Is A Strike Upon Iran Imminent?
Joshuapundit has an interesting post in his blog, connecting the dots…
Has the wind changed? Is a military strike on Iran in the works?
According to several sources, Israel has requested and received connection to the US Ballistic Early Warning Systems (BMEWS) through its three main stations,located in Alaska, Thule Air Force Base in Greenland, and the British RAF long range radar station in Yorkshire, England.
This would be designed to give Israel a time edge in preparing its Arrow and Patriot missile defense systems, as well as an edge for the US Patriot missile facilities that are based in Israel in the Negev and near Ben Gurian airport an dprotect American facilities in Iraq and the Gulf as well as Israel.
This is by no means SOP, but has happened before,during the Gulf War and during the US invasion of Iraq when Israel was expected to be a target for missile strikes by Saddam Hussein. And the only reason for this would be either a renewed threat from Iran or the threat of retaliation for a US or Israeli strike. Even if Israel itself is not involved,there’s little doubt that Iran would attack in reprisal for an American attack on Iran.
This is one in a series of very connectible dots:
*General Petraeus and US Ambassador Ryan Crocker made a huge point of testifying before Congress on Iran’s malignant influence in Iraq last week.
*The removal of Admiral William Fallon from the command of CentCom, after various articles that characterized him as opposing any military action against Iran.
*The recent Iranian announcement that it has begun installing another 6,000 high yield centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear plant uranium enrichment complex,combined with the total failure of sanctions and the dead end in negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.
*Recent threats issued against Israel not from Ahamadinejad, which would have been more normal, but from Iran’s deputy Commander in Chief of the Military Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, who threatened to eliminate Israel from “the scene of the universe” if Iran is attacked.
*Regime changes and consolidation of Iran-friendly regimes in Turkey and in Pakistan, which could place constraints on any future US or Israeli strikes on Iran.
*Vice president Cheney’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf,which could very easily have been designed to shore up support for an imminent action and give those Arab states the Bush Administration regards as allies a heads up warning of what might be in the works.
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Long overdue. Little Hitler and the Mullahs need to go. No nukes for Iran.
April 16th, 2008 at 12:50 pmWell all of these signs are very interesting and I have been putting them together too lately. One thing that was not mentioned is the fact that we have a few battle groups sitting off the coast of Lebanon right now and scattered all around, including the guided missile destroyer that was parked in a port in Israel. The group sitting off the coast of Lebanon was there to “oversee Lebanese elections” or something like that.
Plus im sure this time around we would want a serious media blackout on this. I remember the media with the Iraq war, they almost commercialized ’shock and awe’ before it happened. this show brought to you by shock and awe lol
April 16th, 2008 at 12:51 pmall of the things happening cant be coincidental considering the stakes we face of inaction against Iran.
Re indicators. You failed to include the topping off of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
April 16th, 2008 at 12:56 pmGame on. The hot summer may come sooner than expected…
April 16th, 2008 at 12:58 pmRe another indicator: The arrival of the Battle Group
April 16th, 2008 at 1:04 pmAbraham Lincoln
Here it comes and about time. I would think that opening the oil field on US soil would make sense as well. Their is a chance that Iran will make a attempt to stop oil flow out of the gulf.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:22 pmoooooooo code pink is gonna have a baby, if THAT’S possible. If we get dusty with iran.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:26 pmWell…I say:
Get the Bombers in the bullpen, the Nuclear Submarines in the on-deck circle, the Guided Missle Destroyers in the batters box, and let’s PL-A-A-AY BA-A-ALL!
BATTER UP!
April 16th, 2008 at 2:07 pmIran is going to have to do more then put Sadr in house arrest for a week.
Full compliance or total destruction is the only reasonable diplomacy when dealing with the issue. Don’t forget to point a few nuclear tipped missles at Chavez while were at it. If I were calling the shots, I would contact him within 30 seconds of the first explosion and let him know I recognize the path he’s chosen and make it crystal clear that no bullshit will be tolerated. Make no mistake, that little fuck wants Korean or Iranian nukes in his backyard to point at us!!
April 16th, 2008 at 2:11 pmAs I look back on arguments with leftist so called friends, at the onset of the Iraq campaign in the war on terrorists, or war on Islam as I like to call it. They would all bring up “”What about Irannnnnn?”" AND I would say in good time Strategy my foolish friend’s in good time we’ll get their. They would just whine like pussies… Well guess what they will all cry now! Why are we going after iran they aren’t responsible for 911!! whine whine whine. I will remind they all be full of “cock” to go after iran before we invaded the stepping stone iraq…
I’m alway’s reminding them that iran is more than 4 time the size of iraq and that they complain that we can’t handle iraq, then why did they think we could of handled iran, what, 4 years 5 years ago.
The troops have got their boots wet sort of speak, considering it a dry sorta place. They’ve learned a lot in since 911 and thats’ what it’s about It’s time dudes.
Just like Patton had faith in his tired cold shot to hell troops… He just sent them to Bastone´ to help out the tough 101st. tough motherfukers all, tried and true.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:19 pmperhaps it’s just going to be an airstrike against their uranium enrichment plants and alleged ICBM sites…
April 16th, 2008 at 2:22 pmAnother possible dot…the USMC requested complete deployment to Afghanistan into combat. While most were sent, and given no assignment except to train, there are still lots in Iraq.
I don’t think this will happen though until after the elections as it would cause grief for the GOP something W doesn’t want…
April 16th, 2008 at 2:45 pm……..Keep an eye on the weather patterns, and see which way the wind blows….!
April 16th, 2008 at 3:23 pmIf you scan google, you’ll notice that reporters have been using the “imminent” word to describe the situation between Iran and the US…as a response going all the way back to 2005.
So what’s different now? The IDF doesn’t want Iran to get a nuke…but has yet to strike Iran. The US has the same opinion, but has only war-gamed such a scenario.
Sure, the plans have been drawn up and are sitting on some General’s desktop.
What’s it going to take before we finally, say enough is enough?
Pundints have been speculating on this for 3 years. So what?
Let’s get ‘er done.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:09 pmHi Pat,
Thanks for the link..glad you enjoyed the piece.
All Best,
April 16th, 2008 at 4:47 pmFF
England’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is over in the USA right
April 17th, 2008 at 12:51 amnow for a trip that doesn’t actually make any sense.
He is meeting the President to “talk about issues related to banks
and tight credit”. Really? You can do that on the phone.
He is also scheduled to spend some time with each of the three
Presidential candidates - that too seems odd and not something
worth an official visit.
Might be nothing or it might be one more dot.
The Battle of Cush and Put is on!
April 17th, 2008 at 1:50 amBombs away!
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April 17th, 2008 at 8:20 amBeing that my admiration for presidents pretty much ended with Teddy Roosevelt, it is no suprise that I am not excrutiatingly impressed with GWB; however, his administration (”and a few Marines” sayeth Gunny Hartman) has changed Iraq from a shithole run by a despot to a functioning society crawling out of dysfunctionality. If he ends his presidency with the initiation of the same transformation in Iran, he will go down in history as being easily the best “worst president” in the past 100 years.
I remember the hostage crisis vividly, and I won’t shed a tear if that shithole gets a whopping huge bloody nose.
The only thing a mullah is good for is chumming for sharks. Let the feeding frenzy begin!
April 17th, 2008 at 6:02 pm