U.S. Officials Are Mulling Iran Strikes, Experts Say

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Key players in the Bush administration think a military confrontation with Iran is an unavoidable, leading to stepped up military planning for such a prospect, according to several experts and recently departed senior government officials.

"In recent months I have grown increasingly concerned that the administration has been giving thought to a heavy dose of air strikes against Iran's nuclear sector without giving enough weight to the possible ramifications of such action," said Wayne White, a former deputy director at the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

According to Laurent Murawiec, a senior fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute, the Bush administration's contingency plans were being upgraded "because the diplomatic solution has lost credibility." Murawiec said that while he feared several years ago that some officials in Washington seemed to be relying on Israel to take out Iran's nuclear facilities, "I don't fear this anymore." He added that two European defense ministries were also working on military contingency plans.

"Up until recently, I dismissed talk of military strikes against Iran as posturing or left-wing conspiracy theories," said Joseph Cirincione, the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment. "But I recently changed my mind after friends close to the White House and the Pentagon told me that some people in government have already decided the military option was the only one and there was active military planning."

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[katty]

1. bush news on Plame leak-he can't spin it, he may pull an Iran

attack-Libby singing...bush is going berzerk over this.

[RethugAssKicker]

2. The US doen't want a diplomatic solution

to the Iran nuclear problem.... Military might is all the regressives know and understand.

[peacetalksforall]

3. Look at how long it has taken us to get this far in debunking the reasons

for killing in Iraq. By the time we get this far in debunking an attack on Iran, George will have pardoned himself and declared martial law (using foreign police from Haiti and Iraq as a contingency if Americans won't strike out at their own).

I think it is time to stop and figure out what the PNAC plan is from here on out.

[TexasLawyer]

4. Write your senators and reps about this

Do they know about impending pre-emptive war against Iran? Do they agree that this is a good idea? Are they going to do anything to stop this madness?

Keep copies of your letters/e-mails. When military engagement with Iran begins, and when it morphs into the inevitable disaster/quagmire and potentially World War III, our representatives at very least will not be able to deny that they had ample warning about BushCo's intentions toward Iran, and that they did nothing to stop this new pre-emptive war.