The U.S. and Israel on Iran By Jerome Grossman and my sober reply: Obama putting a crimp in Bush's Iran plans but it will not change the end result, more War! Please click on his Blog and let him know how "we the people feel!
The United States of America and the State of Israel are the closest of allies, sharing intelligence, weapons, military research, among many other joint ventures. They support each other's policies at the United Nations and other international venues with only rare exceptions. Policy on Iran may be one of those rare exceptions. Responsible Israeli officials have made their positions clear: Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and Iranian protestations that their development of nuclear power is only for civilian electricity is not to be believed. Furthermore, that Iranian President Ahmedinejad's threat "to wipe Israel off the map" represents Iranian policy.
Some Israeli leaders want to launch a preemptive attack. Israeli official Shaul Mofaz said recently, "If Iran continues its program to develop nuclear weapons, we will attack it." In a New York Times op-ed, July 18, 2008, Benny Morris, an influential moderate and former Israeli official warned, "Israel will almost surely attack Iran's nuclear sites in the next four to seven months." Recently, the Israeli Air Force conducted a massive war game over the Mediterranean that was interpreted as a demonstration of Israeli ability to mount a serious and effective attack on Iranian installations.
However, US policy now seems to be headed in another direction. In the past, American policy placed Iran in the Axis of Evil, condemned it as a terrorist regime, passed a resolution in the U.S. Senate demanding regime change, appropriated money for Iranian dissidents, and refused to establish any diplomatic contact with the Iranian government. Now, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says, “We are not planning for a war with Iran,” Admiral Mike Mullin Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff supports him. Accusations of Iranian interference in Iraq have diminished. Most importantly, the Bush administration is planning to establish an American diplomatic presence in Iran for the first time since Iranian extremists seized American hostages and occupied the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979.
Is the US sending a message to Israel not to attack Iran? Is the US sending a message to Middle East nations disassociating itself from an Israeli attack? Has US intelligence decided that the Israelis are serious in their threats?
The effects of an Israeli - Iran war would be world wide. The Muslim world would explode and attack western interests everywhere they could. Rulers of Muslim nations friendly to the west and clients of the US might be overthrown. The price of oil would probably reach $400 per barrel assuming that any oil at all would be shipped to the west. Worldwide energy shortages and commercial disruption would likely cause a financial collapse. The stakes could not be higher, considering that Barack Obama told the US Israeli lobby AIPAC on June 4, "My goal will be to eliminate the threat (to Israel) posed by Iran. I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. (Pause) Everything. The pause is scary.
My True but Sober Response: Obama putting a crimp in Bush's Iran plans as well as Iraq and Afghanistan but it will not change the end result, more War!
With time running out for Bush his only concern is his legacy! The chief war mongering oil man wants to appear like he wants peace while it is war he has instigated! You know the plan to go after Iran is old. You know 9/11 and the Patriot Act were only to of the set ups to get oil control and war going.
Like everything else today this gets very confusing and convoluted on purpose to hide a hidden agenda. now that Obama is in the mix and the world is behind him getting elected as well they should be if we are to have a future Bush has been changing his tune on Afghanistan and Iraq as well as Iran where a Diplomatic interest was expressed.
That is merely a facade! Nothing is going to be won by us as we conventionally think of as winning and nothing is going to stop the total middle east breakdown before it erupts into total war again under a facade of peace voraciously instigated by the Bush mis-Administration!
I do not know who fears who anymore and it no longer matters! You know I have said many times there will be war with Iran. There has to be to get this going full swing watch! I no longer believe the thought of President Obama is the time constraint of the attack.
If it does not look like the Right can steal this election cleanly too Israel may go after Iran first just so the chief war monger will be at the helm. That will be determined soon.
Food, gas and oil, will be rationed but as you know I have said before, knowing a nuclear Iran would to common sensed eyes mean a power balance in the middle east you have to come to the conclusion that is not wanted.
Israel will never accept a nuclear Iran and will attack. Whoever is President will come to their rescue! Once again war will occur to prevent war. That makes sense yeah!
Again as I keep saying, at one time the threat of mutual destruction use to be a deterrence. Today it seems to be the goal.
Originally a buffer for Israel was their goal and it played well with Bush's hidden agenda and if any message is being sent to Israel it is not going to matter or change our response.
* Despite heroic efforts of the likes of you Jerry what is still just unfolding will be prevented by no one. We are in serious trouble here and I better shut up now. Take care! please let me and Jerome know what you think!
James Joiner
Gardner Ma
www.anaveragepatriot.com
7 comments:
Iran is not our enemy. They have every right to hate the US Government for all the meddling and bullying it did to them. Yet they still pose no threat to us, or Israel for that matter.
The brainwashing continues.
In fact, KBR/Halliburton has killed more of our troops by electrocution from their negligent no bid contractor wiring, than Iran ever has.
Maybe we need to invade KBR/Halliburton.
The real enemy is within. The fascists and corporatists and other anti-democracy elements of the military/media/industrial complex. They want only two things. War and power.
Freedom and democracy are in their way and they will do their best to destroy the best qualities of our society.
And they are winning.
Dave
Bush is the enemy! II am going to see if I can find a piece I sent to Brother yesterday Unbelievable. Be right back!
This is from yesterday and I have the whole story and got it from Betmo!
I just went to the link on the article and it worked but here is the gist of it!
Front group associated with Cheney calls for Bush to be dictator... for life...
Buckle up kiddies. I am cranky and this is not making things better:
Family Security Matters a neo-conservative based think tank has published an article advocating that George W. Bush should be a dictator for life. The organization has since taken the article down, but is still viewable via this cached link.
Conquering the Drawbacks of Democracy: By Philip Atkinson
The article written by Philip Atkinson states that Bush would fail his country by becoming an ex-President or can achieve greatness by becoming President-for-Life Bush in order to bring sense to Congress and sanity to the Supreme Court. Atkinson is bluntly advocating that Bush should become dictator for life with these outrageously anti-American statements.
From the article:
President Bush can fail in his duty to himself, his country, and his God, by becoming “ex-president” Bush or he can become “President-for-Life” Bush: the conqueror of Iraq, who brings sense to the Congress and sanity to the Supreme Court. Then who would be able to stop Bush from emulating Augustus Caesar and becoming ruler of the world? For only an America united under one ruler has the power to save humanity from the threat of a new Dark Age wrought by terrorists armed with nuclear weapons.
Atkinson also advocates that Bush should get rid of everyone in Iraq through military force and repopulate the country with Americans.
This has to be a friggen sick joke!
Terrifying. These wackos are far too many in number.
John Dean's book "Conservatives Without Counscience" says over 20% of the population are authoritarians. They don't even know they are fascists.
It is proving to be true that American Idiots are the most dangerous in the world.
Dave
You're not shitting! You know, there was a time when i could have believed ignorance was Bliss but because of the chief scum and what is really happening to us and the world it will be our demise! Hey nice to see you! I haven't seen much going on at your [place!
Still waiting for a new PC. Takes forever to open sites. Can't wait to go from a smoke belching jalopy to new Caddy.
Lots to rant about these days, too.
Oh okay good luck! There is so much happening so fast our heads spin faster every day and this will get worse. I just hears oil is down to $127 the lowest since June. Gas isn't going down.
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