Cheney Tries to "Checkmate" the Joint Chiefs on Iran

[babylonsister]

Cheney Tries to "Checkmate" the Joint Chiefs on Iran
Submitted by Bob Fertik on September 23, 2007 - 12:10pm.


Dick Cheney, the Neocon/Likudniks, and Rupert Murdoch want to "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" (as John McCain infamously sang) in the worst way.

The fact that Iran hasn't attacked or threatened us in any way, thus making an attack an international War Crime, isn't an obstacle for CheneyCo.

The fact that Congress hasn't been consulted, thus making an attack illegal under U.S. law, isn't an obstacle for CheneyCo.

The fact that oil prices would double and create a global depression isn't an obstacle for CheneyCo. (After all Cheney's cronies would just get richer.)

There's only one obstacle: the entire military chain of command thinks the idea is insane.

The top military person in the Middle East is the head of the Central Command, or Centcom. The current head of Centcom is Adm. William Fallon, who replaced Gen. John Abizaid. And here's what Fallon said about attacking Iran.

Admiral William Fallon, then President George W. Bush’s nominee to head the Central Command (CENTCOM), expressed strong opposition in February to an administration plan to increase the number of carrier strike groups in the Persian Gulf from two to three and vowed privately there would be no war against Iran as long as he was chief of CENTCOM.

Fallon didn't say that lightly - he obviously meant it, and had the solid support of the chain of command when he said it.

more...

http://www.democrats.com/cheney-tries-to-checkmate-joint-chiefs-on-iran

[Horse with no Name]

1. How long before Fallon is relieved of duties and replaced with a toadie

like Petraeus?

[melody]

2. Cheney will go down before the JCs do

The real power behind the scenes doesn't want to have the world blown up -- Cheney's
the one who doesn't care. The moment Cheney tries to overreach, they'll find an errant
garage door opener somewhere to send him to the summerland (well, in his case, the very,
very hot summerland).

[EFerrari]

5. I've been hoping that not having his tag team with Rumsfeld any more

would slow this sociopath down some.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. How many days left before Admiral Fallon decides to spend more time with his family?

When he does, we had all better be :scared:.

[Tom Joad]

4. wait, Murdoch? didn't he do a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton? Is it the same guy?

surely Dems would not be so stupid as to mix with such people.
would they?

[babylonsister]

6. Shhhh!

[bullimiami]

7. whats another war crime or another million murders to cheney?

nothing.