The regime that allegedly threatens the survival of America has now backed down from threats to close the Straits of Hormuz as its economy reels from sanctions and the threat of more. Their boasts about their rocket ranges are also, well, a little thin:
The Qhader missile, introduced in September, has a range of just 124 miles. The U.S. Navy's fifth fleet in Bahrain is 150 miles from Iran. Israel is four times farther. "We've seen that they've photoshopped, for example, photographs of missile tests before to make it look more impressive than it actually is, so I would take all this with a grain of salt. I think this is mainly posturing. It's gamesmanship. And it's again meant to send a message that the Iranians aren't simply going to sit back while their oil is sanctioned," said Michael Singh, Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Iran's entire GDP is less than Norway's. Without oil, it's a basket-case. The idea that it can threaten the survival of the US, as Gingrich claims, is loopy. But in the current GOP race, Ron Paul is paranoid, not Newt.
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