It is difficult to know, this game is based on deception. Iran in helping itself inadvertently is helping the United States. Right now Iraq's puppet regime is Iran-friendly. At times even the objectives of non-friendly countries can align.
Not all of this is a smokescreen; we know this from following the pipelines. The United States means to control the flow of all oil.
Irregardless of what is going on with Iraq, Iran and the United States at present, Bush needs to get his hands on Iran as they are the key to unlocking the Caspian oil.
The U.S.--and specifically the Clinton White House--was determined to oppose any "north/south" pipelines. The White House adopted a plan, cooked up by long-time ruling class strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski, to create an "east-west" pipe which would bypass both Russia and Iran. #msg-3775550
That ‘east-west’ pipeline is the BTC which is scheduled to begin flowing now.
Most recently Bush has pressured Pakistan and India to pull out of a pipeline deal with Iran.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appears to have offered India an attractive incentive in the form of civilian nuclear technology in a bid to derail a planned gas pipeline from Iran to India. #msg-5890082
A smokescreen, war rhetoric or psychological warfare is present, but to what extent? However when judging by the pipelines, what is happening rather than macho blustering, Bush wants Iran.
The ultimate goal of the Game being world domination.