World Affairs Brief, February 10, 2012 Commentary and Insights on a Troubled World. Copyright Joel Skousen. Partial quotations with attribution permitted. Cite source as Joel Skousen’s World Affairs Brief (http://www.worldaffairsbrief.com)
THIS WEEK’S ANALYSIS:
Santorum Triple Win Too Good To Be True
Corruption in Nevada GOP Caucus
US Stockpiling Aircraft and Troops Near Iran
Failure in Afghanistan
Georgia Court Rules Obama Eligible, Despite No Show
Bank Mortgage Settlement a Bailout in Disguise
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US STOCKPILING AIRCRAFT AND TROOPS NEAR IRAN
Philip Giraldi summarizes the situation around Iran in such a way that no one can mistake the head long determination of the globalists in Israel and the US to attack Iran. “There has been considerable press coverage during the past week that makes one think of a world turned upside down. Washington is unnaturally consumed with the Iranian Problem. Talk shows resonate over the question of what to do about Tehran’s nuclear program. There is a whole smorgasbord of things that Iran might do that are forbidden, including even having the knowledge of how to build a bomb. The negative press and commentary are being spun into a casus belli, something called the Iranian Threat writ large. The message is clear: even though Iran has a minuscule defense budget, has never attacked anyone, and is essentially a Third World country, it is nevertheless a global menace that must be dealt with by military means if all else fails. Oh yes, and brave little Israel will do the job if President Obama doesn’t have what it takes.
“The only problem with all of the above is that the United States intelligence community [at least the honest portion] confirms that Iran does not have a nuclear device and has not made the political decision to build one. Even Israeli intelligence agrees. So if you want a war, what do you do when that happens? You shift your narrative and develop a new way of defining the threat. Israel and its friends have consequently initiated a major offensive both back at home and in the United States to heighten the impression that Iran poses a genuine threat to Israel, the United States, and even to world peace in general. And make no mistake about what it entails: this is a major disinformation strategy that involves diplomatic, intelligence, and media resources.
“The new narrative goes roughly as follows: Iran is developing a nuclear weapon and is close to having one in spite of what the intelligence people think. The weapon will inevitably be used directly by Iran or even given to terrorists to threaten Israel, Europe, and even the United States using ballistic missiles that are currently being developed. Because Iran is concealing or defensively ‘hardening’ its new nuclear facilities, the window is closing on a military option to destroy the program. Iran is also planning to attack Jewish and American targets worldwide, including inside the United States, so a military attack is doubly essential to deter it from sponsoring such terrorist activity. …
I have no doubt that this attack on Iran is inevitable— not because Iran is a threat, but because the PTB have some evil ulterior motive that is served by taken down Iran and bullying the Arab world. New evidence came out this week that the US is planning for the attack in earnest despite playing the reluctant partner in “lock step” (said Obama) with Israel.
In prior briefs we have talked about the concentration of 3 aircraft carrier task forces in the Gulf. Now come reports of multiple flights of US aircraft in transit to land bases in the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is making mention almost constantly about the Iranian threat and has hinted that the nuclear red line will be crossed this year. Panetta warned, “If we have to do it, we will do it.” Debka reported on the multiple flights of warplanes headed for Saudi Arabia this week. You don’t keep a lot of aircraft on station for long before a strike takes place.
US troops are now in Israel, Kuwait, and several of the smaller Arab nations surrounding the Gulf–totaling about 40 or 50 thousand troops and support personnel. These troop concentrations become tempting targets for Iran should Israel pull off its long-anticipated pre-emptive strike. It appears the US wants to make sure some of our troops get bloodied if Iran retaliates against Israel for the pre-emptive strike they are sure to pull off soon.
The US and Israel continue to claim they are preparing for a “surgical strike” against Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. It may start out with a precision attack, but the US and Israel know full well this will provoke a massive retaliation from Iran against US troops in the area and Israel. Such retaliation is all they need to launch the real war the globalists have been planning. I believe they will devastate not only Iran’s ample military but its civilian infrastructure as well. That way, there is no need to invade and occupy–which would be very unpopular.
I take issue, however, with the many fearmongers on the Right who claim we are weeks away from WWIII. I can say with near certainty that China and Russia will not intervene to save either Iran or Syria and that this war will stay contained in the Middle East. WWIII is still several years away since Russia and China aren’t yet ready to take on the West. But they are moving steadily in that direction.