[PhilDragoo]

Expanding intelligence on Iran

Today, the United States and its allies still know far too little about the strategic capabilities of the Iranian regime. By the admission of American officials themselves, U.S. intelligence on Iran, its strategic programs, and the internal correlation of forces within the Islamic Republic is virtually nonexistent. Such a state of affairs is unacceptable. Quite simply, the United States cannot afford to be “a day late” in its estimates about the maturity and pace of Iran’s nuclear program. Neither can it afford to misjudge the extent of Iran’s political activity in Iraq, the scope of its sponsorship of terror, and its likely political evolution. To correct this critical deficiency, the United States must immediately embark upon a crash program to “get smart” on Iran. Such an effort must include identifying Iran as the number one priority intelligence target. Greater surveillance of the Islamic Republic, using all available sensors, as well as expedited work to rebuild America’s once-robust HUMINT (human intelligence) network inside that country, is essential.

So says the AFPC report of 2006. And who is responsible for the lack of HUMINT? Carter's DCI Stansfield Turner fired 820 case officers Halloween 1977 and the agency never recovered. That would be the administration Zbigniew Brzezinski served.

And what do Zbigniew Brzezinski and Robert Gates recommend? Iran:Time for a New Approach--Report of an Independent Task Force Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations calls for negotiations, engagement, a "grand bargain"--in short, everything Neville Chamberlain did to appease and nothing Winston Churchill recommended to correct.

My question is what good does the word of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad do if it is merely given to delay our curtailment of his nuclear weapons acquisition?

What "sanctions" will prevent his nuclear blackmail of us, of Israel, if we allow him to attain nuclear capability?

What is the downside of annoying the Arab street, the world press, the diplomatic spokesmen of Russia, China and France by prosecuting the pursuit and destruction of the forces arrayed against us in Iraq, in Syria, in Iran?

For I will repeat that the downside to allowing this islamofascist enemy to attain its nuclear dimension is our precipitated downfall, abetted by the fifth column Left and its media whore.

[SeaBiscuit]

Bump!

[RegulatorCountry]

Oh, man. I was hoping for something to bolster the decision to replace Rumsfeld with Gates. This is depressing. Thanks for the reply, though.

Anybody else? Please? What does Robert Gates bring to the table, as far as enhancing our ability to prosecute this war, leading to a victorious outcome in Iraq?

[devolve]

Loads of pansy BSer's out today Phil

And the Perotistas too : : "......but now I'm back!"

Always remember over 15% on FR are really democrats

That's not counting the Commies, La Raza, A-Q sleepers etc.

[Parrot_was_devastating]

I'm convinced the U.S. bought the Saudi promise that if Key Sunni triangle cities were bypassed in initial Iraq invasion,....the Saudi's would keep a lid on their Sunni folk so as to give Little Jerry Bremmer [Henry Kissingers father son descriptor] a chance at reconstruction.

It never materialized.....the Sunni's were their primal selves....and soon the Shia were mirror of them in murder-death-kill.
Iraqi's are not as sophisticated as the Turks....so its likely they will have to tire them selves out like the Balkans.
Iran is a different animal all together.....kinda like a rodent which just needs a hole to get in.
Chew on things inside the walls in the dark.....such is Hizbullah and Tehrans way of getting in like a tick in a skull.

Is the doctrine of pre-emptive strike relevant now,...seeing that Israel was given 4 weeks to root out rats which had a decade headstart.
If leadership is off the table via assassination or some strike package,....how do you alter their thinking and choices..when so much of their terror infostructure is left in place,....which operates easily within U.N. babysit terror framework?

I watch WW-2 footage of Bulge and Hurtgen to remind myself what engagement in combat and victory really means.
Today....Islam is swimming intoxicated in extortion.
Israel to be carved like a roast soon....and thats just the beginning....as Muslims will demand surely that Israel disclose its nuclear arsenal and be made to reduce.
Iraq could become Balkanized into 3 Federal zones with U.S. forces on the periphery [In the western Desert/Kuwait etc].

Israel chews on its dissapointment...just as Americans chew on Azatlan/Bronze Empire inside the wire.
I think U.S. intelligence is working O.K.....its more a mater of Political imperative which see's concession as the best solution.

Sean Hannity has this the one liner correct.......We do live in times of great dissapointment.