[SmithL]

What would Jimmy Carter say?

[i_dont_chat]

Bombs away!

[paul51]

Don't count on turkey for anything

[yoe]

How is it you make glass?

[RightWhale]

Somewhat resembles prior threads.

[shadowman99]

Saddam has a long moustache.
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Saddam has a long moustache.

[rbg81]

I'm sure the NYT is already working hard trying to find a leaker on the Air Staff. Days before the mission, they will publish key aspects of the Air Tasking Order on page 1. It will no doubt be complete with the target list (with impact points), ingress/egress routes, mission time windows, ordinance loads, ELINT parameters, AWACS orbits, and (yes) even the tail numbers of planes. After all, the public has a right to know!

[Texas Eagle]

The United States government reportedly began coordinating with NATO its plans for a possible military attack against Iran.

Shhhhhhhhh! It'll be our little secret. Nobody tell the NYTimes.

[cope85]

we better do it now

[doug from upland]

The New York Times will tell us when it is going to be launched, from where it is going to be launched, and the specific targets.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Hold yer fire until the human shields are in place.

[conservativehoney]

I believe Iran is a threat to our well being as a nation, but is China just going to let us go after their business partener? Doesn't China get 20% of their oil from Iran?

[El Gato]

According to the report, CIA chief Porter Gus, in his last visit to Turkey on December 12, requested Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to provide military bases to the United States in 2006 from where they would be able to launch an assault.

We already have access to bases at least as well positioned as Turkish ones. Diego Garcia for the heavies and tankers. At least one in a 'stan. Plus there are plenty of runways in Iraq just sitting around unused. Even Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi can't be too pleased with the notion of a nuclear armed Iran.

[Rumple4]

What happened to the supposed revolution that's been in the works for the last ten years ?? Did the blog award race throw them off track ??

[JustDoItAlways]

Why would we use Eqypt to launch an assault on Iran?

We only have about 15 airbases surrounding Iran right now (Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and a couple of the 'stans) not to mention an aircraft carrier or two off-shore.

Pretty poorly designed fake article.

[Beckwith]

Probably and the prudent thing to do.

Anyone that has ever worked in Defense (DoD) knows that they have a gazillion plans.

Now, to get a Go Order is a different deal.

[GeneD]

From Spiegel's English-langauge site, and no, it didn't get Porter Goss's name wrong.

[hershey]

Targets painted, time's running out...Is anyone paying attention in Iran? Well, if the mullahs are, they'll whine about maybe cooperating if the sun comes up in the east and try for another two years of nuke development. Not going to work this time.

[armymarinemom]

Seems like they would have put up stop loss orders if this were true.

[familyop]

Continue to improve anti-ballistic missile defenses in the USA and in Israel without stopping. Then let western Europe take care of its own problem with Iran.

[Reactionary]

I hope the corrupt Russians and Chinese enjoy the show.

Chimpy's little black triangles will take care of this "problem." They won't see or hear a damned thing.