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Kuwait media: U.S. military strike on Iran seen by April
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Kuwait media: U.S. military strike on Iran seen by April
www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-14 15:19:28
Special report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — U.S. might launch a military strike on Iran before April 2007, Kuwait-based daily Arab Times released on Sunday said in a report.
The report, written by Arab Times’ Editor-in-chief Ahmed al-Jarallah citing a reliable source, said that the attack would be launched from the sea, while Patriot missiles would guard all Arab countries in the Gulf.
Recent statements emanating from the United States indicated the Bush administration’s new strategy for Iraq doesn’t include any proposal to make a compromise or negotiate with Syria or Iran, added the report.
The source told al-Jarallah that U.S. President George W. Bush recently had held a meeting with Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other assistants in the White House, where they discussed the plan to attack Iran in minute detail.
Vice President Dick Cheney highlighted the threat posed by Iranto not only Saudi Arabia but also the whole Gulf region, according to the source.
"Tehran is not playing politics. Iranian leaders are using their country’s religious influence to support the aggressive regime’s ambition to expand," Dick Cheney was quoted by the source as saying.
Indicating participants of the meeting agreed to impose restrictions on the ambitions of Iranian regime before April 2007 without exposing other countries in the region to any danger, the source said "they have chosen April as British Prime Minister Tony
Blair has said it will be the last month in office for him. The United States has to take action against Iran and Syria before April 2007."
Claiming the attack will be launched from the sea and not from any country in the region, he said "the U.S. and its allies will target the oil installations and nuclear facilities of Iran ensuring there is no environmental catastrophe or after effects."
The source added that the U.S. has started sending its warships to the Gulf and the build-up would continue until Washington has the required number by the end of this month.
"U.S. forces in Iraq and other countries in the region will be protected against any Iranian missile attack by an advanced Patriot missile system," the source noted.
The Bush administration believes that attacking Iran will create a new power balance in the region, calming down the situation in Iraq and paving the way for their democratic project, which have to be suspended due to the interference of Tehran and Damascus in Iraq, according to the source.
Editor: Pan Letian
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-01/14/content_5604565.htm
Forum posts
15 January 2007, 11:34
Something about the Patriot systems, they hardly worked ever. See, Israels war against Lebanon. Lot’s of rockets came through.
If USA really thinks they have an easy pray, they will be suprised how costly a war can be against well armed countries, who have been even taught American warfare.
The few submarines Irans owns are hard to detect and they will blow away all this old rusty ridiculous navy crap.
American solders will die by the thousands in Iraq and the Gulf region.
21 January 2007, 16:08
From my perspective, don’t be to confident about the above posting. Sound to me like more wishful thinking than anything else. There is no equal in the world to the American Military machine and the precision of the American Military machine. With the resolve of the people, the American Military is capable of great achievement. Sorry, Iran, "If the chips are down, you will loose"
23 January 2007, 08:38
America about to do what it soes best.....KILL, KILL, KILL! Our only export now is death and misery via our military for profit. Want to kill thousands and take over their country, get out your check book and then call George.
26 January 2007, 03:45
Rockets did come through in Lebanon because the technology of them is so outdated, problem is they dont go far and have no control, fireworks would be a bigger threat. Two nights of stealth bombers overhead which wont even show on irans radar will bring the country to a standstill. The havoc and destruction American might and technology could cause is beyond devastating. No need to send any infantry just keep destructing from above, with airfields in iraq and carriers in the gulf not to mention bases in aphganistan America has the logistics worked out. The Iran air force is a joke most of there aresenal can be found in many American museums. What a great chess game America has slowly surrounded Iran because there thoughts where elsewhere, and to think the persians invented the game.
27 January 2007, 13:01
Are China and Russia going to let the US nuke Iran? Am I the only one that thinks if we use nukes Russia and China won’t hesitate to use them too. Israel is so small it would take very little to blast them into the sea. Even the best and most powerful military in the world can be defeated if their own leaders are feed false intel.