The World is Freaking Out!

Worst-Case Scenarios: Possible Strike Plans for Iran Involve Risky Options

Iran says might halt high-level uranian enrichment and The One "believes" him:



We are all Neville Chamberlains now?

"Simon, who served with the NSC during the Clinton administration, co-authored a column with President Obama's former Iran adviser, Ray Takeyh, this month noting that the U.S. would need to have some degree of support from the Gulf nations to leverage those assets."

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""The U.S. Fifth Fleet is headquartered in Bahrain; the Combined Air Operations Center is in Qatar; prepositioned materiel for ground and other forces is in Kuwait and Oman; and the United Arab Emirates offers extensive port facilities and staging for tactical aircraft," they wrote. "A campaign against Iran would require not just the acquiescence of these governments but their willingness to absorb retaliation by a bruised and outraged neighbor for years to come."

Or is this just prep work for the coming resumption of Israeli talks with the Pals? Notice the timelines:

Israeli and Palestinian leaders given a year to make peace

"The Quartet in June said peace talks would be expected to conclude in 24 months. The new draft says 12 months."

Iran needs year to develop nuclear weapon

And maybe this is why Harper is stressing Canada's Arctic sovereignty right now. The Russian Bear, a key ally of Iran, is only a short jaunt away, after all. Only time will tell.