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Is
the U.S. About to Attack Iran?
 It
sure
looks
like it.
For some time the White House has been hurling threats at
Iran. Now there are rumors
that the Bush administration will use U.S. bases in central
Asia to launch attacks on alleged nuclear sites in Iran –
and don't count on Congress to stop them. Indeed, Congress
just stripped
a provision from the military appropriations bill that would
have required the president to consult with the people's representatives
before starting yet another war.
The Israelis,
whose own nuclear weapons are given a pass by U.S. officials,
might
ignite the hostilities with air strikes of their own – in
hopes that the U.S. will join in. The Israel lobby, with its
enormous influence over the leadership of both parties, is
pressing for a U.S. confrontation with the Iranians, and not
a single major presidential candidate in either party will
stand up to them: from Rudy
Giuliani to Barack
Obama, an attack on Iran is "on the table."
A third
carrier group will join the two already in the Persian Gulf
at the end of this month – and one has to assume, given the
record of this administration, that Washington is not just
playing games.
Antiwar.com
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pick up soon, we can't guarantee we'll be around to keep you
informed as the flash point approaches.
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right: unless you contribute, you may have to rely on the
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