Thursday, September 21, 2006
Are we going to war with Iran? I think Iran has been challenging us to war for years.
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/09/18/retired-colonel-suggets-we-are-conducting-military-ops-in-iran-right-now/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2F2006%2F09%2F18%2Fgardiner-iran%2F&frame=true
A major reason for invading Iraq has been to get troops on the ground near Iran. Why Iran? Let’s look at a few reasons.
1. The hostage crisis of November 4, 1979 gave the United States a black eye that has never been avenged. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0825448.html
2. The continuous fermenting of Anti-Americanism hatred in the region that began in earnest since the hostage crisis. The effect of this propaganda was evident on September 11, even if Iran was not directly involved.
3. The bombing of the Marine barracks in 1983 has the fingerprints of Iran all over it. This time it was a black eye drew blood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing
4. Suspected support of the Iraqi insurgency and sectarian violence. Iranians are Shiite.
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-06/2006-06-22-voa75.cfm?CFID=49404147&CFTOKEN=80936622
5. The confirmed use of uniformed military forces in the recent Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. According to the Bush doctrine, action against Iran is now justified.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51191
6. The potential threat of nuclear Iran threatening important oil-suppliers in the Middle East. The administration has been watching this long before the Iraqi invasion. You can bet that surrounding Arab nations are quietly fretting about this as well.
Still, conventional military wisdom suggests that we are long way off from war. It is military infeasible for us to provide an October surprise. But wouldn’t a November 4 attack be a beautiful thing? Tehran will be celebrating their 27th anniversary and we show up to supply the fireworks.
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/09/18/retired-colonel-suggets-we-are-conducting-military-ops-in-iran-right-now/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2F2006%2F09%2F18%2Fgardiner-iran%2F&frame=true
A major reason for invading Iraq has been to get troops on the ground near Iran. Why Iran? Let’s look at a few reasons.
1. The hostage crisis of November 4, 1979 gave the United States a black eye that has never been avenged. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0825448.html
2. The continuous fermenting of Anti-Americanism hatred in the region that began in earnest since the hostage crisis. The effect of this propaganda was evident on September 11, even if Iran was not directly involved.
3. The bombing of the Marine barracks in 1983 has the fingerprints of Iran all over it. This time it was a black eye drew blood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing
4. Suspected support of the Iraqi insurgency and sectarian violence. Iranians are Shiite.
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-06/2006-06-22-voa75.cfm?CFID=49404147&CFTOKEN=80936622
5. The confirmed use of uniformed military forces in the recent Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. According to the Bush doctrine, action against Iran is now justified.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51191
6. The potential threat of nuclear Iran threatening important oil-suppliers in the Middle East. The administration has been watching this long before the Iraqi invasion. You can bet that surrounding Arab nations are quietly fretting about this as well.
Still, conventional military wisdom suggests that we are long way off from war. It is military infeasible for us to provide an October surprise. But wouldn’t a November 4 attack be a beautiful thing? Tehran will be celebrating their 27th anniversary and we show up to supply the fireworks.
# posted by Bonded @ 10:46 AM 
