Pravda: Why the United States will attack Iran in 2006

[unhappycamper]

Yea, I know the source is 'suspect'. But it's interesting that folks around the world understand the significance of a nuclear war, unlike our dear leaders.


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The master plan of the United States is to control the oil in the Middle East. Only two countries stood in the way of that plan: Iraq and Iran. Iraq has been neutralized and will remain impotent for the next decade because of civil war. Iran alone now stands in the way of the U.S. master plan. But before proceeding with this line of argument, let’s take a side trip.

Iraq is clearly a disaster from a humanitarian perspective, as well as on the military front. Iraq is also becoming a political disaster for Republicans in the U.S. Not only do Republicans face losing control of Congress, but with President Bush’s approval ratings in the toilet, Republicans may well lose the White House too. The lesson of the staged 9/11 and the ensuing war in Iraq is clear: Americans will rally around the president and his party during distressing times. What could be more opportune for this president and his party than another staged 9/11-like event, followed by another war of retaliation, this time against Iran ?

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Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq is out of the question. Such an action would be tantamount to an admission of defeat by this administration, an admission that will never be forthcoming. Besides, the U.S. expended great effort and resources to go into Iraq and build permanent military bases there. It is simply not going to leave for at least a few decades. Maintaining the status quo in Iraq is also untenable, as the voices calling for withdrawal intensify with each passing day. That leaves only one avenue of action to this administration: escalation.

A new war against Iran would divert attention from Iraq and firm up public support for the president and his party, as will be evidenced by renewed passion for red-white-and-blue and yellow magnetic ribbons.

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[liberal N proud]

1. Gives us an Idea of what the Russians are thinking about all this.

It is good to see other points of view and how parts of the world are viewing what is happening in America.

[katty]

4. important to read foreign press-they've been spot on w/the

bush crowd-they view americans as children that believe in this utterly corrupt administration-when you go overseas you really get a clear picture of how Americans are viewed, many still like us, as people apart from our government, but they see us a so lost and naive-we've lived in Disneyland so long and it shows.

[Loge23]

2. Seems pretty accurate to me

Regardless of the source, the account here seems completely rational.
This could have been written by many of us on these boards!

[katty]

3. other countries know more about U.S. gov than Americans

their intel and papers have proved that over the years-especially the info on bush&co

[burythehatchet]

5. I've traveled the world

and people in remote villages all over the planet know more about American hypocricy that the freeptards in this country.

[katty]

6. that's true