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"Generate support by feigning attack?" ............. Think Poland Aug 1939, the raid on the German radio station by the Polish Army (not). It worked well for the nazis, they declared war against Poland for the phoney incident. In Iran we are dealing with people (religious leaders yet)who will kill their own women and children to accomplish their ends. Create an enemy that causes damage to your country and you not only unite the people you control them. "Naturally the common people don't want war. But, after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do it tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and for exposing the country to danger. I works the same in every country." .......This from one of the experts on the mater. Herman Whihelm Goering at the Nuremberg Trials.