U.S. MULLS IRAN ATTACK IN EARLY 2007

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[biggerten]

Hmmm.

Re-deploy from Iraq to Iran?

US Naval forces in the gulf, ground forces in Iraq and ground forces in Afghanistan, we've practically got them surrounded.

I'll bet Iran is not prepared to fight a two front war.

Politcally difficult, yes. However, we could just bust things up some and leave.

[stuartcr]

Bingo!! Either that, or figure out some kind of UN sanction type of thing that they will violate...

[RobRoy]

>>The United States has signaled to Gulf Arab allies that an attack on Iran could take place in 2007<<

Gee, ya think?! The escelation in rhetoric the last few months, the carrier groups, the 20,000 extra troops (awfully close to Iran), the new rules of engagement in Iraq. The Patriots you mentioned...

Am I missing anything?

[stuartcr]

We would have to defend UAE and Bahrain for sure...

[maquiladora]

Is this a credible news agency or credible blog??

"Middle East Newsline is directed by Steve Rodan, a journalist with more than 20 years experience who has worked for U.S., European, Arab and Israeli newspapers, radio and television. Rodan is fluent in Arabic and Hebrew and has won awards for investigative and enterprise reporting. He was one of the first journalists to write on Iran's missile and nuclear weapons programs, Israeli-Russian joint defense marketing, and the first to document Egyptian-North Korean missile cooperation. He has provided exclusives to such publications as Jane's Defence Weekly in London, Defense News in Washington, Military Technology in Bonn, The Jerusalem Post in Israel, The Sunday Express in London and Le Nouvelles Actuelles in Paris."

[MATSEVAH]

IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NO WAY WILL GEORGE BUSH LEAVE OFFICE KNOWING THAT WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE IRAN OBTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS, HE'S ALREADY QUESTIONED FOR IRAQ, BILL CLINTON WAS QUESTIONED FOR NORTH KOREA HAVING THE BOMB, SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN AND VERY SOON,YOU CAN BET ON THAT>>>>>>>>>>

[varina davis]

I agree. I'm thinking very surgical strikes against their WMD's. No invasion.

[Robe]

Would our guys machinegun waves of 13 and 14-year-old unarmed Basiji.

YOU BET YOUR SWEET A$$ THEY WOULD

And FAE their butts too !!!!

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" The "anti-war movement" would expand beyond your average leftist and more to the population at large. " I have to respectfully agree to disagree with that statement.
The fly over country average American has been waiting for this showdown with Iran since 1979.
Yes, the MSM and the leftist WILL be vocal, but, I am not to sure if it will flood over into the real America.
If anything, if this attack on Iran is successful, more Americans will be in more support of the President and the WOT, and if the mullahs are over trowed, and some kind of government is put in it's place, we might actually see a country that once was a Allie to America become allies again.

[jjm2111]

Wow, look at the big target.

CVNs have their uses but fightin IRN's subs in the shallow and restricted waters of the gulf is not a task I would relish.

[Psalm 73]

"I'll bet Iran is not prepared to fight a two front war."

I read a piece by Mario Loyola a few weeks ago - he claims that Iran's Generals are ticked off at Ahm-mad-in-a-tree for provoking the US when they know we could drop them like a bad transmission.
He states an armored brigade on a thunder-run (with tons of air support) could sweep their units aside with ease.
of course we're not talking holding ground - just a very strong bitch-slap and wack a few facilities.

[Obadiah]

Yep, I think this is about destabilizing Iran and Ahmanutjob. It is very stressful to keep a country, and it's military on a perpetual state of readiness thinking an attack is imminent. Eventually people get tired of it and want it to stop and start blaming their leaders for the disruption and stress.

[beethovenfan]

Apparently the Bush administration doesn't care if WE are
invaded (from the south).

[Thrownatbirth]

I'm afraid an attack on Iran while we are still heavily involved in Iraq would cause riots over here

No way. The Left doesn't have the balls to fight in the street anymore. They simply aren't as militant as they were in the 60's.

[maquiladora]

Am I missing anything?

F-16's, AWACS and tanker aircraft being flown into Turkey for the first time since the Iraq war.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" drop them like a bad transmission. " ... oh, I love it, I love that line.
Who's to say that Ahm-mad-in-a-tree has not dropped a few bad transmissions, or is short a few of a good transmissions ?

[Robe]

CVNs have their uses but fightin IRN's subs in the shallow and restricted waters of the gulf is not a task I would relish.

Iranian subs can't get past the breakwater without being tracked / tailed by out Attack boats.
They will be destroyed before their outer doors are completely open

[mad_as_he$$]

Isn't that "mulleting"?

[maquiladora]

Not to mention Iran's collection of very nasty anti-ship missiles.

[TimeLord]

We already have:
1) troop surge in Iraq
2) Patriot anti-missiles being deployed in Gulf states
3) carrior groups steaming toward the Iranian coast
4)Incirlik USAF base in Turkey being beefed up w/F-16's & AWACS

NOW add:
5) Just across the newswire as of a few hours ago: "Gates hints @ troop increase in AFGHANISTAN." Hmmmmmmm.