US
Military Strike On Iran
Seen By April ’07
By Ahmed Al-Jarallah
15 January, 2007
Arab
Times
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.
Ahmed Al-Jarallah is Editor-in-Chief,
the Arab Times
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