The U.S.-Iran-Iraq-Israeli-Syrian War
By Robert Parry
January 12, 2007
At a not-for-quotation pre-speech briefing on Jan. 10, George W. Bush and his top national security aides unnerved network anchors and other senior news executives with suggestions that a major confrontation with Iran is looming.......
While some observers believe Israel or the
Bush administration may be leaking details of the plans as a way to frighten Iran into accepting international controls on its nuclear program, other sources indicate that the preparations for a wider Middle Eastern war are very serious and moving very quickly.Without doubt, Bush’s actions in the past two months – reaffirming his determination to succeed in Iraq and
warning about a possible regional explosion if he fails – suggest that his future course is an escalation of the conflict, not some “graceful exit.” more at:
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/011107.html