White House Won’t Rule Out Attacking Iran
Getting ready to fight another war for Israel
White House Won’t Rule Out Attacking Iran
http://news.antiwar.com/2010/02/16/white-house-wont-rule-out-attacking-iran/
By Jason Ditz On February 16, 2010
Underscoring the very real threat that remains of an American war against Iran, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today declared that the Obama Administration will not rule out attacking Iran over its decision to enrich uranium to 20 percent.
Gibbs accused Iran of repeatedly refusing administration offers of diplomatic negotiations, declaring this was proof that the Iranian nuclear program is not for civilian purposes.
In fact, Iran and the United States did take part in diplomatic negotiations in October, resulting in the draft enrichment deal. Iran also offered additional talks in November and December related to the deal, but were rebuffed and condemned by officials for the proposed talks.
Far from refusing to make agreements with the West related to its nuclear program, Iran actually accepted the draft enrichment deal earlier this month, as repeatedly demanded by the Obama Administration. The acceptance too was roundly condemned by Western officials, though mysteriously many have continued to demand that Iran accept the deal for weeks since the acceptance was already made.
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No options ruled out on Iran, White House says
Tue, Feb 16 2010
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday would not rule out any options, including the military option, for dealing with Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said: “I wouldn’t rule out anything.” He said Iran’s rejection of every attempt by the Obama administration for diplomatic engagement is proof that its nuclear program is “not of the means and type that they have tried to convince others that’s it’s for.” (Reporting by Steve Holland and Ross Colvin)
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Top Russian General: An American Attack on Iran would lead to US Collapse;
Wants to Block It;
Kremlin Rejects Crippling Sanctions
http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/top-russian-general-american-attack-on.html
Admiral Mullen: “Iran attack option on the table
http://tinyurl.com/iranattackoptiononthetable
http://america-hijacked.com/2010/02/16/u-s-army-chief-%e2%80%9ciran-attack-option-on-the-table/
Former CIA Bin Laden unit head Michael Scheuer wrote:
http://security.nationaljournal.com/contributors/Scheuer.php
http://security.nationaljournal.com/2010/02/what-should-obama-do-next-on-i.php#1412338
Responded on February 17, 2010 8:26 AM
Act for the Republic and Independence
Michael F. Scheuer
Adjunct Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University
On Iran, President Obama should:
1.) Explain to the American people that Iran is no threat to the United States unless we or Israel attack it first, and then it would be a serious threat to U.S. access to energy and would likely stage terrorist operations in the continental United States. [The last thanks to 30-years of federal immigration policies that leave us without knowledge of who is in the country or what they are capable of doing.]
2.) Publicly state that there will be no U.S. surprise attack on Iran, and no U.S. attack at all on Iran unless the president asks for a formal declaration of war and the Congress votes its approval in a constitutional manner.
3.) Call in Israel’s ambassador to the United States and tell him that we understand that Israel believes Iran is a threat to its survival, and that we agree that Israel has every right to defend itself. If Israel believes it must go to war with Iran, then so be it. But also tell the ambassador that if Israel attacks Iran, the U.S. administration will declare U.S. neutrality in the war and immediately cut off military and financial support to all combatants in the war.
4.) Speak to the American people and tell them to expect to be brutally propagandized by U.S. citizen Israel-Firsters through AIPAC, their ubiquitous media shills, and the men and women they own in the U.S. Congress and federal bureaucracy. Urge Americans to ignore this effort by U.S. Israel-Firsters to get them to send their soldier-children to fight in a religious war in which the U.S. has no genuine national interest at stake, and in which U.S. participation would further bankrupt the country, require the reintroduction of conscription, and put America at war with all of the Muslim world — Shia and Sunni — for the foreseeable future.
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Michael Scheuer was spot on again when he recently mentioned on C-SPAN that the US was fighting wars for/because of Israel:
http://tinyurl.com/daretodiscuss
Entire C-SPAN segment with Michael Scheuer can be viewed via the link at the top of the following URL:
http://tinyurl.com/michaelscheuer
George Washington, A Passionate Attachment, and Israel
http://america-hijacked.com/2010/02/15/george-washington-a-passionate-attachment-and-israel/
http://tinyurl.com/passionateattachmentandisrael
Now we prepare for a new war — on Iran
http://tinyurl.com/nowweprepareforanewwaroniran
http://america-hijacked.com/2010/02/23/pat-buchanan-now-we-prepare-for-a-new-war-%e2%80%94-on-iran/