Witnessing the Meltdown

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Over at the The Whiskey Bar, Billmon quotes from the print edition of the American Conservative (I think he's referring to the August 1, 2005 issue - Deep Background: "In Case of Emergency, Nuke Iran")):

"The Pentagon, acting under instructions from Vice President Dick Cheney's office, has tasked the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) with drawing up a contingency plan to be employed in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the United States. The plan includes a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conventional and tactical nuclear weapons.

"Within Iran there are more than 450 major strategic targets, including numerous suspected nuclear-weapons-program development sites. Many of the targets are hardened or are deep underground and could not be taken out by conventional weapons, hence the nuclear option. As in the case of Iraq, the response is not conditional on Iran actually being involved in the act of terrorism directed against the United States.

"Several senior Air Force officers involved in the planning are reportedly appalled at the implications of what they are doing -- that Iran is being set up for an unprovoked nuclear attack -- but no one is prepared to damage his career by posing any objections."

(emphasis added) (and some people wonder why I call this the Cheney Administration...)

I agree with Bill - us Liberals Who Hate America (tm) can hope that Cheney is trying to implement Nixon's 'madman theory'.

What's really scary to me is that my perception of 'thinking' in this country is that if this played out, about half the country wouldn't see why it's the ultimate war crime (recall that for months post-9/11 Bush enjoyed > 90% approval ratings. While it's true that many people may be more aware of the willingness of BushCo to use fear to their advantage, sufficient fear can still sometimes trump rational thought).

Gadhdess help us all if this comes to pass. Read this and consider the karmic implications of nuking Iran as 'retaliation' for another 9/11.




	Witnessing the Meltdown Home Get Email Updates What I Do for a Living Email Me Admin Password Remember Me 13609 Curiosities served Share on Facebook				2005-07-22 8:20 PM Bomb Bomb Iran Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Over at the The Whiskey Bar, Billmon quotes from the print edition of the American Conservative (I think he's referring to the August 1, 2005 issue - Deep Background: "In Case of Emergency, Nuke Iran")): "The Pentagon, acting under instructions from Vice President Dick Cheney's office, has tasked the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) with drawing up a contingency plan to be employed in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the United States. The plan includes a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conventional and tactical nuclear weapons. "Within Iran there are more than 450 major strategic targets, including numerous suspected nuclear-weapons-program development sites. Many of the targets are hardened or are deep underground and could not be taken out by conventional weapons, hence the nuclear option. As in the case of Iraq, the response is not conditional on Iran actually being involved in the act of terrorism directed against the United States. "Several senior Air Force officers involved in the planning are reportedly appalled at the implications of what they are doing -- that Iran is being set up for an unprovoked nuclear attack -- but no one is prepared to damage his career by posing any objections." (emphasis added) (and some people wonder why I call this the Cheney Administration...) I agree with Bill - us Liberals Who Hate America (tm) can hope that Cheney is trying to implement Nixon's 'madman theory'. What's really scary to me is that my perception of 'thinking' in this country is that if this played out, about half the country wouldn't see why it's the ultimate war crime (recall that for months post-9/11 Bush enjoyed > 90% approval ratings. While it's true that many people may be more aware of the willingness of BushCo to use fear to their advantage, sufficient fear can still sometimes trump rational thought). Gadhdess help us all if this comes to pass. Read this and consider the karmic implications of nuking Iran as 'retaliation' for another 9/11. Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top