Friday, June 20, 2008

Will Bush Bomb Iran?


I was just reading the following story at AlterNet, concerning the possibility of President Bush bombing Iran before he leaves office. This has been something that has been hinted at over the last few years, and would have already occurred if the war in Iraq had been successful when it was supposed to be. TIme has slipped by, and the time to bomb Iran is getting tighter and tighter. If Bush is going to attack, I think as this former CIA analyst that it will come in the late Summer or early Fall, but I also think that it will come after an Iranian "attack" of some sort against us directly, either here at home or at our troops in Iraq (which seems more likely) and will require a direct and immediate response.
This may not come to pass, but if it does, the following article may show how it might happen.

Bomb Iran? What's to Stop Bush?
By Ray McGovern, Consortium News. Posted June 20th, 2008.Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.

It's crazy, but it's coming soon. The armed forces are working out details. Impeachment may be the only way to stop it.

Unlike the attack on Iraq five years ago, to deal with Iran there need be no massing of troops. And, with the propaganda buildup already well under way, there need be little, if any, forewarning before shock and awe and pox -- in the form of air and missile attacks -- begin.
This time it will be largely the Air Force's show, punctuated by missile and air strikes by the Navy. Israeli-American agreement has now been reached at the highest level; the armed forces planners, plotters and pilots are working out the details.
Emerging from a 90-minute White House meeting with President George W. Bush on June 4, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the two leaders were of one mind:
"We reached agreement on the need to take care of the Iranian threat. I left with a lot less question marks [than] I had entered with regarding the means, the timetable restrictions, and American resoluteness to deal with the problem. George Bush understands the severity of the Iranian threat and the need to vanquish it, and intends to act on that matter before the end of his term in the White House."
Does that sound like a man concerned that Bush is just bluff and bluster?
A member of Olmert's delegation noted that same day that the two countries had agreed to cooperate in case of an attack by Iran, and that "the meetings focused on 'operational matters' pertaining to the Iranian threat." So bring 'em on!
A show of hands please. How many believe Iran is about to attack the U.S. or Israel?

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