Iran War: Yikes! And yikes!

During an impromptu April 18 press conference, President George W. Bush was asked if his assertion that "all options are on the table" regarding Iran included the possibility of a nuclear strike. Bush reiterated, "All options are on the table. We want to solve this issue diplomatically, and we're working hard to do so." In no uncertain words, the president of the United States directly threatened Iran with a preemptive nuclear strike. It is hard to read his reply in any other way.

So say Robert Norris and Hans Kristensen in U.S. nuclear threats: Then and now Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Sept/Oct 2006.

Meanwhile, Chris Hedges writes about Bush's Nuclear Apocalypse Truthdig.com 10/09/06:

The aircraft carrier Eisenhower, accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio, guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage, guided-missile destroyer USS Mason and the fast-attack submarine USS Newport News, is, as I write, making its way to the Straits of Hormuz off Iran. The ships will be in place to strike Iran by the end of the month. It may be a bluff. It may be a feint. It may be a simple show of American power. But I doubt it.

War with Iran - a war that would unleash an apocalyptic scenario in the Middle East—is probable by the end of the Bush administration. It could begin in as little as three weeks.

I hope they are wrong. I really do. This would be a catastrophic war for the US. Hedges writes:

It will usher in the apocalyptic nightmares spun out in the dark, fantastic visions of the Christian right. And there are those around the president who see this vision as preordained by God; indeed, the president himself may hold such a vision. ...

An attack on Iran will ignite the Middle East.

Like I said, yikes! And yikes!

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