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06:40 AM May 04 2008 \| Reply
gkisseberth Colombia	What are your thoughts about the possibility of the fighting in Iraq spreading? May 4, 2008 United States is drawing up plans to strike on Iranian insurgency camp Michael Smith The US military is drawing up plans for a “surgical strike” against an insurgent training camp inside Iran if Republican Guards continue with attempts to destabilise Iraq, western intelligence sources said last week. One source said the Americans were growing increasingly angry at the involvement of the Guards’ special-operations Quds force inside Iraq, training Shi’ite militias and smuggling weapons into the country. Despite a belligerent stance by Vice-President Dick Cheney, the administration has put plans for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities on the back burner since Robert Gates replaced Donald Rumsfeld as defence secretary in 2006, the sources said. However, US commanders are increasingly concerned by Iranian interference in Iraq and are determined that recent successes by joint Iraqi and US forces in the southern port city of Basra should not be reversed by the Quds Force. <!~~-#include file=”m63-article-related-attachements.html”~~-> “If the situation in Basra goes back to what it was like before, America is likely to blame Iran and carry out a surgical strike on a militant training camp across the border in Khuzestan,” said one source, referring to a frontier province. They acknowledged Iran was unlikely to cease involvement in Iraq and that, however limited a US attack might be, the fighting could escalate. Although American defence chiefs are firmly opposed to any attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, they believe a raid on one of the camps training Shi’ite militiamen would deliver a powerful message to Tehran. British officials believe the US military tends to overestimate the effect of the Iranian involvement in Iraq. But they say there is little doubt that the Revolutionary Guard exercises significant influence over splinter groups of the radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army, who were the main targets of recent operations in Basra. The CBS television network reported last week that plans were being drawn up for an attack on Iran, citing an officer who blamed the “increasingly hostile role” Iran was playing in Iraq. The American news reports were unclear about the precise target of such an action and referred to Iran’s nuclear facilities as the likely objective. According to the intelligence sources there will not be an attack on Iran’s nuclear capacity. “The Pentagon is not keen on that at all. If an attack happens it will be on a training camp to send a clear message to Iran not to interfere.” President George W Bush is known to be determined that he should not hand over what he sees as “the Iran problem” to his successor. A limited attack on a training camp may give an impression of tough action, while at the same time being something that both Gates and the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, could accept.

06:40 AM May 04 2008 | Reply

gkisseberth

Colombia

What are your thoughts about the possibility of the fighting in Iraq spreading?

May 4, 2008

United States is drawing up plans to strike on Iranian insurgency camp

Michael Smith

The US military is drawing up plans for a “surgical strike” against an insurgent training camp inside Iran if Republican Guards continue with attempts to destabilise Iraq, western intelligence sources said last week. One source said the Americans were growing increasingly angry at the involvement of the Guards’ special-operations Quds force inside Iraq, training Shi’ite militias and smuggling weapons into the country.

Despite a belligerent stance by Vice-President Dick Cheney, the administration has put plans for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities on the back burner since Robert Gates replaced Donald Rumsfeld as defence secretary in 2006, the sources said.

However, US commanders are increasingly concerned by Iranian interference in Iraq and are determined that recent successes by joint Iraqi and US forces in the southern port city of Basra should not be reversed by the Quds Force.

<!~~-#include file=”m63-article-related-attachements.html”~~->

“If the situation in Basra goes back to what it was like before, America is likely to blame Iran and carry out a surgical strike on a militant training camp across the border in Khuzestan,” said one source, referring to a frontier province.

They acknowledged Iran was unlikely to cease involvement in Iraq and that, however limited a US attack might be, the fighting could escalate.

Although American defence chiefs are firmly opposed to any attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, they believe a raid on one of the camps training Shi’ite militiamen would deliver a powerful message to Tehran.

British officials believe the US military tends to overestimate the effect of the Iranian involvement in Iraq.

But they say there is little doubt that the Revolutionary Guard exercises significant influence over splinter groups of the radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army, who were the main targets of recent operations in Basra.

The CBS television network reported last week that plans were being drawn up for an attack on Iran, citing an officer who blamed the “increasingly hostile role” Iran was playing in Iraq.

