Why Bush Won't Nuke Iran

[brindis_desala]

Yes,Dorothy,it's all about the oil. The truly abhorrent aspect of the neocon nightmare is that the world's fossil fuel supply is being sucked dry by their rabid militarism. But mankind has been bent on its self-destruction since Cain slew Abel.(and let's not forget dear old Britain- happily on board -their North Sea reserve is dwindling- meaning an oil imbalance for the first time since 1992)

My take on the PNAC modus operandi:

Step 1- Identify a plausible threat.
Step 2- Exaggerate its potential.
Step 3- Counter "threat" with a non-specific warning intended to be rejected. (How can a non-existent secret be "proven"...nice try Saddam...)
Step 4- Up the ante while firing up the U.S. public... "to catapult the propaganda"-*
Step 5- Ignore all deterrents. Implement the operation.

"Real men go to Khuzestan" Middle East
Apr 6, 2006
By Pepe Escobar

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In the overdrive run-up to the attack on Iraq in 2003, the ultimate neo-conservative mantra was "Real men go to Khuzestan." Indeed, some of of these "real men" may already have been there. The Iranian government is convinced US, British and/or Israeli special ops have been conducted on Iran's western and southeastern borders, at least since early 2005. Significantly, the new US budget calls for additional funds to special operations and psy-ops (psychological operations) in Iran, in addition to the US$75 million the administration of President George W Bush wants to spend to advance "regime change". For their part, the US marines have commissioned Hicks and Associates, a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corp, one of the biggest US defense contractors and heavily involved in the Iraq invasion, to carry out in-depth research into Iranian ethnic groups.

The ultimate prize is Khuzestan province, where 90% of Iran's oil is located and which provides the country with 80% of its funds from oil production. In January, Tehran announced it had evidence of British special ops and bombings in Khuzestan, starting last year. Two Iranian Arabs were hanged in public for bombing a bank in the provincial capital Ahvaz in January. Three others were executed in a local prison.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HD06Ak01.html
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11743.htm
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=67&ItemID=9073