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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
U.S. drawing up plans to strike Iranian backed terrs
2008-05-05
We're always drawing up plans.
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 IranÂ’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.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  There's a two-step going on here.

The Iraqi government basically stated that their conclusion is that the Iranian 'government' is not involved in supplying the Shiite militas.

Meaning they consider Al Quds Force to be outside the official Iranian government.

Meaning the Iraqi government won't officially protest if their territory is used to launch strikes against IRGC camps, supply depots or personnel with an Al Quds Force support role.

Meaning the Iranian government is forced, in order of likelihood:

a)Acknowledge that the Quds force is indeed an official unit (either verbally or by defending against such attacks), or

b)Stand by and let the attacks against the Quds force happen, or

c) They 'discover the illegal operations' and shut them down.
Posted by: Pappy   2008-05-05 14:17  

#2  This is where espionage protocols come into play. As with military operations, "escalation" is a factor. This means if the US wants to send them a message, it does so in a covert manner.

For example, if there is a training camp, it just suddenly stops radio traffic. When they arrive to investigate, everyone in camp is either dead or missing, with no obvious indication as to who is responsible.

This says two things. One, that we could do it. And two, that we did it in such a leisurely manner that we cleaned up after. This adds a considerable element of fear to the equation.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-05-05 09:12  

#1  DEMOCRATICUNDERGROUND.com/TOPIX > SUNDAY TIMES: ISRAELI EVIDENCE JUSTIFIES IRAN ANTI-NUCLEAR STRIKE; + REDDIT > COUNTERPUNCH.org - THE RETURN OF LIMITED NUCLEAR WARFARE. RAND Study - Over next ten+ years, America faces an increasing number of small nuclear nations-powers, to include from NON-TRADITIONAL ORGANZ ENTITIES [read - Terror Groups-Networks] More importantly, new nuclear nations-powers,etc. wid PENCHANT TO RESORT TO USING CHEAP BUT EFFEC STEALTHY NUKE = STRATEGIC WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS LAUNCHING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IMMEDIATELY AND FIRSTLY IN A MAJOR CRISIS, e.g. "USE THEM OR LOSE THEM" "BOLT FROM THE BLUE".

ALso, YOMIURI [Japan] > GOVTS. GIVES OK FOR US WORK ON [Joint JPN-US][BMD-TMD Interceptor]MULTIPLE WARHEADS. Multiple Attack Vehix = Multiple Intercepting Vehix.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-05-05 03:02  

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