The American news reports were unclear about the precise target of such an action and referred to Iran’s nuclear facilities as the likely objective.

According to the intelligence sources there will not be an attack on Iran’s nuclear capacity. “The Pentagon is not keen on that at all. If an attack happens it will be on a training camp to send a clear message to Iran not to interfere.”

President George W Bush is known to be determined that he should not hand over what he sees as “the Iran problem” to his successor. A limited attack on a training camp may give an impression of tough action, while at the same time being something that both Gates and the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, could accept.

07:18 AM May 04 2008 \| Reply
dignified Turkey	I wanna pay tribute to you in order to raise this important issue.As far as I'm concerned,The USA will attempt to attack İran so that it's considering regaining its power throughout the world.Especially,it fears of losing its image known as powerful and invincible.The USA knows that it couldn't suceed in Iraq despite the fact that it has contributed with many countries.They have regarded İran as "the source of evil" since 9/11 attacks occured.İran have been admitting that it has been involved in nuclear facilities.Beside,İran has defended persistently that it would never accept any intervension to its nuclear programme.İt always points out why it wants to be nuclear power in the world.Ahmedinejad has been saying that İsrael must be destroyed.He claims that İsrael has much more nulear weapons rather than İran.İt's my convinction that the prospect of attacking İran will cause chaos not only in the Middle East,but also throughout the world.Economic,politic and social crisis are not far away from the world.

07:18 AM May 04 2008 | Reply

dignified

Turkey

I wanna pay tribute to you in order to raise this important issue.As far as I'm concerned,The USA will attempt to attack İran so that it's considering regaining its power throughout the world.Especially,it fears of losing its image known as powerful and invincible.The USA knows that it couldn't suceed in Iraq despite the fact that it has contributed with many countries.They have regarded İran as "the source of evil" since 9/11 attacks occured.İran have been admitting that it has been involved in nuclear facilities.Beside,İran has defended persistently that it would never accept any intervension to its nuclear programme.İt always points out why it wants to be nuclear power in the world.Ahmedinejad has been saying that İsrael must be destroyed.He claims that İsrael has much more nulear weapons rather than İran.İt's my convinction that the prospect of attacking İran will cause chaos not only in the Middle East,but also throughout the world.Economic,politic and social crisis are not far away from the world.

07:33 AM May 04 2008 \| Reply
gkisseberth Colombia	Dignified, I have to disagree with your assessment that the US has failed in Iraq. Things do seem to be getting better, with Shia militias calling for cease-fires, militia groups disarming and disbanding, and Iraqi forces taking control of more and more areas, as well as the people themselves turning against the foreign fighters from groups like Al-Qaeda every day. I can understand why anyone might be concerned that Iran is developing nuclear weapons when it's President says that Israel must be destroyed. My own opinion is that the US and Iran are already in conflict. Iranian forces are training and supplying Iraqi militia and terrorist groups, and are probably even more directly involved. US Special forces have most certainly operated inside Iran already. If the conflict becomes more open it will be because of the Iranian involvement in Iraq and not because of their nuclear program.

07:33 AM May 04 2008 | Reply

gkisseberth

Colombia

Dignified,

I have to disagree with your assessment that the US has failed in Iraq. Things do seem to be getting better, with Shia militias calling for cease-fires, militia groups disarming and disbanding, and Iraqi forces taking control of more and more areas, as well as the people themselves turning against the foreign fighters from groups like Al-Qaeda every day.

I can understand why anyone might be concerned that Iran is developing nuclear weapons when it's President says that Israel must be destroyed.

My own opinion is that the US and Iran are already in conflict. Iranian forces are training and supplying Iraqi militia and terrorist groups, and are probably even more directly involved. US Special forces have most certainly operated inside Iran already. If the conflict becomes more open it will be because of the Iranian involvement in Iraq and not because of their nuclear program.

08:21 AM May 04 2008 \| Reply
javamanju India	I hope not, War in Iraq has caused a lot of economic problems world wide, i.e. Oil price rise, Which is the primary reason for global inflation right now. War with Iran could worsen the situation

08:21 AM May 04 2008 | Reply

javamanju

India

I hope not, War in Iraq has caused a lot of economic problems world wide, i.e. Oil price rise, Which is the primary reason for global inflation right now.

