"Hostile" Iran Sparks U.S. Attack Plan
Pentagon Wary Of Tehran's Expanding Nuclear Program And Support Of Iraqi Insurgents
(CBS) A second American aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf on Tuesday as the Pentagon ordered military commanders to develop new options for attacking Iran. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports that the planning is being driven by what one officer called the "increasingly hos
More..tile role" Iran is playing in Iraq - smuggling weapons into Iraq for use against American troops.
"What the Iranians are doing is killing American servicemen and -women inside Iraq," said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
U.S. officials are also concerned by Iranian harassment of U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf as well as Iran's still growing nuclear program. New pictures of Iran's uranium enrichment plant show the country's defense minister in the background, as if deliberately mocking a recent finding by U.S. intelligence that Iran had ceased work on a nuclear weapon.
No attacks are imminent and the last thing the Pentagon wants is another war, but Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen has warned Iran not to assume the U.S. military can't strike.
"I have reserve capability, in particular our Navy and our Air Force so it would be a mistake to think that we are out of combat capability," Mullen said.
Targets would include everything from the plants where weapons are made to the headquarters of the organization known as the Quds Force which directs operations in Iraq. Later this week Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is expected to confront the Iranians with evidence of their meddling and demand a halt.
If that doesn't produce results, the State Department has begun drafting an ultimatum that would tell the Iranians to knock it off - or else.
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Added: May 1 2008 In: middle_east
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You can only take so much before fire back. It's not suicide it self defence.
Posted May-1-2008 by "Okolei" (R)
Pentagons way of saying, what the ****s up now *****?
Posted May-1-2008 by "Reeder150" (R)
absolutely, self defense against Iran is now prove a Zionist agenda in the white house, if so then why was Israel created in the 1948? Had neocons hijacked the white house for so long with out anyone knowing?? The Zionism is done, America and other Allies will stand by Israel becuz they are allies. its strategic. Iran undermines international law, the modern world, and the sovereignty of Iraq, by funding terrorist groups and militias, who attempt to over throw the new Iraqi govt. and cause as much damage to US forces.
Posted May-1-2008 by "Reeder150" (R)
and so it starts..
Posted May-1-2008 by "MaranDan" (R)
absolutely, self defense against Iran is now prove a Zionist agenda in the white house, if so then why was Israel created in the 1948? Had neocons hijacked the white house for so long with out anyone knowing?? The Zionism is done, America and other Allies will stand by Israel becuz they are allies. its strategic. Iran undermines international law, the modern world, and the sovereignty of Iraq, by funding terrorist groups and militias, who attempt to over throw the new Iraqi govt. and cause as much damage to US forces.
*does not prove
Posted May-1-2008 by "Reeder150" (R)
2 week naval and aerial campaign, then its back to iraq, iran is no threat, hell we could probably take out most of iran's military capability with just our new F-22's .. those things are THE future, just look up the stories of all the operations with them so far
Posted May-1-2008 by "Sabor_W" (R)
absolutely, self defense against Iran is now prove a Zionist agenda in the white house, if so then why was Israel created in the 1948? Had neocons hijacked the white house for so long with out anyone knowing?? The Zionism is done, America and other Allies will stand by Israel becuz they are allies. its strategic. Iran undermines international law, the modern world, and the sovereignty of Iraq, by funding terrorist groups and militias, who attempt to over throw the new Iraqi govt. and cause as much damage to US forces.
*does not prove
But US are funding PKK offshoot terrorists too fight against Iran,So that Argument is just bullshit,And their Nuclear program is legit they done everything they have been told too do.
And there is no such thing as selfdefense when your doing the offense.
And you can't handle Iraq or Afghanistan,How the **** you gonna handle Iran witch is far more hard too deal with spirit wise?
Posted May-1-2008 by "Nieko" (R)
It would be suicide to start another war with out a direct attack on us soil. We dont have the ground forces to touch iran and bombing them would only escalate the problems in iraq.
Not to mention losing the support of Nato in afganistan. While making a million new terrorists due to aggressive acts against yet another primarily muslim nation.
in the conventional war we will win but ultimately we cant afford to much more debt with out destroying the dollar completely.
so in short no funds no man power no world backing it would be idiotc to touch iran at this point. maybe if we werent in iraq we would have a different story.
Posted May-1-2008 by "ass128" (R)
GW prides himself being a WAR president(for whatever reason)I believe he needs to start a war with Iran right before he shoves off to implicate us in yet another quagmire and ensure the zionist plan continues! Mccain- a yes man all his life, is dumb enough to comply!
Posted May-1-2008 by "roosterbooster" (R)
The bellicose rhetoric of the mullah regime is about to hit a brick wall of JDAM OWNAGE!
The first thing we need to do is eliminate the iranian first strike nuke capabilities. A few well placed smart mini nukes and the whole infrastructure of terror will crumble to the ground and the mullahs will be running for the mountains.
G*d bless our troops, the West and the leader of the free world - war president Bush.
It's time to rock your world Iran! Hit it!
Posted May-1-2008 by "Slowekistan" (R)
time to open up a can.
Posted May-1-2008 by "2kull" (R)
get some!
Posted May-1-2008 by "dk18" (R)
Damn you people here are soooo stupid. Do any of you people even been paying attention of the mess we are in so far. You idiots don't know that Iran just switched totally off of the dollar in selling its oil Wednesday..and this is a Business thing. The sad part is the elite send the ignorant poor and middle class off to war for Corporate interest and you idiots cheer lead it on. I mean if you were true Americans you would notice that something is wrong with our country right now..damn ya'll are really ignorant...You brain dead enders go and be cannon fodder for a change.
Posted May-1-2008 by "djz4lif" (R)
Damn you people here are soooo stupid. Do any of you people even been paying attention of the mess we are in so far. You idiots don't know that Iran just switched totally off of the dollar in selling its oil Wednesday..and this is a Business thing. The sad part is the elite send the ignorant poor and middle class off to war for Corporate interest and you idiots cheer lead it on. I mean if you were true Americans you would notice that something is wrong with our country right now..damn ya'll are really ignorant...You brain dead enders go and be cannon fodder for a change.
well thank you armchair johnny jihad, for adding onto what i was saying about 2 nations and their military might only, if i wanted an in depth look at economics I would've taken it for college
Posted May-1-2008 by "Sabor_W" (R)
Impeach this administration now.
Posted May-1-2008 by "Eight" (R)