U.S. contingency planning for military action against Iran's nuclear program goes beyond limited strikes and would effectively unleash a war against the country, a former U.S. intelligence analyst said on Friday.
"I've seen some of the planning ... You're not talking about a surgical strike," said Wayne White, who was a top Middle East analyst for the State Department's bureau of intelligence and research until March 2005.
"You're talking about a war against Iran" that likely would destabilise the Middle East for years, White told the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington think tank.
"We're not talking about just surgical strikes against an array of targets inside Iran. We're talking about clearing a path to the targets" by taking out much of the Iranian Air Force, Kilo submarines, anti-ship missiles that could target commerce or U.S. warships in the Gulf, and maybe even Iran's ballistic missile capability, White said.
It is like nothing changed with this administration. In their world there was no election where the Republicans lost control of the House and Senate. In their world Bush's approval ratings are still in the post "9-11" spectrum. In their world the Iraqi war is not a terrible mistake.
If we are going to stick a pin in "their world" we are going to have to do something drastic.
Like, oh I don't know, IMPEACHMENT!
Is there really any other choice?
don't you think Bush speeded things up because of the Scooter trial ? I do....he needs a BIG destraction and quick...
ReplyDeleteI agree. This President has no problem wasting American lives to drive his political agenda forward or to distract us from learning anything negative about his administration.
ReplyDeleteThis is more then just "wag the dog", this is grab the dog by the tail and swing it around over their heads until it dies.
These guys are just so incredibly ham-handed. I can never understand how people are fooled by them.
It just boggles my damn mind.