraq or anywhere else. :lamo

 

[Bill Tetley]

have you checked a map lately? Not only does Iran have access to the Arabian sea, so dont have to go through the Straits of Hormuz, but there is this minor size country in between Iran and Syria... called Iraq.

Do you believe everything you see on liberal Google maps?

 

[PeteEU]

Do you believe everything you see on liberal Google maps?

I dont have Apple Maps, so have to use Google.. guessing many in the GOP use Apple Maps if they actually believe that Iran is next to Syria....it would explain it!

 

[sharon]

In fact foreign policy pundits have been mocking Romney for this stupid comment for weeks, as he made the same grade school blunder before ... and he STILL doesn't get it. The main concern regarding "Iran's route to the sea" is oil exports which are necessary to sustain Iran's economy. Now, I'm no logistics expert, but I think it's safe to say that Iran ain't movin' a whole lot oil by air over Iraq or anywhere else. :lamo

LOLOL.. Iran isn't moving lot of oil period. Concerning the Iranian coastline below the Straits of Hormuz on the Indian Ocean.. Do they have an oil terminal or port facilities or pipelines there?

I don't know much about that part of Iran.

 

[AliHajiSheik]

Iran is not dependent on the Straits of Hormuz, they also have landmass on the other side of that straits. The straits are a strategic point for the oil industry, if Iran can block it it would seriously hamper oil transports. If Iran wanted to bypass the straits itself they can use the land that borders the gulf of Oman/Arabian sea. Moving stuff through Syria (with it's proximity to Israel, war zone in Syria and the US friendly state of Iraq between it and the sea in Syria would make that option moot). Especially because to get out of the sea at that side one needs to sail through the Mediterranean Sea and go through the Gibraltar sea. All of that is not an option, Romney is talking out of his behind IMHO again.

Yes, they can attempt to use land outside the straight as they are planning to do by putting an oil terminal at Banshar e-Jask (sp?). It is not just stuff going out of Iran that sanctions are intended to address but stuff going into Iran. Also, if you think that Iraq is that friendly to the US, you are naive.

As for options, I would suspect that all options are being organized and attempted, or do you think otherwise?

 

[AdamT]

LOLOL.. Iran isn't moving lot of oil period. Concerning the Iranian coastline below the Straits of Hormuz on the Indian Ocean.. Do they have an oil terminal or port facilities or pipelines there?

I don't know much about that part of Iran.

The have a major port with direct ocean access outside of Hormuz. Port of Chabahar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not sure if it has an oil terminal, but it is connected by rail.

 

[sharon]

Yes, they can attempt to use land outside the straight as they are planning to do by putting an oil terminal at Banshar e-Jask (sp?). It is not just stuff going out of Iran that sanctions are intended to address but stuff going into Iran. Also, if you think that Iraq is that friendly to the US, you are naive.

As for options, I would suspect that all options are being organized and attempted, or do you think otherwise?

 

[AdamT]

Also, if you think that Iraq is that friendly to the US, you are naive.

Yes, a direct consequence of Bush's brilliant tactical decision to remove Iran's bitter enemy from power and replace him with a Shiite, Iran-friendly regime.

 

[Klown]

are you sure Iran only has Syria as a friend?

Report: Massive War Game Planned by Iran, Russia, China, Syria
Posted on June 19, 2012

Iran, Russia, China, Syria Plan Massive War Game with 90,000 Troops | TheBlaze.com

 

[sharon]

The have a major port with direct ocean access outside of Hormuz. Port of Chabahar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not sure if it has an oil terminal, but it is connected by rail.

I see it.. it sort of fronts on the Gulf of Oman.

 

[joko104]

At least Romney knows how many states there are in the United States. Obama is SUCH an idiot, so truly ignorant, he doesn't know what elementary children know about this country.

Romney doesn't know the map of Persian Gulf region. Obama doesn't know the map of the United States.

No, Mr. President, there are NOT 57 states. What a dunderhead!

 

[justabubba]

Yes, they can attempt to use land outside the straight as they are planning to do by putting an oil terminal at Banshar e-Jask (sp?). It is not just stuff going out of Iran that sanctions are intended to address but stuff going into Iran. Also, if you think that Iraq is that friendly to the US, you are naive.

As for options, I would suspect that all options are being organized and attempted, or do you think otherwise?

let's see who is actually the naif
during which American administration did circumstances change such that iraq was no longer the enemy of iran


for extra credit, which American is running as the presidential candidate from the same party as that failed administration

 

[AdamT]

At least Romney knows how many states there are in the United States. Obama is SUCH an idiot, so truly ignorant, he doesn't know what elementary children know about this country.

Romney doesn't know the map of Persian Gulf region. Obama doesn't know the map of the United States.

No, Mr. President, there are NOT 57 states. What a dunderhead!

Saying it once is a gaffe. Saying it two or more times, as in Romney's case, is not a gaffe -- it's an indication of ignorance.