Will Bush, Cheney Attack Iran? When and Why?

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Will Bush, Cheney Attack Iran? When and Why?
By Steve Hammons
t r u t h o u t | Guest Contributor


Despite recent election results reflecting Americans' concerns about the Iraq War and related matters, will George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and their associates choose to use US military forces to attack Iran?

Or, maybe the correct question is: When will they choose to attack? April? March? February?

Many intelligent observers, some with inside information, have reported that the Bush administration and a certain group of their supporters have been planning to attack Iran for some time.

A second US Navy aircraft carrier group has recently been deployed to the region.

US special operations forces are reportedly deployed for military reconnaissance, development of human assets and other missions relating to Iran.

With political and legal pressures mounting against Bush, Cheney and others because of alleged irregularities of various kinds, what steps is the Bush administration taking to move toward attacking Iran through US aircraft, missiles and other military platforms?

Is there a "window of opportunity," in the minds of the Bush administration and their associates, in which the attacks should be launched? .....(more)

The complete article is at: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020207A.shtml

When? Anytime after the carrier groups and the "surge" troops are in place.

Why? Because they can, and they know that the Congress doesn't have the guts to stop them.