Agence France Presse: Bush could bomb Iran nuclear sites in 2007 - analysts say

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From CommonDreams.org:

Published on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 by the Agence France Presse
US Could Bomb Iran Nuclear Sites in 2007: Analysts

President George W. Bush could choose military action over diplomacy and bomb Iran's nuclear facilities next year, political analysts in Washington agree.

"I think he is going to do it," John Pike, director of Globalsecurity.org, a military issues think tank, told AFP.

"They are going to bomb WMD facilities next summer," he added, referring to nuclear facilities Iran says are for peaceful uses and Washington insists are really intended to make nuclear bombs, or weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

"It would be a limited military action to destroy their WMD capabilities" added the analyst, believing a US military invasion of Iran is not on the table.

US journalist Seymour Hersh also said at the weekend that White House hawks led by Vice President Dick Cheney were intent on attacking Iran with or without the approval of the US Congress, both houses of which switch from Republican to Democratic control in January after the November 7 legislative elections.

The New Yorker weekly published an article by Hersh saying that one month before the elections, Cheney held a meeting on Iran in which he said the military option would never be discarded.

The White House promptly issued a statement saying the article was "riddled with inaccuracies."

Joseph Cirincione, Senior Vice President for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, a Democrat-friendly think tank, also believes the US government could decide to attack Iran.

"It is not realistic but it does not mean we won't do it," he told AFP in an interview. "It is less likely after the elections but it is still very possible."

The rest is at: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1122-07.htm

[shadowknows69]

1. I hate these warmongering fucks I really do

A US led invasion of Iran is not on the table? What about an Iranian invasion of Iraq? Have they given that possibility any thought? How about rallying every Muslim country in the region to attack us in any way possible? If Bush is allowed to attack Iran it is WWIII and the world will not look the same when it ends if it ever does.

[marmar]

5. I know....

I hate to say I hate anyone, but what I feel for these mofos ain't nuthin' but hate.

[Tempest]

2. It's more likely now

Bush is obviously becoming unhinged and will attack Iran seeing it as a way to cement his place in history. Even if it means being compared to Hitler.

[Hieronymus]

3. The retired military advisor on CNN said..

it would be madness to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, because within a week they would close the gulf and stop our communications with our troops Iraq.

[Igel]

4. "Could" has been the going word for the last

couple of years. Specific dates have been iron-clad. It's like some fundie cult: Set a date, when it doesn't happen on that date come up with some excuse; set a date, when it doesn't happen on that date come up with some excuse....



Of course * *could* bomb Iran. Presumably Belgium could bomb Iran. * could bomb Belgium. Or Tonga. Or Iran could develop a crustal melt-through and become a modern Deccan traps. Or a black hole could come from a direction orthogonal to the plane of the Earth's orbit and destroy us all. The range of "could" is truly hugh!1!!

When it gets from "possibly" even to "probably", then it's worth some attention ... when it hits "likely" it's definitely worth serious attention.