I can’t get the Tariq Ali link. We know for certain Brzezinski’s Grand Game is being played, the pipelines don’t lie.
Therefore Iran is targeted. For the sake of discussion I will however state that Bush cannot militarily attack Iran. A big clue I believe is in his statement that we are to become much more aggressive in our push for democracy. World opinion has turned virulently against the United States since we invaded Iraq. Another military action similar to Iraq will turn the world farther away from us and closer to China who is considered the more benevolent country and our number one enemy.
I think Iran has significant influence in Iraq and what you said has merit. Bush will use a destabilization through which different factions will be pitted against one another as Kurds against Iranians, etc. Bush will maintain a strong military presence for intimidation. He will play the political/ bribery route with the UN and various countries. And he will clandestinely attempt to undermine the government of Iran by way of a velvet revolution. All of these things will be tried instead of another Iraq scenario.
The United States cannot manage or control a destabilization of the region and you are being kind to consider such a destabilization merely a crap shoot. This whole game is out of control. It has taken on a persona of its own and in doing so Bush has become desperate.
You are right they do seem in a rather large hurry. There is almost a panic about Washington.
Iraq is not going as planned, Afghanistan is once again on fire, Kyrgyzstan is leaning toward Russia, Uzbekistan wasn’t supposed to happen that way, India told us they were going ahead with the pipeline from Iran, Pakistan has gone over to China’s side, Latin America is forming an alliance with the Arabs, China is poised to take over the leadership of Asia and perhaps the world, our debt ridden economy is in incredibility bad shape and much more.
They have completely miscalculated yet the United States does no seem to have a ‘plan B’.
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