US will attack Iran by April, or so this source says
[who knows…?]
Arab Times - January 14, 2007
US Military Strike on Iran Seen by April ‘07 by Ahmed Al-Jarallah Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times
Sea-launched attack to hit oil, N-sites
KUWAIT CITY - Washington will launch a military strike on Iran before
April 2007, say sources. The attack will be launched from the sea and
Patriot missiles will guard all oil-producing countries in the
region, they add. Recent statements emanating from the United States
indicate the Bush administration’s new strategy for Iraq doesn’t
include any proposal to make a compromise or negotiate with Syria or
Iran. A reliable source said President Bush recently held a meeting
with Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert Gates,
Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice and other assistants in the
White House where they discussed the plan to attack Iran in minute
detail.
According to the source, Vice President Dick Cheney highlighted the
threat posed by Iran to not only Saudi Arabia but the whole region.
“Tehran is not playing politics. Iranian leaders are using their
country’s religious influence to support the aggressive regime’s
ambition to expand,” the source quoted Dick Cheney 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 US and its allies will target the
oil installations and nuclear facilities of Iran ensuring there is no
environmental catastrophe or after effects.” “Already the US has
started sending its warships to the Gulf and the build-up will
continue until Washington has the required number by the end of this
month,” the source said. “US forces in Iraq and other countries in
the region will be protected against any Iranian missile attack by an
advanced Patriot missile system.”
He went on to say “although US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and
Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice suggested postponing the
attack, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney insisted on
attacking Tehran without any negotiations based on the lesson they
learnt in Iraq recently.” The Bush administration believes attacking
Iran will create a new power balance in the region, calm down the
situation in Iraq and pave the way for their democratic project,
which had to be suspended due to the interference of Tehran and
Damascus in Iraq, he continued. The attack on Iran will weaken the
Syrian regime, which will eventually fade away, the source said.