>>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?
F-16's, AWACS and tanker aircraft being flown into Turkey for the first time since the Iraq war.
"Two Royal Navy mine sweepers, HMS Blyth and HMS Ramsey, were sent to the Gulf on December 19, the Ministry of Defence also revealed today."
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1127634.0.warships_heading_for_iran.php