War with Iran could worsen the situation

10:58 AM May 04 2008 \| Reply
aljensen United States	The people of the United States neither want, nor are willing to engage in a war with Iran, despite whatever fantasies professional soldiers in the Pentagon might have.

10:58 AM May 04 2008 | Reply

aljensen

United States

The people of the United States neither want, nor are willing to engage in a war with Iran, despite whatever fantasies professional soldiers in the Pentagon might have.

11:14 AM May 04 2008 \| Reply
gkisseberth Colombia	I think that professional soldiers are even less likely to WANT a war with Iran than the general public or more importantly, the civilian leadership. They tend to be much more conservative about that sort of thing. One thing that the public and many journalists seem to have a misconception about is the many many plans that any competent military has. The US has plans for a very wide variety of possible situations (including plans to invade Canada, for example). Sometimes journalists use the "discovery" of these plans as sensationalist fodder for a story and assume that a plan will be used. The fact that a plan exists, like a plan to bomb insurgent training camps in Iran, doesn't mean it will be implemented or that it has support within the military establishment. It's really just the sign of military planners doing their job.

11:14 AM May 04 2008 | Reply

gkisseberth

Colombia

I think that professional soldiers are even less likely to WANT a war with Iran than the general public or more importantly, the civilian leadership. They tend to be much more conservative about that sort of thing.

One thing that the public and many journalists seem to have a misconception about is the many many plans that any competent military has. The US has plans for a very wide variety of possible situations (including plans to invade Canada, for example). Sometimes journalists use the "discovery" of these plans as sensationalist fodder for a story and assume that a plan will be used.

The fact that a plan exists, like a plan to bomb insurgent training camps in Iran, doesn't mean it will be implemented or that it has support within the military establishment. It's really just the sign of military planners doing their job.

02:04 PM May 05 2008 \| Reply
monatta Saudi Arabia	Bush and his government love wars . war is their favorite game . but since Bush is about to leave the white house , fortunately , no enough time to play this new game in Iran . I hope the next president is not like him .

02:04 PM May 05 2008 | Reply

monatta

Saudi Arabia

Bush and his government love wars .

war is their favorite game . but since Bush is about to leave the white house , fortunately , no enough time to play this new game in Iran .

I hope the next president is not like him .

02:41 PM May 05 2008 \| Reply
aljensen United States	War is easy for politicians.

02:41 PM May 05 2008 | Reply

aljensen

United States

War is easy for politicians.

05:27 AM May 06 2008 \| Reply
hakimi Yemen	The war with Iran will not be for many reasons one of those reasons the weak economy of USA and Iraqi bog which USA is in it The American era has been disappeared for ever

05:27 AM May 06 2008 | Reply

hakimi

Yemen

The war with Iran will not be for many reasons

one of those reasons the weak economy of USA

and Iraqi bog which USA is in it

The American era has been disappeared for ever

07:32 AM May 06 2008 \| Reply
aljensen United States	The United States is as likely to enter a war during a bad economy as a good one, since large-scale war tends to provide a lot of economic stimulus.

07:32 AM May 06 2008 | Reply

aljensen

United States

The United States is as likely to enter a war during a bad economy as a good one, since large-scale war tends to provide a lot of economic stimulus.

01:44 PM May 06 2008 \| Reply
AngelSmile } United Arab Emirates	No sure not ,, they should not make anther disaster ,, we don't need anther country to bleed ,, Why bush always trying to show people that he can control the world ? why can't we live in peace ? I can't believe that bush consider people's blood as cheap … IF some one did that to him and his family ? what he will do ?

01:44 PM May 06 2008 | Reply

AngelSmile }

United Arab Emirates

No sure not ,, they should not make anther disaster ,,

we don't need anther country to bleed ,, Why bush always trying to show people that he can control the world ?

why can't we live in peace ?

I can't believe that bush consider people's blood as cheap … IF some one did that to him and his family ? what he will do ?

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