Gladiator

Scott McClellan appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, Friday Morning, 6-20-08.

McClellan mentioned that one purpose of his book was to suggest that people look behind the statements coming out of the White House, over the next few months, to see if there is a drum beat for war against Iran. McClellan's comment was cut off by a Congressman who did not like the suggestion.

McClellan made the suggestion about Iran, in response to an accusation against him by a Judiciary committee member that the timing of his book was too late and the McClellan should have written articles disclosing his perceptions, in the months after his resignation, instead of waiting to bring a book out at this time

There are a couple threads under Breaking News discussing McClellans book and ideas:

http://www.debatepolitics.com/breaki...ite-house.html (Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White House)

http://www.debatepolitics.com/breaki...-his-help.html (Bush hits 2008 trail but do Republicans want his help?)

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Tashah

With the Bush administration almost out the door, any Iraq/Iran “plans” would have a short shelf-life. How do you reconcile this?

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Gladiator

What military intervention plans does the US currently have planned out against Iran? How many days of prerparation would each action against Iran require?

As a US presidency nears it last months, the counter-balance of Impeachment seems less likely because of the time required, and the possible procedural delays. How upset would the US Congress be with W, if W Bush fabricated, or Puffed, reasons to invade, or carry out incrusions into Iran?

Iran may be wise not to give W Bush any color of a reason to attack, or carry out military actions against Iran.


Calm in Basra May Offer A Guide for Iraqi Security
Rebuilt Army Controls City Militias Once Held
By Sudarsan Raghavan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, June 21, 2008; Page A01


"Sadr urged his fighters to stand down and obey a cease-fire he imposed last August. Iran played a major role in brokering a politically expedient deal between Sadr and the government. The deal ended the offensive, allowing Iraqi forces to enter and maintain checkpoints around the city."

"The presence of the British forces in Basra was a tragedy," said Ayad al-Kanaan, a tribal leader in the city's Tannouma enclave, once a stronghold of the Mahdi Army. "We believed there was a deal between the British and the militias: 'Don't attack us. And we won't chase you.' "

In al-Andalus Park, Abdul Ridha Ali, 55, was strolling between swings and slides with his daughter, an action he had been too afraid to take under British control. Then, militiamen routinely patrolled the park and attacked anyone they deemed un-Islamic."


washingtonpost.com

The Mahdi Militias had controlled Basra until the Iraq Army actions in March 08.

Inside Iraq Blog - Times Online - WBLG: Iraqi forces see victory in Basra


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Tashah

Any military intervention against Iran would require massive air and sea resources. I would imagine at least three carrier battle groups augmented with cruise-missile submarines.

Both houses of Congress are now controled by the Democrats. In light of the Iraq fiasco, I can't imagine either Congressional or public support for new adventurism on the part of Bush & Co.

Tashah

Where did you go? Hello?

Gladiator

My participation on DP is sporadic, inconsistent and in streaks.

It seems that Scott McClellan had a defense of his releasing his book a month ago, as, in part, to help people evaluate Presidental statements on Iran.

I don't have information on what Neocons would like to do militarily with Iran. I will just be watching Bush and Cheney for more puffing on Iran.

I suggested that the US CIA was conducting an Opium war against Iran, but that would be done as a Black Op, secretly, and I don't have anything but circumstantial speculation.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/conspi...inst-iran.html

What would be the ideal military action for the West against Iran?
Full scale invasion or nothing? Iran can retaliate against West by blocking the Straights of Hormuz, and 20% of the World Oil supply. How does the West balance the need for oil against the limited strikes against Iran?



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Gladiator

There is already a resoultion for terrorism passed by the US Congress, and not rescinded or limited. Bush has used force, and taken measures, beyond the intent of the resolution, and the US Congress has not used its power. The US Congress is controlled by Democrats, but Rebublicans, plus Blue Dog Democrats are the majority in the US Congress, the Liberal Democrats are still a minority.


"With 49 members, theirs [Blue Dogs] is a coalition too big for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to ignore. In a 435-member House, 218 is a majority, so while she deals with various factions—such as the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Out of Iraq Caucus—she can't afford many Blue defectors with today's 235-to-199 margin. And Pelosi hasn't overlooked them. As speaker, she immediately backed a House rule requiring "pay-as-you-go" spending and taxing, a major achievement for the coalition..."


Blue Dog Democrats Find More Political Muscle - US News and World Report



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Gladiator

Language of Sticks transcends a nuclear Iran. Iran is creating many problems in Lebanaon, Iraq, Gaza and Palestinian territories, without any nuclear deterrent.

Necons discuss options for responding to Iran's threats against Israel:

Neo-Con Conference Pushes for War on Iran

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Tashah

Gladiator.... globalresearch.ca is a well known conspiricist website.

Gladiator

Neocon ideas for military action against Iran's Oil Wells.

IRAN: Stop nukes by bombing oil wells, neocons suggest | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times


Washington Institute for Near East Policy

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy - Insight and Analysis on U.S. Middle East Policy


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