Asia Times via ThinkProgress is reporting a attack on the Iranian Quds Force. The story also say the "Senator Diane Feinstein, Democrat of California, and Senator Richard Lugar, Republican of Indiana, said they would write a New York Times op-ed piece "within days"." This should come as no surprise if it happens.
NEW YORK - The George W Bush administration plans to launch an air strike against Iran within the next two months, an informed source tells Asia Times Online, echoing other reports that have surfaced in the media in the United States recently.
Two key US senators briefed on the attack planned to go public with their opposition to the move, according to the source, but their projected New York Times op-ed piece has yet to appear.
Using a anonymous source described as a former diplomat, retired and "former assistant secretary of state still active in the foreign affairs community". This is only one of many rumors we have heard lately as the drums of war continue to beat. It would be just like Cheney to pull something like this to tie the hands of both the next Pres. and the hands of the Iraqis, who are slow to sign the security agreement Bush has been pushing for Jan.
Targets could include IRGC garrisons in southern and southwestern Iran, near the border with Iraq. US officials have repeatedly claimed Iran is aiding Iraqi insurgents. In January 2007, US forces raided the Iranian consulate general in Erbil, Iraq, arresting five staff members, including two Iranian diplomats it held until November. Last September, the US Senate approved a resolution by a vote of 76-22 urging President George W Bush to declare the IRGC a terrorist organization. Following this non-binding "sense of the senate" resolution, the White House declared sanctions against the Quds Force as a terrorist group in October. The Bush administration has also accused Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapons program, though most intelligence analysts say the program has been abandoned.
An attack on Iraq would fit the Bush administration's declared policy on Iraq. Administration officials questioned directly about military action against Iran routinely assert that "all options remain on the table"...
The source said the White House views the proposed air strike as a limited action to punish Iran for its involvement in Iraq. The source, an ambassador during the administration of president H W Bush, did not provide details on the types of weapons to be used in the attack, nor on the precise stage of planning at this time. It is not known whether the White House has already consulted with allies about the air strike, or if it plans to do so.
Just yesterday their were new reports of Irans Nuclear Program being more than we have been lead to believe. Of course we can no long trust anyone enough to know what the real truth is after this admin. Because of the Fair Use rules I will only post a short teaser and the link to send you to the article.
After receiving secret briefings on the planned air strike, Senator Diane Feinstein, Democrat of California, and Senator Richard Lugar, Republican of Indiana, said they would write a New York Times op-ed piece "within days", the source said last week, to express their opposition. Feinstein is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Lugar is the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee.
Bush 'plans Iran air strike by August'
CompoundF has a diary up on this issue with a title I didn't put together eith the issue. It has a some interesting insights. http://www.dailykos.com/...