[TheRealThing]

To answer the question of the thread..."Yes".

Just look how far words propelled John Beale.

:thatsfunn I assume your reference is to the John Beale who worked for the EPA and falsely represented himself as a CIA operative? What a piece of work!

But, to your answer. I couldn't agree more, or less. :biggrin: Take the nation of Israel for example. When those dudes tell an enemy that they're about to get a JDAM down their stack, one can expect to see terrorists jumping out of the windows and running out the doors with the appropriate degree of haste.

Contrast that against US government officials who will say anything to get elected or reelected. Or in the cases of US foreign policy such as the Russian aggression in Crimea, in which US Sec of State John Kerry said there would be "costs" should Russia attempt to annex the area, only to carefully draw attention to an immediate disclaimer in which he was "Clear", to make sure Putin understood that the secretary's words were in no way, to be considered a "threat or personal." No wonder Putin is shaking in his boots, not.

I believe what Netanyahu says. But what this administration says, not so much.