You go over there and risk getting the snot beaten out of you and we'll come in and back you up somehow.
The news comes amid reports that Israel launched an air strike against Syria this month over a suspected nuclear site.
This must prove the first sentence.
Citing two unidentified sources, Newsweek said former Cheney Middle East adviser David Wurmser told a small group several months ago that Cheney was considering asking Israel to strike the Iranian nuclear site at Natanz.Those two unidentified sources again. Boy those two really get around, don't they?
A military response by Iran could give Washington an excuse to then launch airstrikes of its own, Newsweek said.
Ah, Newsweek said. All hail Newsweek!
Wurmser's wife, Meyrav Wurmser of the neoconservative Hudson Institute think tank, told Newsweek the claims were untrue.
So much for Newsweek's fishing trip.
Wurmser left Cheney's office last month, the magazine reported. The steady departure of neoconservative hawks from the administration has also helped tilt the balance against war, it said.
Sorry, W. There are more than 50% doves around you. You can't start anything.
Washington has been pursuing diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to alter its nuclear program. It has refused to take military options off the table, even U.S. resources are taxed by having 169,000 troops in Iraq.
What about those additonal troops? You know, the 500k Iraqi Army troops? And who says we'll need all 169k of them where they are if AQI isn't getting constantly resupplied by Iran? And don't forget about Israel!
Although some intelligence sources say Iran is years away from nuclear capability, Israel believes that military action may be necessary as early as 2008, Newsweek said.
My $$$ is on Israel. They've been calling things pretty well for years, long before those "other sources" were even seriously considering Iran as a problem that could get out of hand.
Israel has declined to comment on the reported air strike, while Syria has denied receiving North Korean nuclear aid and said it could retaliate for the September 6 violation of its territory.
That's their stated excuse. If it wasn't that, it would be something else.