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Beware an Attack on Iran 
Is the Bush administration ramping up for an attack on Iran? The signs seem to point in that direction. On March 11, Navy Adm. William Fallon, commander of the U.S. forces in the Middle East, retired early because of differences with Washington on Iran policy. And now, Dick Cheney's current Middle East tour may be designed to prepare our Arab allies for an imminent "preemptive" war against Iran.
Bush and Cheney have long been rattling the sabers in Iran's direction. The disaster they created in Iraq isn't going well, no matter how they spin it. They may feel that engaging the United States militarily in Iran would make it harder to elect anyone other than the seasoned military man, John McCain. The Republican presidential candidate just happens to be touring Iraq with Sen. Joe Lieberman, one of the strongest advocates of a U.S. military strike on Iran. Lieberman is likely on McCain's short list for a vice-presidential running mate.
Admiral Fallon took early retirement after making comments that contradicted the Bush administration's aggressive stance on Iran. Fallon told the Arab television station Al Jazeera last fall that a "constant drumbeat of conflict" from the administration against Iran was "not helpful and not useful." After Fallon announced his retirement, the New York Times reported a senior administration official as saying Fallon's comments about U.S. Iran policy "left the perception he had a different foreign policy than the president." If Fallon wants to talk to Iran rather than attack it, then his policy differs from Bush's.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, however, has downplayed the significance of Admiral Fallon's abrupt retirement. Admiral Mullen proclaimed recently, "In my view, this should not be seen as a sign – at all – towards any kind of conflict with Iran." Perhaps the chairman doth protest too much.
The White House has been spewing pugilistic rhetoric toward Iran. In spite of the unanimous conclusion of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies that Iran is not developing nukes, Bush immediately declared, "I have said Iran is dangerous, and the NIE estimate doesn't do anything to change my opinion about the danger Iran poses to the world - quite the contrary." (See here).
News reports on Monday announced that Dick Cheney is on a surprise weeklong visit to Iraq, Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Turkey. High on Cheney's agenda is the topic of U.S. policy toward Iran.
Connect the dots. They paint a very frightening picture.
 Marjorie Cohn, MWC News Magazine senior editor, is a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and the President of the National Lawyers Guild. Her new book, Rules of Disengagement: The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent (with Kathleen Gilberd), will be published this winter by PoliPointPress. Her articles are archived at www.marjoriecohn.com.Other articles by this author |
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stay with responsability !
remember History ?
1932 nanking emp.japan
1934 abessinia moussolini
1937 manchoria Emp Japan
WWII Hitler goehring
1956 Budapest Chruchow
1968 Prag Breznew
1975 Cambodia Pol Pot
1991 saddam
2001 taliban
2003 saddam
2008/2009 hell will brake lose
even Democrocie's
can INFLATE/IMPLODE
Also this SURGE here in iraq
is only as good as the opponents
want to let it appear
Denver Dem PArty implodes
Obama too dishonest
Hillary insufficient backbone
on this issue here at hand.
It comes down to Grandpa McCain
i hope he can maintain his
health
if not or if yes
M.L. may come into place
by 08/09 Pres BUSH might
remain into deep 09
The parties on the ground in
middle East all have each a reason to hold hostages
play the refugee's.Seek
help from Iran ,others from
Saudi Arabia ,again others
from China/Russia
Many will say "forget about the OIL it is about survival here".
Many will drop their rifles and run,towards Jordania Syria
find their way to the mediteranian acces point(s).
Fight about middle East Airspace.Also Hormuz will
be blocked by 2 or 3 sunken
Supertanker.
The largest fight within USA
is then about conscription.
Deficits don't matter ,they will
cite Reagan.
Mow them all down some will say
citing Trnt Lott.
It will be like the Towerconstruction brawl of
Babel.
Ladie's and Gents , we need to
do the right thing now ,not
later,there is later could be to late.
Consult GEN HAIGG and hlg
oct 2003 T Lott :
“Honestly, it’s a little tougher than I thought it was going to be,” Lott said. In a sign of frustration, he offered an unorthodox military solution: “If we have to, we just mow the whole place down, see what happens. You’re dealing with insane suicide bombers who are killing our people, and we need to be very aggressive in taking them out.”
my question:
is there any wisdom in it? i guess some .
And thus start to verbalize this madness as if it were sense, they have lost the will to think and reason.
What is the maddest thing the US could do, how about a pre-emptive strike against Iran?
‘Those who the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad’.
Mike
1) Ask them why German Newspaper e.g. spiegel.de show the destroyed
APC resp. ILAV (Armed personel carrier Tank) last sunday in Sadr City.
And why American Press has not come across his Vehicle.
It is important that we know everything about the warfare and the current balance of POWER . I learned from analysing the picture and the
RPG carrying people around it there , that it must be relatively easy
to hit those vehicles. ALso easy is it to accumulate sufficient RPG
and preposition the individual(s) accordingly and when the day comes
to deploy , all ILAV's can be lost in a matter of hours (deploying time)
2) withdrawal , how safe is a carefully planned withdrawal from Bagdad ?
In the open desert , movements/maneuverings look relatively safe.
Instructions to refugees ? There could be large masses in the way
resp. in line of anticipated fire.
3) Training. All iraqies are trained in Infantry Marksmanship . Is it
true , if someone demands training , he is actually just after
absorbing a trainer from his unit.
4) Embedding troops. Is it a risk of becoming a hostage for a GI
TO an Iranian-led regional axis that includes Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria?
Lately many individuals have been observed switching sides or
even commence friendly fire .
This is the most serious concern, the counter-weapon to Nukes are hostages . They can be dispursed and some of them used as human shields to protect high value targets , and held for more than 444 Days, for Generations! Look at North Korea , I learned Families still pslit up
after 55 Years after cease-fire signing.
5) Reposition beyond the Horizon . Give up Bagdad Bashra
However maintaqin the Airspace and the OILFIELDS .Feasible ?
All areas or only Curdistan and the Bashra Fields/Ports ?
6) Attack Iran to cease fire or capitulation. Corridor to Afghanistan.
No question because ,should not be discussed public.
There will be hearings to the appr. commitee ina few hours.
7) Establish Mediteranean acces corridor(s) . Feasible ?
8) Friendly Bases . Infrastructure schools Housing US Communities.feasible ?
Safe ? can it be made and held safe ?
9) Bagdhad again . All these Taxi's , 60% unimployed, and soo much
movements /business transports , Radiocalls day and night.
Paying customers ? NO I doubt it. Is this all Sadrs OPS ?
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