Chickenhawk Cheney pushes AWOL Bush into attacking Iran before he leaves

[Guest Harry Hope]

Almost half of the US's 277 warships are stationed close to Iran,

including two aircraft carrier groups.

 

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise left Virginia last week for the

Gulf.

 

A Pentagon spokesman said it was to replace the USS Nimitz and there

would be no overlap that would mean three carriers in Gulf at the same

time.

 

 

From The Guardian, 7/16/07:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,2127343,00.html

 

Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran

 

Ewen MacAskill in Washington and Julian Borger

Monday July 16, 2007

The Guardian

 

 

The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted

back in favour of military action before President George Bush leaves

office in 18 months, the Guardian has learned.

 

The shift follows an internal review involving the White House, the

Pentagon and the state department over the last month.

 

Although the Bush administration is in deep trouble over Iraq, it

remains focused on Iran.

 

A well-placed source in Washington said:

 

"Bush is not going to leave office with Iran still in limbo."

 

The White House claims that Iran, whose influence in the Middle East

has increased significantly over the last six years, is intent on

building a nuclear weapon and is arming insurgents in Iraq and

Afghanistan.

 

The vice-president, Dick Cheney, has long favoured upping the threat

of military action against Iran.

 

He is being resisted by the secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, and

the defence secretary, Robert Gates.

 

Last year Mr Bush came down in favour of Ms Rice, who along with

Britain, France and Germany has been putting a diplomatic squeeze on

Iran.

 

But at a meeting of the White House, Pentagon and state department

last month, Mr Cheney expressed frustration at the lack of progress

and Mr Bush sided with him.

 

"The balance has tilted. There is cause for concern," the source said

this week.

 

Nick Burns, the undersecretary of state responsible for Iran and a

career diplomat who is one of the main advocates of negotiation, told

the meeting it was likely that diplomatic manoeuvring would still be

continuing in January 2009.

 

That assessment went down badly with Mr Cheney and Mr Bush.

 

"Cheney has limited capital left, but if he wanted to use all his

capital on this one issue, he could still have an impact," said

Patrick Cronin, the director of studies at the International Institute

for Strategic Studies.

 

The Washington source said Mr Bush and Mr Cheney did not trust any

potential successors in the White House, Republican or Democratic, to

deal with Iran decisively.

 

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Tricky Dicky Cheney -- Dr. Strangelove is back.

 

Harry

[Guest NOMOREWAR_FORISRAEL@yahoo.com]

JINSA/PNAC Neocon associated Cheney pushes attack on Iran for Israel

 

http://nomorewarforisrael.blogspot.com

 

http://www.nowarforisrael.com

 

 

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/7/15/225002.shtml?s=al&promo_code=3736-1

 

Reprinted from NewsMax.com

 

Sunday, July 15, 2007 10:30 p.m. EDT

 

Bush Will Act on Iran: Paper

Vice President "Cheney has limited capital left, but if he wanted to

use all his capital on this one issue, he could still have an impact,"

Patrick Cronin, director of studies at the International Institute for

Strategic Studies, told Britain's Guardian newspaper.

And what issue is he speaking of? An attack on Iran.

President Bush had, as recently as last year, favored and

international approach to containing Iran and its nuclear threat - a

position espoused by Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Sec.

Robert Gates. Although Rice did tell the Voice of America, when asked

if the United States should consider military action in Iran, that

President Bush "is never going to take his options off the

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But the Guardian now reports that Bush has lately been listening more

to Dick Cheney's point of view, which entails military action.

A well-placed source in Washington told the Guardian: "Bush is not

going to leave office with Iran still in limbo," adding, "The balance

has tilted. There is cause for concern."

The Guardian's source in Washington explained that as of now, Bush and

Cheney do not trust potential successors from either political party

to deal with Iran decisively.

Any reluctance to strike, however, originates with Israel. "The red

line is not in Iran. The red line is in Israel. If Israel is adamant

it will attack, the U.S. will have to take decisive action," Cronin

adds. "The choices are: tell Israel no, let Israel do the job, or do

the job yourself."

Israel's Minister of Strategic Affairs said last week he had received

approval from the U.S. and Europe for an Israeli attack on Iran's

nuclear facilities.

"If we start military operations against Iran alone, then Europe and

the U.S. will support us," Avigdor Lieberman said following a meeting

with NATO and European Union officials.

The United States says Iran is intent on building a nuclear weapon and

is arming insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Guest Patriot Games]

"Hairy Dope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message

news:mcrn93tf3693mf3m2i8ldbb6oqgnnc32ih@4ax.com...

> Almost half of the US's 277 warships are stationed close to Iran,

> including two aircraft carrier groups.

 

Wrong. Our surface fleet is closer to TWO THOUSAND.

[Guest Lockheed Martin]

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:13:46 GMT, Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com>

wrote:

>Although the Bush administration is in deep trouble over Iraq, it

>remains focused on Iran.

 

How can this fascist dictatorship bush remains focused on Iran when

they can't fixed the mess they started in Iraq which had nothing to do

with 9/11, al-Qaida, WMDs.

 

They started a civil war in Iraq which is out of control and unfixable

and now they want to start another war in Iran.

 

When will these EVIL DOERS in the White House be convicted for their

WAR CRIMES and thrown in Jail preferably at Guantanamo with Torturing

as part of their punishment.

[Guest Tom Sr.]

On Jul 17, 1:48 pm, "Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com>

wrote:

> Wrong. Our surface fleet is closer to TWO THOUSAND.

 

Cite, PG?

 

Followed by:

 

"Since you cannot present one, I know you are LYING". -- Sound

familiar, PG? Isn't it always what you are demanding of others?

 

And then, of course, they give you endless cites and facts that only

further prove what a stupid and foolish Neo-Nazi you are.

 

And with regards to "LYING" in your case, you most likely are.

 

-Tom Sr.