Larisa Alexandrovna: Pentagon Moves to Stage 2 Planning for Iran Strike

[kpete]

Pentagon Moves to Second-Stage Planning for Iran Strike Option
Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2006-10-09 18:50. Iran
By Larisa Alexandrovna, www.rawstory.com

The Pentagon's top brass has moved into second-stage contingency planning for a potential military strike on Iran, one senior intelligence official familiar with the plans tells RAW STORY.

The official, who is close to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest ranking officials of each branch of the US military, says the Chiefs have started what is called "branches and sequels" contingency planning.

"The JCS has accepted the inevitable," the intelligence official said, "and is engaged in serious contingency planning to deal with the worst case scenarios that the intelligence community has been painting."

A second military official, although unfamiliar with these latest scenarios, said there is a difference between contingency planning -- which he described as "what if, then what" planning -- and "branches and sequels," which takes place after an initial plan has been decided upon.

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[Lasher]

1. Well, I can't say I'm surprised.

Gotta get them poll numbers up.

[aquart]

2. They might be in for a shock about that.

[Lasher]

5. Yep, I'm thinkin' that too.

Their old tricks aren't working any more, are they? Junior probably thinks the North Korea nuke thing will give him a bump in the polls.

[Giant Robot]

3. North Korea allegedely detonates

a nuclear weapon and we are planning to assault Iran. Fuck me.

[Nickster]

4. Hey, that's more planning than they did for Iraq, they must have learned

something! :sarcasm:

[marmar]

6. Is there no end to this insanity?

These mofos are intent on bringing Armageddon.

[Double T]

7. I don't believe bushco will attack Iran.........

I see this more as the 'October Demise' of the bushco administration......

bushco is already in deep, deep trouble in Afghanistan and Iraq; why would THEY want to add Iran to THE LIST????? The military is already stretched very thin, the support from ANY other countries for another preemptive strike would be LESS than zero and the majority of the American people have HAD IT with bushco's feeble, lame and deceptive excuses for going to war. Could bushco be so out of touch with REALITY and SO DESPERATE to regain the 'perceived support' HE 'thought' HE had for attacking Iraq??? Attacking Iran would be the THIRD strike for bushco; the world and MOST Americans would say YOU ARE OUT!!!

[peacetalksforall]

8. No, Iran was planned in the 1990's. It's part of the plan. They

take it one step at a time. Afghanistan was more of a token attack to support 9-11. The goals from the '90's plan included Iraq, Iran, Syria. They didn't say much about Lebanon, but we find that it was a part of the plan Israel would take on.

Jordan, Egypt, SA, the Emirates, Kuwait, etc may or may not be safe. Some of partners with PNAC, it seems.

[LionInWinter]

9. Not if you're in charge of the vote counting.

The administration will just say "Look, the American people have naturally rallied around the president in response to this attack. That's why all of these pre-election and exit polls turned out to be wrong."

They will do ANYTHING to insure success in this election.

[Seedersandleechers]

10. As I understand this

the administration won't talk directly to Iran, North Korea, Hezbollah, Syria, the Taliban...Am I missing anyone?