Guest Opinion/Commentary*
US or Israel will attack Iran by March
By Ted Belman (12/17/06)
Likud MK, Yuval Steinitz, states he is - ‘convinced United States will attack and save the world.’
“No elections will change the nature of the Palestinian Authority as a terrorist entity and a systematic agreement violator. Israel must disband the PA, at least in Judea and Samaria, as a preliminary move ahead of the future need to deal with the Iranian threat.”
There is more here than meets the eye.
To disband the PA is to abrogate Oslo. To abrogate Oslo is to end the “peace” process. I am all for it and for that matter for the annexation of Judea and Samaria.
But what about attacking Iran?
We know that it is in the interest of both the US and Israel that Hamas and Hezbollah be destroyed. So why the ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza. Ultimately Hezbollah and Gaza will be attacked by Israel and utterly destroyed. The causus belli will either be rocket attacks or arms build up. Steinitz suggests the PA will also be destroyed.
The US demanded a ceasefire in Gaza knowing it would be a short term thing. They just wanted an up tick in atmosphere for Bush’s trip to Amman and Cheney’s trip to Saudi Arabia. There is no peace process now, only a war process.
The Baker report fall on its face. The US is talking of increasing its troops in Iraq by 30,000. Giuliani and McCain, both presidential candidates, are looking for victory. The cut and run Democrats have gone silent. Could it be that the deployment of another 30,000 troops is really in preparation for an upcoming attack on Iran.
And don’t forget the huge build up of an American armada in the Persian Gulf and a European one off Lebanon. The March to War: Naval build-up in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Olmert has been talking with Saudi Arabia. Do you think that is about war or peace? In an AP article, Saudi will intervene in Iraq if US withdraws it reported,
“…or the Saudi king “may decide to strangle Iranian funding of the militias through oil policy. If Saudi Arabia boosted production and cut the price of oil in half … it would be devastating to Iran … The result would be to limit Tehran’s ability to continue funnelling hundreds of millions each year to Shi’ite militias in Iraq and elsewhere.”
BINGO. Pay attention. Not to mention limiting its ability to develope nuclear weapons.
I recenty asked, Can the US defend the Siniori government. After noting Secretary Rice’s very strong warnings to Syria, I argued,
“That’s really strong language. I worry though that she is speaking big and carrying a soft stick. With no boots on the ground how can she defend Lebanon. Nothing but bombing Syria would suffice or perhaps giving Israel the green light to finish Hezbollah off.
If the US is prepared to do this then it means that the US is not abandoning the ME. It will stand by Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. It will ensure that Iraq is “an ally in the war on terror.”
This phrase “an ally in the war on terror”, has recently been added to all Bush’s remarks about what he forsees for Iraq.
Look for Israel to take out Hezbollah and Hamas and the US to take out Iran’s oil distribution terminals preventing them from exporting oil. Saudi Arabia will make up the short fall. March is the target date.
You heard it all here first.
Ted Belman, IsraPundit
Israpundit.com
Original: US or Israel will attack Iran by March
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